Customs clearing agent for semi-finished cosmetics, registered for imports
Processes for clearing the import of semi-finished cosmetics and for registering imports of cosmetics by the chargé d ' affaires
I. Customs clearance agent process for semi-finished cosmetics imports
- Pre-preparation phase
- Qualifications: importers are required to have the right to import and export operations and cosmetics are required to obtain a cosmetic import document. The agent will need to assist in verifying that qualifications are complete。
- Counter-arguments: the importer provides the agent with core documents such as bills of lading, invoices, packing lists, and the agent initially verifies the consistency of the documents (e. G. The consignee of the bill of lading, the face of the invoice, the matching of information on the goods contained in the manifest)。
- Precategorization and risk assessment: agents determine the correct hs codes against the prc code of imports and exports (hs code manual) based on information on the name, material, use, etc. Of the goods, specify the corresponding tariff rates, value added rates and regulatory conditions (e. G. Whether commercial filing is required, etc.) and inform them in advance of potential risks。
- Customs declaration phase
- Exchange of bills of lading (b/l) provided by the agent in exchange for a bill of lading (d/o) from the shipping/air carrier confirming the actual arrival of the goods (e. G. Container number, gross weight, number of pieces)。
- Electronic declaration: agent enters cargo information (hs code, name, quantity, unit price, country of origin, mode of trade, etc.) in the customs “single window”, uploads a scanned version of customs information and submits it to customs for review。
- Customs documents: the customs system automatically or manually reviews the declared information and, if the information is correct, enters the “check/leave” chain. In case of doubt, a “notice of doubt” is issued and the agent is required to re-declare the information after providing additional clarifications。
- Customs inspection phase
- Notification of identification: once the customs has issued an inspection order, the agent must notify the owner of the goods in a timely manner and make an appointment for the inspection。
- On-site co-operation: agents accompany customs officers to the designated control warehouse to check cargo information (e. G., by name, quantity, specification consistent with the declaration, existence of tapes, false statements, etc.). If goods are to be sampled (e. G. Cosmetic composition testing), they need to be sampled in conjunction with customs and sent to a designated laboratory。
- Non-conformity: if a problem is detected, the declaration must be amended or the customs penalty imposed, which is then re-checked。
- Tax payment phase
- Tax recognition: upon receipt of an electronic contribution letter, the agent checks the amount of the tax and duties (tariff = tax excise price x tariff rate, vat = (excise price + tariff) x vat rate) and notifys the owner of the goods after confirmation。
- Tax payments: owners can pay online through a “single window”, bank counter transfers or commissioning agents to pay, after which payment must be made to the agent for customs confirmation。
- Release delivery phase
- Processing the release of the bill of lading: agents go to the designated counter of the shipping company/airline and add a “customs release stamp” to the bill of lading。
- Supervised warehouse for delivery: if the goods are stored in a customs-supervised warehouse, agents are required to provide the warehouse with release notices, bills of lading, exit formalities and transport arrangements for vehicles。
- Handover of goods: the agent delivers the goods to the place designated by the cargo owner, checks with the cargo owner the quantity and integrity of the goods and completes the handover after confirmation。
- Follow-up phase
- Document filing: a complete set of customs declarations (bills of lading, invoices, boxes, customs declarations, tax and fee contributions, etc.) is compiled by the agent and submitted to the owner for filing。
- Follow-up procedures for special commodities: agents can assist in the case of cosmetics, such as completion of import write-offs。
- Qualifications: importers are required to have the right to import and export operations and cosmetics are required to obtain a cosmetic import document. The agent will need to assist in verifying that qualifications are complete。
- Counter-arguments: the importer provides the agent with core documents such as bills of lading, invoices, packing lists, and the agent initially verifies the consistency of the documents (e. G. The consignee of the bill of lading, the face of the invoice, the matching of information on the goods contained in the manifest)。
- Precategorization and risk assessment: agents determine the correct hs codes against the prc code of imports and exports (hs code manual) based on information on the name, material, use, etc. Of the goods, specify the corresponding tariff rates, value added rates and regulatory conditions (e. G. Whether commercial filing is required, etc.) and inform them in advance of potential risks。
