Five minefields in the customs clearance agency for imported beer, how many have you stepped into?

Beer import is not drink as soon as you open the bottle. These qualifications must be fully prepared.

Just last week, a customs clearance dispute of German dark beer was handled. The importer failed to handle the Automatic Import License, and the container worth 200,000 was detained at the port for a full 15 days. For beer import, first, three admission tickets need to be prepared:

• Food Circulation Permit(Required for the operating unit)
• Liquor Wholesale License(Pre - approval is required in some provinces)
• Record - filing of Imported Food Consignor(Searchable in the customs system)

Document review requires more meticulousness than wine tasting.

In a craft beer import case last year, due toIt is recommended to verify through the following methods:A difference of 3 US dollars from the declared value on the customs declaration form triggered the customs price questioning procedure. Key documents must meet the three - contrast:

Document type	Verification key points
Health certificate	Must include test data such as hop content and yeast strain
Chinese label	Alcohol content must be marked with %vol instead of abv,
Original factory invoice	CIF price must be exactly the same as the declared price

Four common solutions for customs clearance accidents

• Returned due to label non - complianceA certain Belgian brand was returned in full due to failure to mark Excessive alcohol consumption is harmful to health, and the freight loss reached 40% of the cargo value.
• Destroyed due to ingredient exceeding the standardA certain Japanese IPA beer was detected with a prohibited additive and was destroyed on - site under the supervision of the customs.
• Classification error leading to inspectionMistaking fruit - flavored beer as a beverage led to the inspection of all import records within three years.
• Port detention fees exceeding expectationsDuring the epidemic, the container detention fee at a certain port increased to 200 yuan per day, and the fees for exceeding the time limit by 10 days were equivalent to the cargo value.

Four golden standards for choosing an agent

Agents who handled the customs clearance of special - supply beer for the Munich Oktoberfest last year usually have the following characteristics:

• Professional QualificationsHold a registration certificate for customs declaration enterprises
• Industry experienceHave handled at least 30 customs declarations for beer products
• Service networkThere are fixed cooperative warehouses in major ports.
• Emergency Response CapabilityIt can complete rectification such as re - sticking labels within 48 hours.

Pit - avoiding guide: Three details that must be confirmed

1.Filing of Chinese back labelsSend samples to the customs technical center for inspection 20 days in advance.
2.Transportation temperature controlFor full - process cold - chain transportation, temperature recorder data needs to be provided.
3.Check of tariff numbersBeers with a malt concentration exceeding 0.5% are subject to the tariff number 2203.0000.

Remember that last year, a customer misdeclared alcohol - free beer (with an actual wort concentration of 0.4%) as ordinary beer and overpaid 65% in tariffs. When choosing a customs clearance agent, you might as well ask them to present the customs declaration numbers of beer in the past six months and log in to the Single Window system to check the verification rate. After all, in the business of importing beer, the value of a professional agent is like the bubbles in beer - invisible usually, but the taste is completely wrong without it.