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Food and health products import customs clearance process and cost
When importing food and health products, understanding the customs clearance process and costs can avoid a lot of trouble and help to complete the import smoothly.
Customs clearance process
1. Pre-preparation: Importers need to check whether the products are on the access list in China, to ensure that the source of legal compliance. At the same time, to complete the importer and foreign exporters in the Customs record, to obtain the record number. 2.
2. Documentation preparation: Prepare all the basic documents such as commercial invoice, bill of lading, packing list, certificate of origin, health certificate, analysis report of product composition. If it is a health care product, the special efficacy certification documents are also essential.
3. Arrival of goods in Hong Kong: After the arrival of goods in Hong Kong, the importer needs to exchange the bill of lading with the relevant certificates to the shipping company or freight forwarder, in order to prepare for the subsequent customs clearance declaration.
4. Declare inspection: submit declarations to the customs and inspection and quarantine departments, truthfully declare the goods information. Inspection and quarantine agencies will carry out random testing of products, the test covers microbiological indicators, nutrients, additives, etc., to ensure compliance with domestic standards.
5. Customs inspection: Customs may carry out inspection of the goods to check whether the actual situation of the goods is consistent with the declared content, including packaging, labelling, quantity, quality, etc., to prevent false declarations, concealment and other situations.
6. Payment of taxes and fees: Based on the commodity code and the relevant tax rate, calculate and pay customs duties, value-added tax (VAT) and consumption tax (which may be involved in some healthcare products). After the payment is completed, the customs will issue a tax bill.
7. Release of goods for pick-up: After the payment of taxes and fees is completed and there is no abnormality in the inspection, the customs will release the goods. The health care products still need to wait for the inspection and quarantine agencies to issue ‘imported food inspection and quarantine certificate’, after which they can be picked up and put into the market for sale.
Customs Clearance Fees
1. Customs duty and VAT: Customs duty is determined according to the HS code of the product and the country of origin, while VAT is generally 13%.
2. Inspection and quarantine fees: calculated according to the weight and value of the goods, usually ranging from a few hundred to several thousand yuan. 3.
3. Customs declaration and inspection service fee: when commissioning customs brokers or freight forwarders, usually a few hundred yuan per ticket.
4. agency service fee: if entrusted to a professional agent, the fee is generally between 1% and 3% of the value of the goods.
5. other miscellaneous fees: such as the exchange of documents, port construction costs, storage fees, etc., these costs vary according to the port and storage time of the goods.
Mastering these customs clearance process and cost points can make the road of importing food and health products smoother.