These are the details of customs inspection to pay attention to.

Customs inspection refers to the customs unit accepting the declaration of the customs unit in accordance with the law in order to determine the nature of the entry and exit of the goods, the origin, the condition of the goods, and the number and value of the goods. The goods have been filled out on the declaration of the details of the goods in line with the goods to carry out the actual inspection of administrative law enforcement behavior. Inspection is a kind of administrative power granted by the state to the customs in accordance with the law, and it is also an important and indispensable link in the process of customs clearance.

Customs inspection will generate some additional costs, but these costs are not charged by the Customs, but the terminal charges for lifting fees, dismantling fees, etc., because it is the Customs inspection to have these costs, so the terminal generally calls these costs Customs inspection fees, and the terminal will issue a formal invoice.

So these charges are paid by SHIPPER. Generally, there will be an inspection notice before the customs inspection, and there will be an inspection report after the inspection is completed.

Inspection is an important means of customs supervision; customs declaration is just a program; the customs will be based on their own experience; the policy at the time of some sensitive names for random checks; of course, sometimes there will be no reason for random checks. Inspection will open the box to see if the declaration of the information is consistent—name, quantity, declared value, and other information—and whether there is tax fraud, an escape commodity inspection, or if the HS code categorization is not correct.

Customs inspection is not charged, but because the inspection is carried out in the port area, the port area is responsible for unpacking, loading and unloading, sealing, etc., so you have to pay money to the port area, which is also a national regulation.

Customs inspection process
1. Customs to determine the inspection, by the site to receive orders from the customs officer to print the "inspection notice," if necessary, to make the inspection of the customs seal to the customs broker.
2. Arrangement of the inspection program acceptance of customs inspection by the site acceptance of post arrangements for inspection of the specific time, generally the same day to arrange the next day's inspection program.
3. During the customs inspection of goods, the consignee of imported goods, the consignor of exported goods, or its authorized customs broker should be present and be responsible for assisting in the removal of goods, unpacking, and resealing of their packaging. If Customs deems it necessary, you can go ahead and open the inspection, re-inspection, or extraction of samples.
4. After the end of the inspection, accompanied by the signature of the person on the "inspection record sheet" to confirm.

Customs inspection methods
一、Thoroughly check the inspection, both on the goods piece by piece to open the box (package) inspection, on the goods varieties, specifications, quantities, weight, origin of goods status, etc., one by one with the goods declaration form detailed check.
二、Sampling, that is, according to a certain percentage of the goods selectively open the box sampling, must be unloaded. The degree of unloading and opening (package) ratio to be able to determine the name of the goods, specifications, quantity, weight and other requirements of the inspection instructions shall prevail.
三、Appearance inspection, the goods of packaging, marking, trademarks and other checks. Appearance inspection can only be applied to large machines, bulk raw materials, etc. are not easy to handle, move. In addition, the Customs and Excise Department also makes full use of scientific and technological means with the inspection, such as weighbridges and X-ray machines and other inspection facilities and equipment.
Since the acceptance of inspection and the implementation of the end of inspection, feedback inspection results shall not exceed 48 hours at most. The export of goods should be released within half a working day after the completion of inspection. In the process of inspection, it is found that there are suspected violations and other things that are not subject to this time limit.

The purpose and location of customs inspection

The purpose of customs inspection is first, through the verification of the actual import and export goods and customs declaration documents to verify the declaration of the contents of the declaration and inspection of the single, whether the goods, through the actual inspection to find out whether the declaration of the audit process can not be detected by the concealment of the declaration, false declarations and inaccurate declarations of smuggling and other violations or other import and export issues. Secondly, the inspection can verify the declaration of the doubts raised in the single link for tax collection, statistics, and follow-up management to provide a reliable regulatory basis.

Customs inspection is generally carried out in the customs supervision area of the import and export port terminals, stations, airports, post offices, or other customs supervision places. For the import and export of bulk cargo, dangerous goods, live and fresh commodities, barge transportation of goods, and the import and export consignee or consignor's application, Customs may also be at the scene of the operation to be inspected and released. Under special circumstances, upon the application of the consignee or consignor of import and export or his agent, and with the approval of the Customs, the Customs may also send officers to inspect the goods at a factory, warehouse, or construction site outside the specified time and place.