“MSC, Yixing Shipping and SIPG provide “”land-to-water”” services

Recently, the new crown epidemic has rebounded in China, and the anti-epidemic situation is very serious. In order to further improve the service level of Shanghai Port, continue to optimize the collection and distribution system of Shanghai Port, and relieve the pressure of tight road transportation resources in Shanghai Port affected by the epidemic, SIPG has launched "container land-to-water" services to serve all sectors of society, providing customers with efficient, Convenient water transport service.

Mediterranean Shipping (MSC)

On April 9, Mediterranean Shipping (MSC) announced that it will jointly provide "land-to-water" services with Shanghai Port Group.

MSC said that in the early stage of the new round of the epidemic, SIPG made corresponding preparations in advance to ensure the normal operation efficiency of ports and terminals, and MSC's shipping schedule in Shanghai was effectively guaranteed.

However, since the closure of the city in Shanghai, land transportation has been restricted to a certain extent, which has affected customers' order exchange and case pick-up business. A large number of imported containers piled up at the terminal, resulting in a tight storage space.

In order to effectively alleviate this situation and help customers have more choices, MSC and SIPG actively communicated and cooperated and launched the following two major measures: First, to provide "land-to-water" services to alleviate the current status of land transportation. The second is to actively respond to the call of SIPG to promote the paperless order exchange business.

According to reports, the "land to water" service uses the advantages of waterways to alleviate the shortage of road transportation resources under the epidemic through the golden waterway of the Yangtze River and ensure the timeliness of transportation. The paperless and contactless operation model is an initiative currently being fully implemented by SIPG. MSC said that it will actively respond to help customers effectively ensure the efficiency of logistics and transportation.

Also cooperating with Shanghai Port Group is Xingchen Shipping.

On April 10, Yixing Shipping issued an announcement stating that due to the severe epidemic situation, it is difficult to provide card collection services. To this end, Yixing cooperates with Shanghai Port Group to provide customers with "land-to-water" solutions (Taicang undertakes the Shanghai-Taiwan Stock Connect service) to promote the normal operation of the container transportation business.

Yixing said that at the export service outlets, the transportation fee from the "land to water" port to the Shanghai terminal will be settled by the booking agent directly with the shipping agency, and the rest of the booking operation process is related to Shanghai local export.

In terms of import services, customers can handle the "land to water" entrustment on their own on the SIPG platform. "

“The shipping company notified the port jump, involving Shanghai/Ningbo/Yantian/Qingdao

Recently, a screenshot of the densely crowded ships near Shanghai waters has been circulated on the Internet. The picture said that ""hundreds of ocean-going freighters have been stranded in the outer seas of Shanghai, and the supply chain is broken here.Sea freight severely affected in Shanghai.

Cargo ships around the world in Shanghai port during the epidemic
Cargo ships around the world in Shanghai port during the epidemic

There are differences in the performance of dry bulk carriers, oil tankers and container ships. According to feedback from industry insiders, the reason for the decrease in container ships may be that shipping companies have made port-hopping adjustments to container ships, and canceled ports of call including Shanghai Port, Ningbo Port, Qingdao Port Port and Yantian Port.

Under the epidemic prevention and control in Shanghai, shipping companies responded urgently

Maersk

Yesterday, Maersk issued an announcement saying that due to the impact of epidemic prevention and control, the density of dangerous goods and refrigerated container yards at Shanghai terminals has increased. Customers are advised to ship or transfer the goods to other Chinese destination ports where possible to avoid port congestion. Goods arriving in Shanghai may be diverted to other locations.

MSC

In order to avoid port congestion and ship schedule delays, the 2M Alliance announced that the 17th week of the Jade/AE11 and Shogun/AE1 routes will cancel calls to Qingdao Port and Ningbo Port, respectively.
In addition, MSC issued an announcement on April 7 that the Shanghai port was congested and there were few or no refrigerated container plugs available. MSC will not be able to unload reefer containers at designated ports if there is no power available. Cargo may be time sensitive and delayed unloading may result in damage to the cargo. MSC said that if customers want to make a change of destination (COD), please communicate with them as soon as possible. In addition to the operating costs incurred, a COD fee will be charged.

