What are the details of the transportation process of imported goods by sea?

1, and obtain the necessary documents and materials.

The consignor shall contact foreign customers to obtain bills of lading, invoices and packing lists, and must have non-wood packaging certificate or fumigation certificate if necessary. After receiving the goods, provide the forwarder with a complete set of import documents, including contracts (general trade).

2. Change the order

The freight forwarder shall find out the carrier, the shipping agent and the place to change the bill. And take the bill of lading to the shipping company to change it. Follow-up further contact the station to confirm the box lifting fee, unpacking fee, loading fee and air return fee.

3. Inspection of imported goods

You can confirm whether the goods in this ticket need to be inspected through the Harmonized System Code Book. Imported goods that need to be inspected in advance must also be inspected by the Commodity Inspection Bureau. Commodity inspection should also be carried out as soon as possible, usually after commodity inspection.

4. Inspection of imported animals and plants

If factory inspection is needed, it is also necessary to apply for inspection on behalf of the inspection agency with the box invoice contract declaration form before customs declaration, and affix the release stamp on the declaration form for customs clearance. After customs clearance, the inspection procedure can be carried out in the freight yard.

5. Import declaration

The freight forwarder shall correctly declare the information according to the customs declaration information provided by the consignor and the cabinet number and seal provided by the freight yard or trailer. The application materials include: invoice, packing list, bill of lading exchanged from shipping company, power of attorney for customs declaration, import goods declaration form, commodity inspection, animal and plant inspection, etc.

6. Pay invoice tax

Where import duties are paid on imported goods in general trade, they shall be paid by cheque. After the customs prints the payment form, it needs to write a check to pay the customs duties. Generally, you go to the Bank of China, and after paying the customs duties, the bank will affix the bank seal on the payment form.

7. One-time customs clearance

Give the payment documents to the forwarder, who will contact the customs for customs clearance. That is, one release.

8. Customs clearance for the second time

After receiving the customs duty, the customs will stamp the release stamp on the bill of lading and take this bill of lading to the dock where the shipping company is located to pick up the goods, which is the second release.

9. Cabinet

After the payment is completed with the documents and materials and authorized by the shipping agent's container management department, go through the box lifting procedures at the import box release post, get the receipt of equipment exchange and check whether the contents are correct. After the consignee empties the imported goods, it will return the empty containers to the designated container return place. After the empty container returns to the designated yard, the consignee shall go through the container fee settlement formalities with the container management department in time with the payment voucher.

10, delivery

The freight forwarder or consignee shall contact the trailer with the documents and materials to pick up the goods at the dock and station designated by the shipping agent.