DHL, UPS, FEDEX, TNT are currently the four largest express companies dealing with international logistics。Checkout is a common problem for most foreign businessmen。Many foreign traders may assume that freight forwarders will be responsible for all customs clearance。Actually no。What the freight forwarder can do is "very little" in four aspects from the destination customs to the consignee.。Now, let's look at the main ways to see the kwan。
1.Generally, the Courier company first represents the recipient's customs clearance
Such as UPS,FEDEX,TNT,Arayx and other express companies, due to the delivery of door-to-door service, express companies usually will first unified customs declaration of goods, while customs express companies will pay in advance for customs clearance, and find customers to receive goods when they are shipped。It is worth mentioning that in countries where customs clearance is difficult, such as Brazil and Russia, email is commonly used。The reason behind it is the clearance of the inter-country postal system, which to a certain extent avoids the problem that may not be able to clear customs, so it has become the choice of many freight forwarders。Market economy countries, such as Europe and the United States, have perfect legal systems and smooth customs clearance without any problems。Over time, the foreign trade will think that this is the customs clearance procedures handled by the freight forwarder。
2.Express company customs clearance, encounter problems please help the recipient
If there is a problem, the customer is usually asked to confirm certain information about the goods, such as the value of the goods, the tax number, the documents required to approve the goods and the address of the recipient, etc., which is unknown。This is a relatively simple question。Generally speaking, a phone call and an email are required。Doing so can sometimes lead to delays, while other problems usually don't arise。
3.Customs clearance for the recipient's agent
Sometimes, you will see the message: Deliveredtobrokerasrequested - Courier has been sent to the recipient specified by the customs clearance agency。Generally by the recipient's agent on behalf of the customer customs clearance, at this time only with the consignee to confirm the receipt of the goods。The consignee set up an agent to help its customs clearance is usually divided into three steps: domestic customs clearance is difficult, and the customer's foreign trade import and export amount is large, which is convenient, especially in order to ensure the timeliness of goods customs clearance。
4.Recipient's personal clearance。
This is a difficult country to pass through。This phenomenon is not widespread, such as in some countries in South America, where customers specify using Federal or DHL for delivery。The reason may be that the customer has a good relationship with the local customs, and the influence is large。
5.Goods cannot be cleared through customs and are returned or confiscated。
This usually occurs when customs consider the goods to be infringing or falsifying licenses, or when the local government explicitly prohibits the import。Some forwarders have made it clear that they do not accept any sensitive goods, brand names (authorization required), imitation brands, liquids, powders, medicines, precious metals, sensitive items, etc。