CMA CGM

CMA CGM issued an announcement on April 8: Due to the impact of the epidemic prevention and control measures on truck transportation speed and available truck capacity, the pickup of imported goods has slowed down significantly, so the container stays for too long, resulting in a greater burden on the Shanghai Port yard. pressure. To prevent the potential occurrence of a reefer container being refused discharge due to a limited number of plugs, shippers are strongly advised to anticipate potential problems and identify options for rerouting shipments.

Hapag-Lloyd

On April 7, Hapag-Lloyd announced that Shanghai Port will not accept refrigerated containers and dangerous cargo containers. These two types of containers will be unloaded at the previous port before arriving at Shanghai Port.

ONE

ONE issued a notice a few days ago saying that the Shanghai port is still in operation, but the availability of trucking is limited, which hinders the customs clearance of imported goods. The resulting impact is that the utilization of hazardous goods and reefer yards is extremely high, especially the Yangshan and Waigaoqiao PH2. Due to operational constraints in the yard, some Dangerous Goods and Reefers (DG Classes and Reefers) may not be allowed to unload if the volume does not hold.

In this case, ONE will arrange a change of destination (COD) to unload the goods at other ports instead, or unload the goods at other transshipment ports and transport them to Shanghai if circumstances permit.

Take the star

On April 11, Yixing issued a notice of jumping to the ports of Yantian, Shanghai and Busan. Since the ship will gradually withdraw from the ZSA service, ZSA-CEZANNE9W will cancel the call at Yantian, Shanghai and Busan.

In view of the above situation, the adjustment of shipping companies' port-hopping and the launch of ""land-to-water"" by Shanghai Port Group have all diverted container ships in Shanghai Port to a certain extent. In view of the increase of dry bulk carriers and oil tankers, generally speaking, Shanghai Port is dominated by container transportation, and the above two types of ships account for a small proportion. It is not clear the exact reason for the increase of dry bulk carriers and oil tankers.

Some people in the shipping industry said that dry bulk carriers mainly transport iron ore, coal, grain, etc., and oil products are in the non-scheduled ship market. The upstream and downstream customers are relatively concentrated, and the transportation is mainly from port to port. The impact of the epidemic on the supply chain is relatively small. At the same time, dry bulk cargo mainly relies on mechanical equipment for loading and unloading, and oil products are mainly connected through pipelines."

Customs fraud

What is customs fraud?

Customs fraud is any fraudulent practice that attempts to reduce the duties (or duties or taxes) levied on goods imported into the United States from abroad.

CBP officers can only inspect a small percentage of shipments entering the country each day. The country's customs system relies on allowing importers to accurately identify the type, value and country of origin of the goods they import, and pay import duties as required by law. From fiscal 1993 to 2018, CBP attempted to collect about 65,000 unpaid tariff bills totaling $4.5 billion, according to a 2019 CBP study.

Not only do dishonest importers defraud the U.S. government of hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, but these companies can and do gain a significant unfair pricing advantage over competitors who obey the law and pay the correct import duties on similar goods.

Common types of customs fraud

Valuation Fraud

The most common type of customs fraud involves understating the dutiable value of imported goods. Importers must declare the value of imported goods on entry documents, including Entry Summary Form 7501. They are also usually required to provide copies of invoices from unrelated third parties to determine the "transaction value" of the relevant imports.

Underestimation schemes often involve falsified or falsified invoices, or failure to disclose required components of the transaction value, such as "auxiliaries" - materials provided by the buyer for use in the manufacturing process. Schemes also often involve submitting invoices that claim to be from unrelated third parties but are actually from affiliates or accomplices in tax evasion schemes.

Country of Origin Fraud

Another broad category of customs fraud involves falsifying the "country of origin" of imported goods. Violators commit "country of origin" fraud by mislabeling goods or transshipping goods through a third country to make it appear as if they came from a country with a lower applicable Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) rate or with no import quota for the goods in question. Country of origin fraud is also used to evade anti-dumping and countervailing (ADD or CVD) duties. This type of fraud often involves deceptive practices such as repackaging, relabeling, and mixing items from other sources to hide the true origin.

Tariff Misclassification Fraud

Another major type of customs fraud involves the improper use of HTS tariff rate classifications.

Structured

 

Structuring occurs when an importer divides a shipment into multiple shipments of lower value. Customs law includes a minimal exception whereby imports below a certain value are not subject to customs duties. By dividing larger shipments into many parts, importers can fraudulently claim that the shipment is under the quota to avoid tariffs.

