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What does a customs broker do?

Customs declarers are also called enterprise declarers and enterprise declarers. English is the customs broker.

Customs declarers represent their enterprises (units) to handle customs clearance procedures such as import and export goods declaration and tax payment, and they are professionals accordingly.

In accordance with the provisions, truthfully declare the commodity code, commodity name, specifications and models, actual transaction price, origin and corresponding preferential trade agreement code of export goods, and handle the declaration related matters such as filling in customs declaration forms and submitting customs declaration documents.

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Customs declarers are not freelancers. Customs declarers can only be employed by consignors or customs declaration enterprises registered in customs according to law to handle customs declaration business on behalf of enterprises. China's customs law prohibits customs declarers from illegally accepting the entrustment of others to engage in customs declaration business.

Customs declarers must have a certain level of knowledge and practical business ability, be familiar with laws, foreign trade and commodity knowledge related to the import and export of goods, be proficient in customs laws, regulations and rules, and have the skills to handle customs declaration business.

With the recovery and development of the world economy in adjustment, China's foreign trade has maintained a steady growth trend, which also means that the demand for talents in the foreign trade industry is still strong. Customs declarers handle customs declaration business for consignors and consignors of import and export goods, with strong professionalism and skills, which has great advantages in post competition.

According to statistics, by the end of 20 12, there were 5,759 customs declaration enterprises registered with the customs, with 535,300 consignors and consignors of import and export goods and only 78,370 registered customs declarers. Therefore, there is still a big gap in the domestic demand for customs declarers.