- Exchange of bills of lading (b/l) provided by the agent in exchange for a bill of lading (d/o) from the shipping/air carrier confirming the actual arrival of the goods (e. G. Container number, gross weight, number of pieces)。
- Electronic declaration: agent enters cargo information (hs code, name, quantity, unit price, country of origin, mode of trade, etc.) in the customs “single window”, uploads a scanned version of customs information and submits it to customs for review。
- Customs documents: the customs system automatically or manually reviews the declared information and, if the information is correct, enters the “check/leave” chain. In case of doubt, a “notice of doubt” is issued and the agent is required to re-declare the information after providing additional clarifications。
- Notification of identification: once the customs has issued an inspection order, the agent must notify the owner of the goods in a timely manner and make an appointment for the inspection。
- On-site co-operation: agents accompany customs officers to the designated control warehouse to check cargo information (e. G., by name, quantity, specification consistent with the declaration, existence of tapes, false statements, etc.). If goods are to be sampled (e. G. Cosmetic composition testing), they need to be sampled in conjunction with customs and sent to a designated laboratory。
- Non-conformity: if a problem is detected, the declaration must be amended or the customs penalty imposed, which is then re-checked。
- Tax recognition: upon receipt of an electronic contribution letter, the agent checks the amount of the tax and duties (tariff = tax excise price x tariff rate, vat = (excise price + tariff) x vat rate) and notifys the owner of the goods after confirmation。
- Tax payments: owners can pay online through a “single window”, bank counter transfers or commissioning agents to pay, after which payment must be made to the agent for customs confirmation。
- Processing the release of the bill of lading: agents go to the designated counter of the shipping company/airline and add a “customs release stamp” to the bill of lading。
- Supervised warehouse for delivery: if the goods are stored in a customs-supervised warehouse, agents are required to provide the warehouse with release notices, bills of lading, exit formalities and transport arrangements for vehicles。
- Handover of goods: the agent delivers the goods to the place designated by the cargo owner, checks with the cargo owner the quantity and integrity of the goods and completes the handover after confirmation。
- Document filing: a complete set of customs declarations (bills of lading, invoices, boxes, customs declarations, tax and fee contributions, etc.) is compiled by the agent and submitted to the owner for filing。
- Follow-up procedures for special commodities: agents can assist in the case of cosmetics, such as completion of import write-offs。
Ii. Registration process for for the foreign industrial export of forces
- Clear conceptual classification and determination of import procedures
- Product classification: determines whether the product is a cosmetic product (a daily chemical industrial product spread over the surface of the human body by rubbing, spraying or other similar methods for cleaning, skin protection, beauty, etc.). If the product is used for oral, subcutaneous injection, etc., or if it acts in a mucous membrane, it is not a cosmetic category。
- Special and non-special-purpose cosmetics: the first import of non-special-purpose cosmetics is recorded in the country, and special-purpose cosmetics (e. G. Hair breeding, hair dyeing, hair ironing, hairdressing, milking, fitness, deodorant, scavenging, sunproofing, etc.) are still subject to administrative authorization。
- Place of registration of responsible persons in the territory: the procedure for determining imports is based on the place of registration of responsible persons in the territory. Responsible persons in the territory are registered in the province of the free trade zone, where they submit the password and receive it; in cases where they are not in the province of the free trade zone, they file it with the national drug regulatory authority。
- Prepare for filing
- Basic information: application form for administrative authorization to import non-special-purpose cosmetics, basis for the name of the product in chinese, product formulation, product quality control requirements, original packaging of the product (including product labels, product description). If packaging is to be specifically designed for the chinese market, product design packaging (including product labels, product instructions) is required。
- Inspection report: inspection report and relevant information issued by a licensed testing body, as determined by the national food and drug administration。
- Safety assessment information: relevant safety assessment information on potentially safe risk substances in products。
- Information on responsible persons in china: a copy of the administrative licence to declare liability in china and a copy of the administrative licence to declare liability in china, with a stamp。
- Raw material commitment: a commitment to the prohibition of the use of high-risk substances in areas affected by the disease of mad cattle, from which cosmetics are used and from which they originate。
- Proof of sale: proof of production and sale of the product in the country of production (region) or origin (region)。