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Import and export customs declaration AEO mutual recognition code filling rules

Rules for filling in the AEO enterprise code when exporting and importing:

When exporting:

When China's AEO advanced certification enterprises export goods to countries (regions) with mutual recognition, they should notify the AEO advanced certification enterprise code (AEOCN + the 10-digit enterprise code registered in China Customs) to the importers of the country (region), and the country (region) ) The importer fills in the declaration in accordance with the local customs regulations, and the customs of the mutually recognized countries (regions) will provide relevant convenience measures after confirming the identity of the Chinese AEO enterprise.

When importing:

When Chinese enterprises import goods from AEO enterprises in mutually recognized countries (regions), they need to separately enter the "Overseas Shipper Code" column in the "Overseas Shipper" column of the import declaration form and the "Overseas Shipper Code" column in the water and air freight manifests. Fill in the AEO code of the overseas consignor in the "AEO Enterprise Code of Shipper" column. China Customs will provide relevant facilitation measures after confirming the identity of AEO enterprises in mutually recognized countries (regions).

Countries (regions) that have officially implemented mutual recognition

As of May 2021, China Customs has achieved AEO mutual recognition with 46 countries (regions) in 20 economies around the world. Countries (regions) that have been formally implemented are: Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, the European Union, Switzerland, New Zealand, Israel, Japan, Belarus and Chile.

Find out if the trading partner is an AEO enterprise of the customs of a mutually recognized country (region)

Appellations of AEO companies in different countries (regions)

Singapore - STP-PLUS Enterprise

South Korea - Excellent Enterprise in Import and Export Safety Management

Hong Kong, China - Hong Kong Authorized Economic Operator

European Union - Secure AEO Certified Enterprise (AEOS), Simplified Customs Procedures and Secure AEO Certified Enterprise (AEOC/AEOS)

New Zealand - Member of the Safe Export Program

Switzerland, Israel, Japan - certified operators

Belarus - the third category of AEO companies

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What are the ways of China’s logistics line to India?

China and India are geographically close, and the exchanges and trade between the two countries have been very good since ancient times. Their closeness is also the reason for multiple lawsuits between the two countries. In this day and age, management conflicts continue in Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin regions in North India/East China. Arguably, they prefer to cooperate rather than feel concurrent with each other. Fortunately, through the annual BRICS Forum, they are easing relations and achieving better common development.

There are four ways to export from China to India: express, sea freight , land and air freight.

Express is a good way to export to India. It has various express methods such as DHL, FEDEX, TNT, etc. We will not introduce them one by one, and there will be a detailed introduction in the future. The cost of the special line in India is generally calculated as follows: RMB/KG times the weight plus the additional cost of delivery (usually sent to remote areas). It should be noted that if the Indian special line has tariffs paid by the recipient, the recipient refuses to pay the tariff and it will be automatically changed to be paid by the sender. The tariff will be reimbursed and an additional handling fee will be charged. Make a formal declaration. The packaging requirements for express delivery are similar to our usual express delivery, but one thing to note is that for extra small express goods (such as small samples), a certain volume of wooden boxes or carton packaging (with filler pads, etc.) must be added. Afterwards, the total volume length, width and height of the entire express shipment shall not be less than 40CM, and the smallest side shall not be less than 5CM. Note: India is not allowed to import beef milk and related dairy products because cows are protected animals in India! Haochuan Logistics also has a service that provides customers with fast packaging and inspection. The advantages of express delivery are fast timeliness, wide range, many goods that can be sent, full logistics tracking and control, and low packet loss rate.

In addition to express, sea and air transportation, these two lines have many customers and complete services, most of which include double clearing services.

First of all, we need to understand what is the double-clearing line. The Indian double-clearing line generally refers to the customs declaration when the goods are sent to India, and the customs clearance when they are imported after reaching India. Among them, shipping Shuangqing is an integrated transportation route that relies on ports and runs through the sea and land, including domestic and overseas customs clearance, export, import of destination countries, tax, and door-to-door one-stop logistics services. India special line is a special transportation route developed by logistics companies according to the situation of customers transporting goods to India. It has complete services and a high degree of integration, which can reduce a lot of trouble. Among them, sea and air transportation are the most perfect. The characteristics of sea transportation are that the transportation volume is large and the cost is low, but the time required is relatively long; the characteristics of air transportation are the transportation time period, the amount of goods is larger, but the price is higher than that of sea transportation, and there are more restrictions on commodities. The domestic Shuangqing line to India generally takes about a month to arrive.

