Korea International Shipping Exports Frequently Asked Questions and Precautions
- Author:Alvin
- Source:HKSG-GRUP
- Release Date:2018-03-08
China is South Korea’s largest trading partner and South Korea is China’s third largest trading partner. In 2016, China-South Korea trade reached US$211.4 billion. After 25 years of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea, the relationship between the two countries has developed smoothly and the bilateral trade has grown bigger and bigger. With the increase of trade, South Korea's maritime exports are also increasing, but it is still not very understanding of the customers related to South Korea's maritime exports related policies, which has brought some impact on exports, the following Xiao Bian for everyone to sort out some Korean shipping exports Common problems and precautions for reference.
1. What do you need to pay attention to when exporting electronic and electrical products to Korea?
(1) KC certification
Shipped to South Korea, all electronic and electrical products are forced to use the KC logo, and the new KC logo replaces the original EK logo.
All electronic products that are mandatory for electronic and electrical appliances and which are mandatory products must be KC Mark certified before they can be sold in the Korean market. Each year requires a factory inspection and product sampling test. The certificate has no validity period.
(2) Tags for MADE IN CHINA
In other words, the goods sent to South Korea must have the MADE IN CHINA label on the product. If it is a product of clothes and shoes, the placemark must be a water-washed ticket, and the placemark of the paste is invalid.
Since the China-Korea FTA becomes effective, import and export companies must enjoy the preferential tariffs stipulated by the China-Korea FTA, and must submit relevant certificates of origin when customs clearance is conducted.
2. If the wooden packaging of the goods is exported to South Korea, does the original certificate of fumigation need to be sent to Korean customers?
Instead of sending fumigation certificates by mail, the IPPC logo can be used for customs clearance.
Korea Shipping Export Notice
1) Under normal circumstances, it is not possible to carry out customs clearance in private in South Korea, unless the person has a real estate, a restaurant, and a shop in Korea that can provide a business license!
2) The weight of the container to South Korea should not exceed 25 tons. If it exceeds 25 tons, it will be inspected by the Korean Customs. The weight of the South Korean road trailer is generally limited to 17 tons of net weight and 23 tons of the cabinet.
3) There is no direct ship to the sea of Jeju Island in South Korea. It can only be sent to Busan, South Korea for barges.
4) Because some countries have restrictions on China’s trade, some companies want to send goods to South Korea for a certificate of origin. This method does not work.
Korea cannot provide fake certificates of origin and certificates of origin. Only products that are actually produced in South Korea can be provided with certificates of origin in Korea.
It is possible to transit through Korea, but it is impossible to require a certificate of origin!
5) Incheon, South Korea, is divided into Incheon Old Port, Incheon New Port, and Gyeongin Port. Many South Korean buyers do not like to send goods to Incheon-Kien Inje, because the toll is higher!
6) Seoul, South Korea is not a port nor an international airport. The nearest port and airport to Seoul, South Korea is Incheon Airport. 7 Incheon, South Korea is divided into Incheon Old Port, Incheon New Port, and Gyeongin Port. Many South Korean buyers do not like to send goods to Incheon-Kien Inje, because the toll is higher!
7), the goods sent from China to South Korea has a feature: that is, bills of lading, bills of orders must be provided to South Korean guests in a timely manner.
The shipping characteristics of China to South Korea is that as long as a booking cabin is set up at the port of origin of China, a shipping company’s arrival notice will be received in Korea. At this time, Korean guests or South Korean freight forwarders and Korean logistics companies need to apply for EDI at Korean customs. If you don't provide the corresponding documents until you arrive in Hong Kong, the Korean Customs will collect a fine, usually a fine of 100-150 dollars per time.
Therefore, the goods to South Korea must be provided at the time of booking at the departure port to provide Korean customers with the corresponding documents to declare!
