As the global trade situation continues to change, the policies of the destination countries and regions will also be adjusted accordingly. The countries and regions in East Asia, West Asia, South Asia and Oceania are summarized below for your convenience. If there are new regulations, please send the latest notification to the shipping company’s customer service.Warm reminderThe following are the default requirements of the bill of lading and therefore will not be repeated in the following paragraphs:The bill of lading must show the notifying party, and the notifying party cannot be shown as the same as consignee/same as aboveThe bill of lading should show the volume of the goodsGeneral names are not accepted in bills of ladingAsia – East Asia, West AsiaAfghanistan /AfghanistanThe consignee’s complete company name, address and contact information (telephone, email address and fax number) should be provided and displayed on the bill of lading.Bahrain /BahrainThe consignee must be a local company in Bahrain. The complete company name and address (or PO Box) of the consignee should be provided and displayed on the bill of lading. If the consignee is To Order, the notifying party shall comply with the above requirements.All shipments to Bahrain must be provided with a 6-digit HS CODE and displayed on the cargo description. If multiple goods are mixed and different HS codes are involved, please provide the goods information separately according to the HS CODE to avoid incomplete declaration.International shippingHong Kong, ChinaThe contents of the import declaration should be placed in the first 11 lines (350 characters) of the description to avoid incomplete declaration.The bill of lading to and in transit in Hong Kong shall show the detailed name. If there are multiple goods in one bill of lading, the number/weight/volume of each goods and the corresponding description and shipping mark should be provided.About taxable goods and requirements:Main taxable goods:Hydrocarbon oil – hydrocarbon oil (such as HYDROFLUORIC ACID)Liquor – Alcohol (including Whisky, Brandy, Gin, Rum, Liqueur, Ethyl Alcohol or Ethanol and Other wines)Methyl alcohol – MethanolTobacco – tobaccoRequirements:The type of liquor (for instance, being Brandy, Whisky, Gin, etc.) and the alcohol concentration should be providedDifferent types of taxed goods cannot be mixed in a cargo item, nor can taxed goods and non-taxed goods be mixed in a cargo itemThe description and shipping mark cannot be “As per attached list” or “See Attachment” or “As per attached”.Iraq /IraqThe consignee’s complete company name, address, mobile phone number and unique identify proof number (TAX ID) should be provided and displayed on the bill of lading. If the consignee is To Order, the notifying party shall comply with the above requirements.damaged cars/scrap cars will not be accepted for orders to or transiting in Umm Qasr.When the goods are machines, equipment or related products, the Chassis number/VIN number should be provided and displayed in the description of the goods.Israel /IsraelShipper’s full company name and address should be provided and shown on the bill of lading.The complete company name, address and VAT Number or ID Number of the consignee should be provided and displayed on the bill of lading. If the consignee is To Order, the notifying party shall comply with the above requirements.All goods destined for Israel, in transit and in transit must have a 4-digit or 6-digit HS Code. If multiple goods are mixed and different HS codes are involved, please provide the goods information separately according to the HS CODE to avoid incomplete declaration.Japan /JapanThe import customs system accepts only the following characters:English letters: A to ZNumbers: 0 to 9Other:., – () / =! “% & *; < >The shipping mark cannot be “As per attached list” or “See Attachment” or “As per attached”.UN# & CLASS# should be provided when the goods are Hay.All shipments to and from Japan must provide a 6-digit HS CODE. If multiple goods are mixed and different HS codes are involved, please provide the goods information separately according to the HS CODE to avoid incomplete declaration.The following general description (ongoing update) is not accepted:Apparel (Wearing Apparel / Ladies Apparel / Mens Apparel)Auto Parts / PartsCapsChemicals hazardous / Chemicals non-hazardousElectronic Goods / ElectronicsEquipmentFlooringFoodstuffsIronSteelLeather ArticlesMachineryPolyurethaneRubber ArticlesRodsScrapSTC(Said to Contain) / General Cargo / FAK(Freight of All Kinds) / No DescriptionTilesToolsWiresJordan /JordanAll shipments to Jordan must be provided with a minimum 4-digit HS Code and displayed on the cargo description. If multiple goods are mixed and different HS codes are involved, please provide the goods information separately according to the HS CODE to avoid incomplete declaration.Kuwait /KuwaitThe complete company name, address (or PO Box) and contact information of the consignee should be provided and displayed on the bill of lading. If the consignee is To Order, the notifying party shall comply with the above requirements.Individuals are only allowed to import one car (new or used) within two years, and the car cannot be older than five years.If the goods contain both vehicles and other personal items, the Number/weight/volume of the two goods and the relevant information of the vehicle (Model/Type/Chassis Number/Year of Manufacturing/Brand) should be provided.Do not accept “Lot” as the packing unit.Mongolia /MongoliaOriginal Bill of lading is not accepted.Oman /OmanFor shipments to Muscat, the full company name, address (or PO Box) and contact details of the consignee must be provided and shown on the bill