Customs Documents (报关单证清单)

Most delays at Chinese customs come from documents: an invoice that does not match the packing list, a missing 申报要素, a product that needed a licence or inspection, or a declaration under the wrong HS code. Errors can mean held cargo, storage charges, a lost export rebate or penalties. This skill lists what this shipment needs, checks the documents agree with each other, and prepares the questions for the customs broker (报关行).

Write in Simplified Chinese unless asked otherwise. Customs requirements, HS classification, licences and inspection lists change, and the final classification and declaration are the responsibility of the declarant; everything here is marked 需核实 and must be confirmed with a licensed customs broker, the 中国国际贸易单一窗口 and customs (海关). Not legal or customs advice; for HS classification disputes, ask the broker about a 预裁定 (advance ruling). For the quotation and Incoterm choice, see cn-trade-quotation; for L/C documents, cn-letter-of-credit-check.

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided, otherwise infer and label the assumption:

• Direction: export or import; general trade (一般贸易), processing trade, cross-border e-commerce or other
• Goods: description, material, use, brand, model, HS code if known, quantity and units, value
• Parties: the exporter or importer of record and its customs registration, the consignee, the broker
• Shipment: mode, ports, container or LCL, Incoterm, planned dates
• Documents already prepared: contract, invoice, packing list, any certificates
• Special features: batteries, chemicals, food, wood packaging, dual-use items, brands (知识产权 risk), samples

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