Food and beverage exports to China_ customs clearance at Nansha Port, Guangzhou

Practical operation points in the pre-clearance process of food and beverage exports to China

This link is the core key and needs to be implemented as a priority before advancing subsequent steps.

Basic documents need to be prepared for customs clearance of all goods: bill of lading, commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin. For food goods, it is recommended to prepare the registration number of the overseas production enterprise, official health/hygiene certificate, Chinese label pre-examination documents, etc. in advance (subject to the actual customs supervision requirements). China International Freight Forwarders can assist in checking the documents.

Guangzhou Nansha Port supports pre-examination of online Chinese labels for food and beverage. You can submit high-definition electronic documents through the port's exclusive electronic system without sending paper versions offline. You can usually obtain official pre-examination opinions within 3 working days to avoid label non-compliance. Stuck in customs clearance. It is recommended to complete the pre-examination in advance to avoid temporary replenishment after the goods arrive at the port, so as to avoid delay in timeliness.

Practical operation points in the food and beverage customs clearance declaration process of Nansha Port in Guangzhou

After completing the pre-examination, enter the customs clearance and declaration process of China Customs.

You need to ensure that the application information is completely consistent with the pre-trial documents, especially key information such as the proportion of ingredients, production date, shelf life, and country of origin of food and beverage, and try to avoid deviations. Guangzhou Nansha Port has a dedicated fast declaration channel for food and beverage customs clearance. After submitting complete information, you can enjoy priority review and priority inspection services. The customs clearance time is about 20% faster than that of ordinary goods.

Please prepare customs clearance materials in advance to avoid supplementary submission. There have been cases where overseas merchants omitted to fill in information on the additive ingredients of a certain fruit juice, resulting in the application being returned, which delayed customs clearance for several days, and also incurred a lot of container detention fees.

After completing customs clearance by China customs, containers will be picked up. When picking up the container, please check the damage of the container, take photos in time if there is any problem, and inform China International Freight Forwarders as soon as possible to coordinate the handling. After that, inland transportation can be arranged to designated storage locations in China according to needs. The cargo dynamics can be checked in real time through the freight forwarder's exclusive tracking system during the entire process, so that the location of the goods can be easily grasped.