Business Background
The customer is a domestic manufacturer and needs to import ecological environment monitoring instruments from Germany to Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The relevant person in charge of the customer finds Shipping Whale Logistics through the Internet search, and contacts our transportation consultant to consult related issues of instrument import. After detailed answers to customer-related questions by our business experts, the two parties reached a preliminary cooperation intention. In the process of communication, the customer expressed the hope to provide one-stop service from Germany to Zhejiang, which covers German pre-shipment inspection and quarantine, equipment disassembly and packaging, door-to-door delivery, overseas export declaration, international shipping, domestic destination port customs clearance, warehousing and distribution , Commodity inspection and transfer. Based on the above requirements of the customer, the two parties have finalized a door-to-door import plan.
Business Process
For precision instruments and semiconductor equipment, not only the storage environment has strict requirements, but handling is also a challenge. The handling of precision instruments requires no vibration, no tilt, no static electricity, environmental protection, no pollution, flexibility, etc. Any error in any link will affect the use and accuracy of the equipment.
In the early stage, we arranged for staff in Germany to conduct on-site inspections. When checking the equipment, we found that the nameplate of the equipment body had fallen off or was blurred. Considering the pre-shipment inspection and quarantine and domestic customs inspections, the nameplate information needs to be checked, such as If the nameplate is not standardized or missing, there will be risks such as being returned by the customs and fined. Therefore, we have supplemented and cleaned up the equipment nameplates before shipment.
According to the situation of the goods, we have issued a loading and unloading plan, including hoisting, packaging and transportation. The total number of people in the loading and unloading project is 26 to ensure the smooth progress of equipment disassembly and packaging.
Determine the accurate customs code of the goods, and confirm the relevant declaration elements of precision instruments, including product name, brand, model, use, working principle, testing objects, etc., and hand over all customs declaration documents to the customs declarers one day before arrival at the port. After the customs declarer receives the relevant documents and passes the examination of the documents, they begin to handle the procedures such as order adjustment, customs declaration, inspection declaration, tax payment, release and delivery.
Therefore, this batch of semiconductor equipment is tightly packed and comes with reinforcement measures, which makes it difficult to check at the port. At the same time, the opening of the original packaging is not conducive to the development of domestic distribution. Through our negotiation with the customs, the port customs agreed that after the semiconductor equipment arrived at the destination, the local customs would arrange on-site inspection, which properly solved the problem of customs inspection.
Experience Summary
1. Before the goods are imported, first determine whether the precision instrument can be imported. For specific methods, you can check the relevant information through the HS code of the goods to determine whether the goods can be imported.
2. Materials required for import declaration of precision instruments: contract, invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin, instruction manual (in Chinese and English), import license, etc.
3. Before transportation of precision instruments, ensure the safety of the packaging of the goods, do a good job of packaging and reinforcement, and avoid damage to the instruments due to collisions and other factors during transportation.
4. The import of equipment may involve the transportation of bulk cargo by bulk carriers. Generally, it is normal to be super high and super wide. In this case, open-top containers (non-standard containers) should be used. Compared with standard containers, these transportations can be much more expensive, and the handling, hauling, warehousing, and storage involved are more expensive. Therefore, the owner must pay attention to the whole logistics plan of import international transportation.
Client Feedback
"Our company attaches great importance to the safety of related equipment to be transported. I am very satisfied that these instruments can be delivered to their destination safely and in a timely manner under the escort of Shipping Whale Logistics staff. I appreciate the dedication and responsibility of Shipping Whale staff. I have also been responsible for the transportation of related equipment and equipment before, but I have never encountered any freight forwarding company that is willing to dispatch so many professional transport personnel to unload the goods, and escort them all the way."