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Costs related to customs declaration by international freight forwarder

The cost of international freight forwarder customs declaration (goods customs brokerage company) Definition of international freight forwarding: Enterprises that mainly serve international freight forwarding business are called international freight forwarding. The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) defines its regulations as: an international freight forwarder is a person who collects transportation according to the customer's instructions and for the benefit of the customer, and is not a carrier itself. International freight forwarders can also engage in activities related to the delivery contract, such as storage (including storage), customs declaration, inspection, and collection, etc., in accordance with these conditions.

 

Costs related to customs declaration by international freight forwarder

 

The service scope of international freight forwarder: overseas delivery, foreign customs declaration, space booking, packaging, domestic customs clearance, domestic storage, domestic delivery, etc.

 

A. The cost of RMB commodity price = foreign exchange commodity price X the exchange rate of foreign exchange to RMB on the day.

 

B. Freight + Insurance (charged according to different countries and regions).

 

C. Customs duties, value-added tax (collected according to customs and national tax rate regulations).

 

D. Fees for import approval and Chinese labels (not all products).

 

E. Port and import fees:

 

1. Port fee: about RMB200-600

2. Inspection and quarantine fee: about RMB150-400 yuan (or about 0.5%-0.3% of the value of the goods)

3. Customs declaration fee: about RMB300-600

4. Document entry fee: about RMB90-180

5. Customs inspection fee: about RMB200-450 (if it does not happen, there is no need to pay)

6. Replacement fee: about RMB70-250

7. Fumigation and disinfection fee: about RMB200-800 yuan (not required by all importing countries)

8. Detention fee: about RMB300 per day (if it occurs, it will be charged)

9. Agency import fees charged by foreign trade companies (generally charged at 1%-5% of the value of imported goods)

 

Can international freight forwarder companies also make customs declarations?

 

The international freight forwarder company can carry out customs declaration, which can be understood as a link of freight forwarding. The functional chain of freight forwarding is very long, and it can cover all the links of your goods from the factory to the delivery of the goods by the consignee.

 

Customs declaration is mainly to go through customs-related procedures. Generally, companies that only engage in professional customs declaration are called XX customs brokers, XX customs declaration service companies, etc., while freight forwarders are generally called supply chains and the like.

 

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