The customs process in India is one of the most onerous in the world and applies to all types of goods and countries of origin. India's tariff barriers are also quite high. But for an emerging country, it's common.

India's land transportation is the cheapest, because China is not far from India, so many people choose land transportation. The amount of land transportation is large, but the timeliness is very slow. Generally, it takes more than 15 days. Some goods that require fast aging are not suitable for travel. For land transportation, merchants can choose different transportation methods according to different needs to reduce the cost of transportation. It is worth noting that the tariffs in India are very high, and merchants should prepare psychologically in advance.

How to choose the FBA head journey

Buyers will be more inclined to products shipped by Amazon FBA, and sellers who choose FBA will increase the cost, and the cost will naturally be included in the product price. Whether logistics channels can be reasonably optimized has also become a key link in the product pricing market, affecting sales. Many sellers may have encountered a similar situation. Other sellers of the same product suddenly dropped their price, and the price was still greatly reduced. It's not the kind of activity that can go on for a long time. In this case, that's not the case. Loss in exchange for orders is likely to optimize logistics channels. Regarding FBA logistics channels, there are still many choices. You can choose according to your situation, so as to reduce the price of the product and win the price war.

1. Establish a FBA warehousing plan

If your product is already an FBA listing, all you have to do now is click Send Inventory; but if your product is still Merchant-Fulfilled (self-delivery), you need to change the product to FBA listing first; if you don't If you know if you need to change it, after selecting Send Inventory, Amazon will also prompt you to change it or not.

2. Prepare the products that will pass the FBA first journey (Prepare Products)

Every product that passes through the FBA first journey must be packaged as required, most of which can be packed in cartons, but some categories of products need to be packed in sealed plastic bags to avoid damage during transportation, or allow Dust runs in. At the same time, each product must be affixed with a UPC barcode (if it has joined the Amazon Brand Registry).

3.Review Shipment

Before this step, Amazon will provide the FBA warehouse address you should enter the warehouse, usually three, but sending to three warehouses will increase our logistics cost. If you do not want to enter so many warehouses, you can set the target warehouse.

4. Ready to send

If you choose a truck company for logistics, if you use express delivery, it is recommended to use UPS or FedEx, which is cooperated by Amazon. Amazon will provide a great logistics discount. Here you need to provide information on the contents, or you Does not provide direct sorting by Amazon (processing fee applies)

For example, if you have 10 boxes to be put into the warehouse, then you need to fill in one by one, which products are in each box, as well as the size and weight of each box, then you can calculate the payment to Amazon for this FBA head trip. cost of;

Next, you have 24 hours to cancel the first FBA trip. Amazon will automatically refund to your account. After the Amazon FBA warehouse receives the goods, you can check the relevant information on the inventory page in the background.

How to choose a reliable FBA first-way logistics?

FBA can provide express, air, sea, customs clearance, labeling, warehousing and other logistics services. At the same time, FBA can also provide different channel transportation methods such as double-clearance tax declaration by sea and double-clearance tax declaration by air. Sellers need to choose according to their own products, services and storage time.

When we choose the FBA Toucheng logistics company, we must first consider the dedicated line channel. From domestic delivery to the United States, it only takes about 13 days to arrive at the western port of the United States, which greatly shortens the sea transportation time. Generally, it can be signed and put on sale in about 18 days.

Logistics is very important for cross-border sellers. If you choose a bad FBA head-way logistics company, you may encounter the situation that the products cannot be put into the warehouse on time, the store is out of stock, or even the goods are lost. Therefore, we need a professional FBA head-way logistics company to ensure the timeliness and safety of our goods.

The above is about what Amazon's FBA first journey service is and how to choose a reliable FBA first journey logistics.

U.S. imposes sanctions on Russian state-owned shipbuilders

The "Bucha Massacre" has become an important turning point in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. Recently, the United States launched a new round of sanctions against Russia, targeting large strategic state-owned enterprises. Russia's largest state-owned shipbuilding company, United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), and its executives have become the latest "victims" on the sanctions list.

Washington, April 8. /TASS/. The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on eight board members and 28 subsidiaries of Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation.

The U.S. Treasury Department describes USC as "the principal Russian state-owned enterprise (SOE) responsible for the development and construction of Russian Navy warships."

