报关单英文介绍

Customs declaration Customs declaration is an activity that involves the clearing of goods through customs barriers for importers and exporters (usually businesses). This involves the preparation of documents and/or electronic submissions, the calculation and payment of taxes, duties and excises, and facilitating communication between government authorities and importers and exporters. The exporter has to apply to the customs for declaration of the commodity before the shipment. The customs officer will release the customs declaration if the goods is up to the requirement. The purposes of customs declaration are to verify and regulate outgoing cargo and to collect the statistical data (of the product, quantity, value, and destination) for export reference. And The format of customs declaration forms varies from country to country. The form typically contains the information found in the commercial invoice and the bill of lading or waybill. In addition, the form may include: the business license number or tax , account number or export ,permit (license) number of the exporter, the business license number of ,the manufacturer from whom the ,export-trader buys the export goods, the commodity code or category of goods, the country of destination and its country code (a numeric country code may be assigned to each importing country by the customs of exporting country for compiling statistics),the name, address and code (or license) ,number of the customs broker or forwarder the customs charges. In many countries, export shipments valued below a minimum requirement may not require a formal customs declaration. But the exporter normally must sign an authorization paper (the power of attorney) allowing the customs broker or the forwarder to handle the customs declaration. In certain countries, exporters may prepare the customs declaration forms by themselves and let the customs broker handle the rest of the customs formalities. In china, exporter must apply to the customs for declaration of the commodity before shipment. The examination is held by the General Administration of Customs of P.R.C.. Customs officer will release the customs declaration and let go the goods if they are up to the requirements of the authority.  Customs Declarations are classified in different colors according to different types of business. The white one is made out for general trade, the pink one is used for processing trade, the light yellow is for export tax refund, light blue is for foreign invested enterprise and light green is for processing or compensation trade. But the contents of these documents are similar. All international inward and outward-going means of conveyance, such as vessels, trains and civil aircraft, must pass through customs supervision and control. The importer or the exporter must submit declarations to customs on goods entering or leaving Chinese territory. Only after releasing by the customs may the cargo be discharged or loaded. All goods permitted to be imported into or exported out of the customs territory of China shall be subject to the levy of customs duties on imports or exports according to the Customs Import and Export Tariff of the People’s Republic of China except as otherwise provided for by the State Council. Both the consignee and the consignor of imports and exports are persons obligated to pay customs duty. The clearing agent entrusted to go through the related customs procedures shall abide by all the provisions pertaining to his client. The person obligated to pay the customs duty and taxes on import and export shall pay the amount payable within 15 days from the day of issuance of the duty memorandum. In case of failure to meet this time limit, a fee for delayed payment will be imposed by the customs. If the person fails to pay the duties within 3 months the customs may take certain coercive measures on approval from the head of the competent customs authorities. The component of customs declaration: 1) Number of Pre-entry: It is given by the customs while the exporter is applying to customs. 2) Number of Customs: It is given by the customs officer. 3) Ports of export: must made out in English or phonetic alphabet, 4) Date of export: it is the date of shipment. 5) Model of transport. 6) Executive company: Fill in the company’s name who signs the S/C in Chinese and English words with its registered 10 figures number in customs. 7) Bill of lading: Only one number is permitted for one copy of customs declaration, it is made out respectively if there are more than one B/L for the same patch of goods. 8) Attached Documents: such as S/C, invoice, license etc. 9) Record number for checking: It refers the number of “Register Manual” or the number of “Certificate of Paid or Free Tax. 10) Payment style: It refers to the payment styles of L/C, D/P, D/A, T/T, etc. 11) Name of Destination Country (Region): It is the final destination, generally the import country. 12) … There are Three steps—declaration, examination of goods andn release of goods, are taken by the Customs to exercise control over general import and export goods. Imported and exported cargo, except where specially exempted  , is subject to the necessary customs examination. The cargo-owner or his agent is required to be present during the examination and is held responsible for the unpacking of goods upon customs’ demand. Important exports, after being examined and found to be in accordance with the regulations, may be released with the relative documents signed and sealed by the customs, against which the delivery or shipment of the cargo may be made between the cargo-owner and the harbor, airport, railway station, post office or other unit concerned. Any import or export cargo not in conformity with the stipulations may not be released and will fall to be disposed of by the customs according to the regulations According to the regulations, any over-landed cargo may be reshipped abroad within three months. Over-landed cargo is cargo discharged at a port in excess of the amount contracted for. If one of the interested parties, such as the cargo-owner or the shipping organization asks, with the consignor’s consent, to compensate over- landed cargo with short-landed cargo, i.e., cargo discharged which is less than the amount contracted for, the customs may release the over-landed goods within the specified time limit after all customs formalities have been fulfilled and the duty paid.