of lading. If the consignee is To Order, the notifying party shall comply with the above requirements.The 12-digit TAX ID/VATIN of the consignee should be provided and displayed on the bill of lading. If the consignee is To Order, the notifying party shall comply with the above requirements (unless the consignee is an individual).Port of discharge The final port of discharge must be displayed.Qatar /QatarImported Light vehicles (Cars, Mini Buses, Light Trucks) are accepted, but not more than 5 years old.Port of discharge The final port of discharge must be displayed.Saudi Arabia /Saudi ArabiaThe full company name, address (or PO Box) and contact information (telephone and email address) of the consignee and the notifier should be provided and displayed on the bill of lading. If the consignee is To Order, the notifying party shall comply with the above requirements.Individuals are allowed to import only two cars a year, and the car cannot be more than five years old.Dangerous goods to Dammam cannot show the following clauses on the bill of lading:Cargo move to Dammam Bonded Free ZoneFree ZoneMove to DBFZTransshipment from Saudi Arabia to other countries is not accepted, therefore the consignee cannot be a company in another country, and the relevant transshipment clause cannot be included in the cargo description.Korea /South KoreaShipper’s full company name and address should be provided and shown on the bill of lading.The following cargo declaration information is not accepted:Alphabet, Arabic number, Korean alphabet – 0, 1, 11, 123, A, B, AAA, ACC etc.Special character – ! , @, #, $, %, &, *? , ^ etc.Meaningless character – Sample, Parts, Accessory, Goods, Gift, Products etc.Trademark – NIKE, ADIDAS etc.Port of discharge The final port of discharge must be displayed.Taiwan, ChinaThe name and address of the consignee company in Taiwan should be provided and shown on the bill of lading. If the consignee is To Order, the notifying party shall comply with the above requirements.When transporting goods Burnt Lime, Calcined Dolomite, Calcium Oxide, Quicklime, packing units can only use bags.For the case of vehicle shipment (except motorcycles), the cargo information shall be submitted separately for each vehicle when submitting the bill of lading sample, and show 1)Year, 2)Model, 3)Style, 4)VIN or Chassis number in the cargo description.All shipments to and through Taiwan are required to provide a High Security Seal Number when submitting a sample bill of lading.Port of discharge The final port of discharge must be displayed.Turkey /TurkiyeThe Turkish company shown on the bill of lading must provide the VAT number.All shipments to and from Turkey must have a HS Code of at least 4 digits. If multiple goods are mixed and different HS codes are involved, please provide the goods information separately according to the HS CODE to avoid incomplete declaration.United Arab Emirates/United Arab EmiratesThe shipper must be a company or individual outside the United Arab Emirates.The complete company name and address (or PO Box) of the consignee should be provided and displayed on the bill of lading. If the consignee is To Order, the notifying party shall comply with the above requirements.We do not accept “Skid” as the packing unit.The description and shipping mark cannot be “As per attached list” or “See Attachment” or “As per attached”.All shipments to United Arab Emirates must have an 8-digit HS CODE. If multiple goods are mixed and different HS codes are involved, please provide the goods information separately according to the HS CODE to avoid incomplete declaration.Individuals are only allowed to import one vehicle per year (new or used).Port of discharge The final port of discharge must be displayed.Asia – South AsiaBangladesh /BangladeshWhen the consignee is a direct customer, the Sea WayBill is not accepted. Unless the direct customer is a wholly foreign investment company, or the goods are private items or items of No Commercial Value (at the same time, relevant invoices and packing lists should be provided, and the bill of lading should be marked “no commercial value”).The name and address of the local consignee and notifying party in Bangladesh should be provided and shown on the bill of lading.If the consignee or notifying party is the NVO/Freight Forwarder, 9 digit AIN# is required. If the consignee or notifying party is an Individual, an 11-digit BIN# is required. If the consignee, notifying party is the actual importer (BCO) or Bank (Bank), a 14-digit BIN# is required. AIN#/BIN# must be shown on the bill of lading.For goods To Mongla, both the consignee and the notifying party must be the actual importer (if it is To Order a bill of lading, the notifying party must be the actual importer).All shipments to Bangladesh must be provided with an 8-digit HS Code and displayed on the cargo description. If multiple goods are mixed and different HS codes are involved, please provide the goods information separately according to the HS CODE to avoid incomplete declaration.Please put the product name or other important content to be declared in the first 5 lines of the description (maximum 30 characters per line) to avoid incomplete declaration.If the goods are dangerous goods, the proper shipping name, IMCO, UN# for each dangerous goods should be provided and shown in the first five lines of the description of the goods.Goods are not accepted as Shad Fish.The shipping Mark of the bill of lading must display the correct shipping mark information, and cannot display “NIL”/” No Mark “or blank, so as to avoid failure of declaration.Bulk shipments to Dhaka are not accepted.Open order is not accepted (same cabinet split 2 bills of lading or more).India /Indi
