Clearance Requirements

1. Operation Flow

1) Declaration Pre-logging-in: applicant fills in log-in voucher before self logging-in or entrusted logging-in electronic data.

2) Customs Office Checking: after receiving electronic declaration form, customs office conducts computer checking or manual checking. And then, release reject receipt, duty-paying receipt or pass receipt according to the inspection. 

3) Customs duty payment:

a. After receiving registration receipt, applicant prints out declaration form before handing in relevant documents to the customs office counter concerned, along with prepared documents required.

b. After receiving clearance documents, the customs inspector concerned prints out related duty-paying vouchers for applicant's pay-off. 

4) Customs duty levying:

a. Applicant pays the duties required in the bank by printed voucher.

b. After duties pay-off, applicant return the receipt to the customs inspector for payment confirmation.

5) Cargo inspection:

a. Applicant reports to customs inspection office by documents and vouchers required for cargo and declaration form verification.

b. After cargo inspection by customs inspector, if passed, applicant signs up Inspection Record for confirmation.

6) Cargo release:

Customs inspector shall directly open green light to the cargo without duty requirement or cargo inspection requirement after signing and stamping on bill of lading or shipping bill (at the customs office connected with cargo depot and harbor stockpile yard by LAN, export declaration shall be put in electronic inspection, confirmation and approval, canceling paper bill circulation).

Customs inspector shall open green light to the cargo with duty and inspection requirement after pay-off and qualification, after signing and stamping.

7) Clearance: when exported cargo left customs office, shipping agency or airlines transmits exported cargo shipping bill or cargo manifest to customs office, and the customs office winds up clearance procedure after verification between electronic data and shipping bill or cargo manifest.

8) Certificate issue and supplementary issue: when finished I/E cargo declaration formalities, the enterprise may apply for clearance certificate from the counter concerned at customs office.

In need of supplementary issuing clearance certificate because of loss or defacement, applicant should submit written application form within 1 year since the original clearance certificate issuing date, along with related documents including the non-duty-refund certificate issued by National Tax Authorities concerned. Then, the supplementary certificate is available after the approval by customs office.

2. Documents required

1) I/E cargo declaration form, invoice, contract and packing list; 

2) Bill of lading or waybill;

3) Export-goods-earned foreign currency verification form (for export clearance only);

4) I/E cargo involved in cargo certificate;

5) Processed cargo is required to be attached with processing trade manual;

6) Duty-reduced or duty-exempted Cargo is required to be attached with Duty-Free Certificate;

7) Letter of clearance authorization;

8) Other documents

3. Customs office service schedule

Imported cargo payment certificate shall be issued within 5 working days since imported cargo releasing date; while export rebates and foreign currency payment certificate shall be issued within 5 working days since customs office received bill of lading or manifest of cargo, after bill of entry being approved.

4. Other instructions

The applicant enterprise should go through documents submission within 10 days since receiving duty-paying receipt or pass receipt.