The USC officials who were blacklisted were USC Board of Regents Chair Georgy Poltavchenko and CEO Alexey Rakhmanov. Other blacklisted board members include Andrey Lavrishchev, head of the Federal Service for Maritime Affairs and River Transport, Vitaly Markelov, deputy chairman of the Gazprom Management Board, Vladimir Pospelov, board member of the Russian Federal Military-Industrial Council, and deputy minister of industry and trade, Russian Federation Fisheries Minister Oleg Ryazantsev, Federal Fisheries Director Ilya Shestakov and JSC Rosneft Vice President Andrey Shishkin.

According to the statement, the 28 subsidiaries included in the sanctions list include:

1. JSC 33 shipyard, specializing in warship maintenance;
2. JSC Admiralty Shipyards, which builds warships and submarines;
3. The Baltic Shipyard, which builds naval ships;
4. Vyborg Shipyard, participating in the construction of icebreakers;
5. Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf, which builds guided missile cruisers, anti-submarine and torpedo boats, and destroyers;
6. Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard, specializing in the construction of warships;
7. Severnoe Design Bureau, involved in projects related to frigates and destroyers;
8. Nevskoe Design Bureau, which designs warships, including aircraft carriers;
9. Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau, which designs fast missiles and patrol ships;
10. Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard, which produces military ships, including submarines;
11. Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering Rubin, which designs submarines and conducts other Russian defense activities;
12. Research Design and Technological Bureau Onega, which provides engineering and design support for Russian Navy submarines;
13. St. Petersburg’s Sea Bureau of Mechanical Engineering Malachite, designed submarines;
14. 10 Ordena Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni Dockyard, participating in ship repair activities;
15. Baltic Shipbuilding Plant Yantar, engaged in the construction of military ships;
16. Amursky Shipbuilding Plant, engaged in submarine construction and manufacture of weapons and defense products;
17. Ship Repair Center Zvezdochka, engaged in submarine repair and other military activities;
18. Proletarsky Zavod, participated in the completion of strategic orders of the Russian government and the production of submarine products;
19. Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Yard, involved in the construction of ships for the Russian Navy and the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation;
20. Aysberg Central Design Building, engaged in ship design;
21. Kaspiyskaya Energiya Administration Office, responsible for completing strategic work related to USC and the oil and gas industry;
22. Northern Production Association Arktika, engaged in production activities related to military ships;
23. Northern Machine-Building Enterprise, which builds submarines for the Russian Navy;
24. Svetlovsky Enterprise ERA, for activities related to ship automation;
25. Shipbuilding Plant Lotos, a Russian military-industrial complex shipyard;
26. Kronshtadtskyy Morskoy Factory Minoborony Rossii, for the Russian Ministry of Defense;
27. Sudoexport, representing USC to enter the world shipbuilding market;
28. Design Office for Shipbuilding Vympel, which designs special-purpose ships for the Russian Navy and other projects for the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Companies blacklisted by the United States face asset freezes in the United States. U.S. citizens and corporations are prohibited from conducting any business activities with these entities.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an early morning televised speech that he had launched a special military operation in Ukraine in response to requests from the leaders of the Donbas republics for help. He stressed that Moscow has no intention of occupying Ukrainian territory, and the leader stressed that the sole purpose of the operation was to demilitarize and demilitarize Ukraine.

It is understood that the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is the largest shipbuilding group in Russia. According to the Russian Presidential Decree on March 21, 2007 signed by Putin, the United Shipbuilding Corporation was officially established, and the registration was completed in mid-November 2007. , headquartered in St. Petersburg, the Russian government holds 100% of the company's shares, the group has 50 subsidiaries such as shipyards, ship repair yards and design bureaus.

The purpose of establishing the USC by the Russian government is to consolidate and develop the Russian defense industry and safeguard the national maritime security and defense system. While developing, producing, constructing, repairing and maintaining warship and submarine projects, vigorously develop the civilian shipbuilding industry and develop the world maritime market. The USC is completely controlled by the government, and its 11 members of the board of directors are elected by the Government of the Russian Federation to exercise power on behalf of the state for a 12-month term.

Western countries have imposed new sanctions on Russia due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. According to the Russian President's Press Secretary Peskov, the Western sanctions are very strong, but Russia is prepared for this in advance. He added that this requires analysis and coordination across ministries to develop a response that is in Russia's interests.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a heavy blow to economies around the world. He pointed out that the main goal of the West is to make the lives of millions worse, and by freezing Russia's foreign exchange reserves, the United States and the European Union have effectively declared a default on Russian debt. He added that current events would end the West's global dominance of politics and economics.
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Maersk announces formation of an air cargo company

On April 8, Maersk issued an announcement on its official website, announcing the establishment of an air cargo company, Maersk Air Cargo, as its main air cargo business, to meet the logistics needs of customers through integrated logistics.

