The goods are inspected by the customs. How should the freight forwarder handle it?

Inspection is an important means of customs supervision. Customs declaration is just a procedure. The customs will conduct random random checks and control inspections of some sensitive product names based on its own experience at the time. Sometimes, it will clearly point out which information to check on the control instructions. . During the inspection, the box will be opened to check whether it is consistent with the customs declaration information, such as product name, quantity, weight, declared value, etc., to confirm whether there is tax fraud, evading commodity inspection, and the HS code classification is incorrect.



What is Customs Control Inspection?

Customs control of import and export goods is divided into two types: computer control and manual control:


(1) Computer control

1. The customs classifies import and export goods and sets risk parameters. The higher the risk parameters of imported and exported goods, the higher the probability of being controlled by the computer.

2. In some customs areas, due to the low risk parameters of most imported and exported goods, random inspections of imported and exported goods are set at a certain probability.


(Two) manual control

1. During the declaration or inspection and release process of import and export goods, if the customs customs officer manually considers that the declaration declaration content is unclear or has questions, he can manually issue a control instruction on the customs computer to check whether the goods are consistent with the goods. .

2. The Customs (including the Anti-Smuggling Bureau) was manually controlled and inspected due to the illegality of certain imported and exported goods, which caused the risk parameters of the same or related goods to be increased by other enterprises.

3. The customs (including the anti-smuggling bureau) received the news (that is, reported) that there was a problem with an imported or exported goods. When the goods were imported or exported, the customs officers manually deployed the control or the anti-smuggling bureau issued a notification to the customs site operators to inspect the goods.

4. The relationship between the enterprise and the customs is not good, and the imported and exported goods are controlled and inspected.

Another situation is that the company has a record of violations of laws and regulations, and the credit rating of the customs has been reduced to C and D. The goods imported and exported by the company will be basically checked by computer or manual control.


(3) About the cost of inspection

There is a big misunderstanding here. The cost of customs inspection refers to the costs incurred by the customs inspection, not the inspection fees charged by the customs. During the inspection by the customs, the customs will not charge a penny, but the owner and the agent must move the goods to the inspection site designated by the customs, and split the packaging according to customs requirements. In the process, the costs of using the terminal resources and labor are incurred. It is the responsibility of the guests themselves. There are many charging departments for these fees due to inspection, and the settlement methods of freight forwarding or customs brokers are different from these charging departments. Some pay cash on the spot, and the charging department will issue a charge for the goods in the ticket. It is a monthly invoicing and there is no separate invoice. Therefore, the freight forwarder or the customs broker cannot show the customer the invoice for the inspection fee issued by the specific charging department. It can only list the various fees. If the customer does not believe the fees mentioned by the freight forwarder or the customs broker, they can follow the specific charges. The department went to verify the rates.

Composition of inspection fees: inspection fees, boxing fees, agency fees, Yangshan delivery fees, miscellaneous fees, crane fees, weighing fees, short barge fees, storage fees, unpacking fees, external management fees, seal fees, etc. Etc .; customs inspection will result in container retention fee; if there is a lot of cargo and it is not easy to find, a container clearance fee will be generated; the above fees are calculated according to the box type. In case of deduction, inspection will result in packing list and tally; Yangshan's post-processing, goods return and collection will be replaced according to the number of trips to Yangshan. Since 2011, the Shanghai Port area requires that each inspection cabinet needs to go to a tally company to change the tally (change the seal number after inspection), 50 / carton; there is an inspection notice in the inspection of the outer port, and Yangshan does not currently have an inspection notice. However, the inspection invoice has the bill of lading number, vessel name, voyage number, and other information displayed as the voucher.


(4) What is the difference between LCL and FCL

LCL encountering inspection may be a headache for the consignor, especially the value of the goods is relatively small, some consignors do not understand, my value is only a few hundred dollars, less than 1 cubic meter, why do I charge such an expensive inspection fee? . I ’m really sorry. The inspection does not depend on the value of the goods. Sometimes the LCL is a large cabinet and sometimes the small cabinet. The specific cost is based on the FCL. expensive.


(5) How to carry out inspections

Usually the customs digging staff will start digging from the leftmost or rearmost side of the container. The half digging is half and the bottom digging is full digging. The products declared according to the customs declaration are checked one by one; the single product name is better to check; The goods are very miscellaneous, the customs can't find the product name, and the owner is required to provide the packing location of the product and the information of the container or the owner to provide a detailed packing list. If none of the above information can be provided, the entire cabinet needs to be emptied for inspection, which is very expensive.


(F) Are there any regular inspections?

Although the inspection seems to be a random spot check, it is actually somewhat regular. For example, the time of customs declaration should not be too late, especially on Friday afternoon. For example, the declaration elements must be detailed and clear, and the product name and HS code of the customs declaration information should be unified. For example, the policy at that time, if there was an adjustment to the tax refund for a certain product at a certain time, the inspection rate for this product name during this period may increase, for fear of tax fraud. For example, during the Chinese New Year, the inspection rate will generally increase.


(7) What should I do if I encounter a problematic cargo?

Once the inspection notice is issued, the freight forwarder must notify the owner as soon as possible, and if the declaration is true, the inspection will be arranged normally; if there is a problem with the shipment, it needs to be careful. The normal process is this. The freight forwarder will be notified by the customs broker that the goods need to be inspected, but not immediately. With the planning time, be sure to say at this time what is wrong with the goods and whether other channels are needed to avoid deductions. goods. Most customs brokers can solve it if the problem is not serious. As for the cost, there is no way to say, the cost will definitely be different in different situations. This fee is different from the inspection fee, because there is no invoice and no receipt. If you are unwilling to do so, it depends on the consignor. If you are not willing, you will follow the normal procedure. This requires the trust of the owner and the freight forwarder. The normal procedure is to assume that the problem is found. The customs will let the consignor write a description of the situation, such as the HS code is wrong. Classification or replenishment inspection will do; if the customs does not accept the explanation, it will make the corresponding transfer in accordance with the procedures of the customs. If the circumstances are serious, it shall be handled by the anti-smuggling section.