8) Entering EDI in Korea must provide a business license for Korean buyers
Therefore, on the bill of lading, be sure to display the contact details of a good Korean buyer, otherwise you can't promptly enter the business license number of the Korean buyer, resulting in a fine.
9) South Korea can carry out pre-clearance, that is, before the goods have arrived in South Korea, South Korean buyers can apply for customs clearance in advance. If it is a company that often imports, pre-clearance will be carried out in advance, and the goods can be cleared and cleared once they arrive at the Korean port. The goods will be delivered on the same day after the customs clearance is finished!
10) The goods sent to South Korea must be provided with a Chinese health certificate as long as they are in direct contact with human skin or are in contact with food. Otherwise, South Korea cannot clear customs!
11) If the goods have been sent to South Korea, because of quality reasons or reasons for South Korean buyers want to return, you must have a Korean buyer's consent, otherwise you can not return!
12) Dangerous goods cannot be sent to Incheon, South Korea, but mainly to Busan, South Korea and Ulsan Port, South Korea!
13) Korea's customs duties are not fixed according to the customs code. The South Korea has a fixed VAT of 10%. This is the value-added tax that must be paid for goods arriving in South Korea. It is also called the consumption tax in South Korea.
14) Goods to South Korea can receive bills of lading!
In order to catch up with the delivery of the L/C, the main order is for the shipping date of January 1, and it can be used for reversal of the bill of lading on the 31st of December.
15) In Korea, Switch Bill can be called. This is called converting a bill of lading, which is generally for the three-party trade.
If the middlemen are in South Korea (trading company) and actually ship from Tianjin to Japan, the middlemen want a bill of lading, and South Korea can achieve it in Japan!
16) In Korea, information on the consignor can be concealed, and it is mainly for the tripartite trade.
For example, your company is a middleman, the actual supplier is in South Korea, and the buyer is in Japan. You do not want Japanese buyers to know South Korean sellers, nor do they want South Korean sellers to know Japanese buyers. You just want them to know that you are a middleman. This information can be concealed as a shipper in South Korea.
17) There is no grey customs clearance in Korea. All customs clearance must go through formal channels. There can be no other way!
18) South Korea's ISO TANK box booking must provide the tank certificate, tank number, and MSDS. If and cleaning reports are provided for cleaning, the South Korea-China ISO TANK tank box can accept two types of dangerous goods.
1. What do you need to pay attention to when exporting electronic and electrical products to Korea?
(1) KC certification
Shipped to South Korea, all electronic and electrical products are forced to use the KC logo, and the new KC logo replaces the original EK logo.
All electronic products that are mandatory for electronic and electrical appliances and which are mandatory products must be KC Mark certified before they can be sold in the Korean market. Each year requires a factory inspection and product sampling test. The certificate has no validity period.
(2) Tags for MADE IN CHINA
In other words, the goods sent to South Korea must have the MADE IN CHINA label on the product. If it is a product of clothes and shoes, the placemark must be a water-washed ticket, and the placemark of the paste is invalid.
Since the China-Korea FTA becomes effective, import and export companies must enjoy the preferential tariffs stipulated by the China-Korea FTA, and must submit relevant certificates of origin when customs clearance is conducted.
2. If the wooden packaging of the goods is exported to South Korea, does the original certificate of fumigation need to be sent to Korean customers?
Instead of sending fumigation certificates by mail, the IPPC logo can be used for customs clearance.
Korea Shipping Export Notice
1) Under normal circumstances, it is not possible to carry out customs clearance in private in South Korea, unless the person has a real estate, a restaurant, and a shop in Korea that can provide a business license!
2) The weight of the container to South Korea should not exceed 25 tons. If it exceeds 25 tons, it will be inspected by the Korean Customs. The weight of the South Korean road trailer is generally limited to 17 tons of net weight and 23 tons of the cabinet.
3) There is no direct ship to the sea of Jeju Island in South Korea. It can only be sent to Busan, South Korea for barges.