The company, which owns the world's largest container shipping company, said its new Maersk Air Cargo business will be operational in the second half of the year, while Maersk has selected Billund Airport, Denmark's second largest airport, as the air cargo hub for Maersk Air Cargo, which operates daily Both flights create multiple jobs in the region. It will use Denmark's Billund Airport as its main hub and offer daily flights.

Jan Hessellund, CEO of Billund Airport, said: "We are very proud to have been selected as Maersk's European air cargo hub and we look forward to taking our collaboration to new heights."

The new air carrier is the result of existing in-house aircraft operator Star Air transferring its operations to Maersk Air Cargo.

Last year, the company announced it had purchased two new B777 freighters, due for delivery by Boeing in 2024, and leased three B767-300 freighters, which will enter service next year through ATSG's leasing arm, Cargo Aircraft Management. Send your goods from China to anywhere in the world

Maersk said that Maersk Air Cargo's air freight capacity, which is Maersk's controllable capacity, is designed to make the supply chain more flexible and intuitive. When combined with ocean freight, inland, warehousing and customs services, it provides another key link in Maersk's strategy to become a global integrated logistics provider.

"Maersk Air Cargo is an important step in Maersk Air Cargo's strategy as it will allow us to offer our customers a truly unique set of solutions combining air cargo with other modes of transport. We see, both now and in the future, the The demand for air cargo is growing, as is the need for end-to-end logistics, so it is important for us to strengthen our controllable capacity and further advance our air cargo strategy,” said Torben Bengtsson, Global Head of Maersk Air and LCL . Get Air Freight Services

Temporary knowledge of customs clearance of inbound and outbound goods

1. What is temporary inbound and outbound goods?

Temporary inbound and outbound goods usually refer to international organizations, foreign governments, domestic and foreign enterprises, institutions, groups or individuals for the purpose of carrying out exchanges and cooperation in economy, technology, science, culture, education, sports, health, etc., as well as engineering construction and equipment maintenance. Items such as goods that are temporarily transported into the territory of my country or transported out of the country with the approval of the customs and need to be re-transported out or re-transported into the country.

The document has special provisions on the scope of the above goods:

"Exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences and similar events" means:

1. Trade, industry, agriculture, craft exhibitions, as well as trade fairs and expositions;
2. Exhibitions or conferences organized for charitable purposes;
3. Exhibitions or conferences organized to promote scientific and technological, educational, cultural and sports exchanges, tourism activities or non-governmental friendship;
4. Conference of representatives of international organizations or international organizations;
5. Commemorative Congresses organized by the government.

"Exhibit" means:

1. The goods displayed at the exhibition;
2. Goods used for the demonstration of machines or appliances exhibited at the exhibition;
3. Set up construction materials and decorative materials for temporary booths;
4. Movies, slideshows, video tapes, audio tapes, manuals, advertisements, CD-ROMs, display equipment, etc. to promote and display goods;
5. Other goods for exhibition display.

"Sample" refers to the sample of goods used for display, operation demonstration, reference for ordering, inspection and testing, but does not include the same goods imported or exported by the same consignee and consignee in excess of a reasonable quantity.

"Equipment, instruments and supplies used in project construction" refers to the construction equipment, instruments and supplies in Sino-foreign cooperation projects that the foreign party brings into the country and the Chinese party does not need to pay external fees.

"Other temporary inbound and outbound goods approved by the customs" refers to the temporary inbound and outbound goods approved by the customs that belong to key national projects and special needs.

"Packaging material" means the material used in its original state for packaging, protecting, filling or separating goods and the device used for transportation, handling or stacking.

Customs reminds attention: non-public exhibitions organized in shops or other business premises for the purpose of selling foreign goods do not belong to the exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences and similar activities mentioned in these Measures.

2. Customs clearance process for temporary inbound and outbound goods

The competent customs of the temporary entry and exit of goods is the customs of the place where exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences and similar activities are held in China, or the customs of the entry and exit of goods. For temporary inbound and outbound goods entering and exiting the country through customs transit, the competent customs shall be the customs of the transit point of shipment or the place of departure.

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