- Online filing
- Responsible persons in the territory are registered in the province of the free trade zone and are posted on the online filing system after the electronic version has been uploaded。
- Those responsible in the territory are not registered in the province of the trade area and are filed with the national drug regulatory authority after posting the electronic version of the information in the online filing system。
- Submission and examination of originals
- Upon submission of the file on the internet, the original must be submitted to the appropriate authority (from the province of the free trade zone to the provincial authority and from the non-trade zone to the national authority)。
- The filing system automatically generates electronic filing documents and obtains them after clearance。
- Recording cycle and cost
- Recording period: the import of non-specialized cosmetics declaration cycle is calculated from the sample test when the product meets the filing requirements, and the electronic filing certificate is obtained for approximately two to four months。
- In the case of commissioning agents, the total declared cost of importing non-special types of cosmetics is approximately rmb 12,000, mainly concentrated in around rmb 15,000 (costs consist of detection fee plus notary and translation fee plus agency fee, with differences between infant and child products and adult products)。
- Product classification: determines whether the product is a cosmetic product (a daily chemical industrial product spread over the surface of the human body by rubbing, spraying or other similar methods for cleaning, skin protection, beauty, etc.). If the product is used for oral, subcutaneous injection, etc., or if it acts in a mucous membrane, it is not a cosmetic category。
- Special and non-special-purpose cosmetics: the first import of non-special-purpose cosmetics is recorded in the country, and special-purpose cosmetics (e. G. Hair breeding, hair dyeing, hair ironing, hairdressing, milking, fitness, deodorant, scavenging, sunproofing, etc.) are still subject to administrative authorization。
- Place of registration of responsible persons in the territory: the procedure for determining imports is based on the place of registration of responsible persons in the territory. Responsible persons in the territory are registered in the province of the free trade zone, where they submit the password and receive it; in cases where they are not in the province of the free trade zone, they file it with the national drug regulatory authority。
- Basic information: application form for administrative authorization to import non-special-purpose cosmetics, basis for the name of the product in chinese, product formulation, product quality control requirements, original packaging of the product (including product labels, product description). If packaging is to be specifically designed for the chinese market, product design packaging (including product labels, product instructions) is required。
- Inspection report: inspection report and relevant information issued by a licensed testing body, as determined by the national food and drug administration。
- Safety assessment information: relevant safety assessment information on potentially safe risk substances in products。
- Information on responsible persons in china: a copy of the administrative licence to declare liability in china and a copy of the administrative licence to declare liability in china, with a stamp。
- Raw material commitment: a commitment to the prohibition of the use of high-risk substances in areas affected by the disease of mad cattle, from which cosmetics are used and from which they originate。
- Proof of sale: proof of production and sale of the product in the country of production (region) or origin (region)。
- Responsible persons in the territory are registered in the province of the free trade zone and are posted on the online filing system after the electronic version has been uploaded。
- Those responsible in the territory are not registered in the province of the trade area and are filed with the national drug regulatory authority after posting the electronic version of the information in the online filing system。
- Upon submission of the file on the internet, the original must be submitted to the appropriate authority (from the province of the free trade zone to the provincial authority and from the non-trade zone to the national authority)。
- The filing system automatically generates electronic filing documents and obtains them after clearance。
- Recording period: the import of non-specialized cosmetics declaration cycle is calculated from the sample test when the product meets the filing requirements, and the electronic filing certificate is obtained for approximately two to four months。
- In the case of commissioning agents, the total declared cost of importing non-special types of cosmetics is approximately rmb 12,000, mainly concentrated in around rmb 15,000 (costs consist of detection fee plus notary and translation fee plus agency fee, with differences between infant and child products and adult products)。
Customs clearing agent for semi-finished cosmetics, registered for importsFor further information, please contact 010-84270941.