4) Because some countries have restrictions on China’s trade, some companies want to send goods to South Korea for a certificate of origin. This method does not work.
Korea cannot provide fake certificates of origin and certificates of origin. Only products that are actually produced in South Korea can be provided with certificates of origin in Korea.
It is possible to transit through Korea, but it is impossible to require a certificate of origin!
5) Incheon, South Korea, is divided into Incheon Old Port, Incheon New Port, and Gyeongin Port. Many South Korean buyers do not like to send goods to Incheon-Kien Inje, because the toll is higher!
6) Seoul, South Korea is not a port nor an international airport. The nearest port and airport to Seoul, South Korea is Incheon Airport. 7 Incheon, South Korea is divided into Incheon Old Port, Incheon New Port, and Gyeongin Port. Many South Korean buyers do not like to send goods to Incheon-Kien Inje, because the toll is higher!
7), the goods sent from China to South Korea has a feature: that is, bills of lading, bills of orders must be provided to South Korean guests in a timely manner.
The shipping characteristics of China to South Korea is that as long as a booking cabin is set up at the port of origin of China, a shipping company’s arrival notice will be received in Korea. At this time, Korean guests or South Korean freight forwarders and Korean logistics companies need to apply for EDI at Korean customs. If you don't provide the corresponding documents until you arrive in Hong Kong, the Korean Customs will collect a fine, usually a fine of 100-150 dollars per time.
Therefore, the goods to South Korea must be provided at the time of booking at the departure port to provide Korean customers with the corresponding documents to declare!
8) Entering EDI in Korea must provide a business license for Korean buyers
Therefore, on the bill of lading, be sure to display the contact details of a good Korean buyer, otherwise you can't promptly enter the business license number of the Korean buyer, resulting in a fine.
9) South Korea can carry out pre-clearance, that is, before the goods have arrived in South Korea, South Korean buyers can apply for customs clearance in advance. If it is a company that often imports, pre-clearance will be carried out in advance, and the goods can be cleared and cleared once they arrive at the Korean port. The goods will be delivered on the same day after the customs clearance is finished!
10) The goods sent to South Korea must be provided with a Chinese health certificate as long as they are in direct contact with human skin or are in contact with food. Otherwise, South Korea cannot clear customs!
11) If the goods have been sent to South Korea, because of quality reasons or reasons for South Korean buyers want to return, you must have a Korean buyer's consent, otherwise you can not return!
12) Dangerous goods cannot be sent to Incheon, South Korea, but mainly to Busan, South Korea and Ulsan Port, South Korea!
13) Korea's customs duties are not fixed according to the customs code. The South Korea has a fixed VAT of 10%. This is the value-added tax that must be paid for goods arriving in South Korea. It is also called the consumption tax in South Korea.
14) Goods to South Korea can receive bills of lading!
In order to catch up with the delivery of the L/C, the main order is for the shipping date of January 1, and it can be used for reversal of the bill of lading on the 31st of December.
15) In Korea, Switch Bill can be called. This is called converting a bill of lading, which is generally for the three-party trade.
If the middlemen are in South Korea (trading company) and actually ship from Tianjin to Japan, the middlemen want a bill of lading, and South Korea can achieve it in Japan!
16) In Korea, information on the consignor can be concealed, and it is mainly for the tripartite trade.
For example, your company is a middleman, the actual supplier is in South Korea, and the buyer is in Japan. You do not want Japanese buyers to know South Korean sellers, nor do they want South Korean sellers to know Japanese buyers. You just want them to know that you are a middleman. This information can be concealed as a shipper in South Korea.
17) There is no grey customs clearance in Korea. All customs clearance must go through formal channels. There can be no other way!
18) South Korea's ISO TANK box booking must provide the tank certificate, tank number, and MSDS. If and cleaning reports are provided for cleaning, the South Korea-China ISO TANK tank box can accept two types of dangerous goods.