In order to make your products exported smoothly, we will trade the basic process of exporting goods to you, in order to make your product export procedures to do a good understanding, foolproof .
The process of exporting goods mainly includes: quotation, ordering, payment, preparation, packaging, customs clearance procedures, loading, transportation and insurance, bill of lading, foreign exchange settlement.
I. Quotation
In international trade is generally by the product inquiry, quotation as the beginning of trade. Among them, the offer for export products mainly include: the quality level of the product, product specifications, whether the product has special packaging requirements, the amount of products purchased, the amount of delivery requirements, the mode of transportation of the product, the product material and so on.
The more commonly used quotes are: FOB "free on board", CNF "cost and freight", CIF "cost, insurance and freight" and other forms.
Second, ordering (signing)
The two sides of the trade on the offer to reach an agreement, the buyer formally order and some related matters with the seller's business consultations, the two sides negotiated the recognition of the need to sign the "Purchase Contract". In the process of signing the "contract of purchase", mainly on the name of the goods, specifications, quantity, price, packaging, origin, shipment period, payment terms, settlement, claims, arbitration and other content of the negotiations, and will negotiate the agreement reached after the "contract of purchase". This marks the official start of the export business. Usually, the signing of the purchase contract in duplicate by the two parties to stamp the official seal of the company to take effect, each party to keep a copy.
Three payment methods
There are three commonly used international payment methods, namely, letter of credit payment, TT payment and direct payment. 1, letter of credit payment
Letter of credit is divided into two types of letters of credit and documentary letters of credit. The documentary letter of credit refers to the letter of credit with specified documents, without any documents attached to the letter of credit is called a bare letter of credit. Simply put, a letter of credit is a guarantee document that ensures that the exporter will receive payment for the goods. Please note that the period of shipment of exported goods should be carried out within the validity period of the letter of credit, and the period of delivery of the letter of credit must be submitted no later than the validity date of the letter of credit.
In international trade the majority of letters of credit as a payment method, the date of issuance of the letter of credit should be clear, clear and complete. China's several state-owned commercial banks, such as the Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, etc., are able to open a letter of credit (the main banks of the letter of credit opening fees are 1.5 per cent of the amount of the letter of credit).
2, TT payment
TThe TT payment is settled in foreign exchange cash, your customers will remit the money to your company's designated foreign exchange bank account, you can ask for remittance within a certain period of time after the arrival of the goods.
3, direct payment
It refers to the buyer and seller direct delivery payment.
Four, stock preparation
Stock preparation in the entire trade process, plays a pivotal role in the important position, according to the contract must be implemented one by one. Preparation of the main checks are as follows:
1, the quality of goods, specifications, should be verified in accordance with the requirements of the contract.
2, the quantity of goods: to ensure that the contract or letter of credit to meet the quantity requirements.
3, the time of preparation: should be based on the letter of credit, combined with the schedule of the ship, in order to facilitate the convergence of the ship and cargo.
V. Packaging
You can choose the form of packaging (e.g. carton, wooden box, woven bag, etc.) according to the different goods. Different forms of packaging requirements are different.
1, general export packaging standards: according to the general standards for trade and export packaging.
2, special export packaging standards: according to the customer's special requirements for export goods packaging.
3, packaging and marking of goods (transportation marking): should be carefully checked and verified, so that they comply with the provisions of the letter of credit.
6, customs clearance procedures
Customs clearance procedures are extremely cumbersome and extremely important, such as the failure to successfully clear customs can not complete the transaction.
1, is a statutory inspection of export commodities must do export commodity inspection certificate.
Currently, China's import and export commodity inspection work there are four main links:
○ Acceptance of inspection: inspection refers to foreign trade relations with the commodity inspection agency to apply for inspection.
○Sampling: commodity inspection agency to accept the inspection, and then promptly sent to the place of storage of goods for on-site inspection, identification.
○Inspection: the commodity inspection agency to accept the inspection, carefully study the declaration of the inspection program to determine the content of the test. And carefully review the contract (letter of credit) on the quality, specifications, packaging regulations, to find out the basis of the test, to determine the test standards, methods. (Inspection methods are sampling, instrumental analysis; physical testing; sensory testing; microbiological testing, etc.)
○Issuance of certificates: in the export, where included in the export of goods within the 〖Type Table〗, by the commodity inspection agency inspection, the issuance of a release order (or in the "export declaration" on the release of stamps in lieu of the release order).
2, must be a professional holding a customs declaration certificate, holding a packing list, invoices, customs declaration power of attorney, the export settlement and cancellation of bills of lading, a copy of the contract for export of goods, export commodity inspection certificates and other texts to go to the Customs for customs clearance procedures.
○The packing list is the packing details of export products provided by the exporter.
○Invoice is the proof of export products provided by the exporter.
○Customs Clearance Power of Attorney is a certificate that a unit or an individual without the ability to make customs declaration entrusts a customs broker to make customs declaration.
○出口核销单由出口单位到外汇局申领，指有出口能力的单位取得出口退税的一种文件。
○Commercial Inspection Certificate is the entry-exit inspection and quarantine department or its designated inspection agency after passing the inspection and get, is a variety of import and export commodities inspection certificates, identification certificates and other certificates of the collective name. Is the parties involved in foreign trade to fulfill the contractual obligations, dealing with claims, disputes and arbitration, litigation evidence, with a legal basis for effective documents, but also customs clearance, collection of customs duties and preferential tariff reductions and exemptions of the necessary proof
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