China

QUESTION: Our Chinese customer is asking for the production dates of the parts we’re shipping to them. They are saying this is for Customs clearance. We ship to China frequently and haven’t encountered this before. Is anyone aware of this requirement and its background? ========== Answer: I’ve never been requested to provide production dates and […]

QUESTION: My company is relatively new on the Chinese tariffs 232 and 301. I am having the difficulty in coming out with an alternative solution. Our vendor from China received a credit of returned of goods but doesn’t want to create a credit note reflecting that refund instead they want to adjust our products by […]

QUESTION: Is there a link to China HTS Book, similar to our USITC website for US. Trying to validate the duty rates for hts code for importing into China, rather have a reliable source from China Government website, especially due to the US/China retaliatory tariff. %%%%%%%%%% ANSWERS: http://gss.mof.gov.cn/zhengwuxinxi/zhengcefabu/201812/t20181229_3111629.html %%%%%%%%%% The one below is subscription required, […]

QUESTION: We’ve been hearing rumors that the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Communist Government in China will result in delays in courier and FF delivery as well as Chinese customs clearances. Has anyone in the logistics/customs area heard anything about this? Will there be a closure of govt operations in China for a […]

QUESTION: I am trying to find a comprehensive list of HTS codes that will be impacted by the Chinese government’s proposed 5-10% duty rate increase on December 15, 2019. A 5-10% range is not helpful, unless one is using a conservative “worse case scenario” analysis. I am hoping to find specific proposed rates per HS […]

QUESTION: Curious to know for the members’ companies that are moving production out of China to avoid the increased tariffs, what other countries are you moving to? Not looking for company names – just industries or by commodity – ie, plastics to country x, textiles to country z, etc.. Thanks in advance. =========== Answer: Electronics […]

QUESTION: I have been searching for a previous answer. Trying to find the guidelines for required country of origin labeling requirements for outer cartons on goods exporting to China. What if the outer carton has goods with multiple CoOs’. Does anyone have any information. The commodity repair parts for industrial cooking equipment. *********** Answers: I […]

QUESTION: For goods that have been made in China, but now subject to Section 301 duties, we are shifting most production to another country. PCBAs will be populated in the other country to achieve ‘substantial transformation’, and justify a claim of that country of origin for U.S. Customs, thus avoiding the Section 301 duties. Testing […]

QUESTION: Scenario: Our US company (non-related) is wanting our China supplier to sell/ship to a China customer. The US company (non-related) will not be part of this transaction. China customer will place a purchase order to China supplier. China supplier will ship the product to China customer in China. This appears to be a China […]

QUESTION: We are customizing product by having our China manufacturer add our customer’s logo/decals to finished goods. We then import those finished goods into the US and distribute to the customer. China customs is asking for the brand authorization letter (assuming this is only for the customers who registered their brands). My employer wants to […]

QUESTION: We heard from our broker in China that due to the trade war between China and the US, China customs has issued an urgent notice today. All goods imported from the US, the place of origin must be indicated on the packing list as well as on the goods themselves with a small label […]