How to transport flooring products internationally

2023-03-09 378

Key points:

1.What isFloorProducts?


2.How toFloorProducts shipped to America?


3.FloorProductsHow to clear customs?


4.WhyGreat LinkCan help you better integrateFloorProducts are shipped to various countries?

What isFloorProducts?

Wood floor is one of the main materials for people to decorate the ground, and the popularity of wood floor is still improving.From the perspective of wood flooring import and export, there is a trade surplus in China's wood flooring industry, but the trade surplus has gradually narrowed in recent years.Affected by the epidemic in 2020, the import and export of wood flooring in China declined.According to customs data, in 2020, China's wood flooring imports were US $78 million, down 8.24% from 2019;The export of wood flooring was US $120 million, down 18.92% from 2019, with a trade surplus of US $42 million.From the perspective of wood floor price, in recent years, the overall price of wood floor in China has shown a moderate upward trend.

Type # 1: Solid wood flooring

Solid wood floor is a floor decoration material formed after wood is dried and processed.It has the characteristics of natural pattern, comfortable foot feeling and safe use.It is an ideal material for floor decoration such as bedroom, living room and study.

Type # 2: Composite wood flooring

Composite flooring is a popular floor material in recent years.It is made by crushing logs, adding glue, preservatives and additives, and pressing them by high temperature and high pressure hot press.Therefore, it breaks the physical structure of logs and overcomes the weakness of poor stability of logs.

Type # 3:Parquet floor

Due to the use of cross-laminated boards of different tree species, the shortcomings of unidirectional isotropy of solid wood flooring are overcome, the dry shrinkage and wet expansion rate is small, the dimensional stability is good, and the natural wood grain and comfortable feeling of feet are retained.

Type # 4: Bamboo flooring

It is made of treated bamboo floor, not only has the natural beauty of natural materials, but also has the advantages of wear resistance, durability, moth resistance and earthquake resistance.

Type # 5:CorkFloor

Cork is the protective layer of oak, that is, bark, commonly known as Quercus variabilis.The thickness of cork is generally 4.5 mm, and high-quality cork can reach 8.9 mm.

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How toFloorProducts shipped to America?

Transportation process

1. Inquiry-Customer provides US cargo information and delivery requirements

2. Quotation-We offer customized shipping solutions, including time/price and guidance.

3. Contract-We reach an agreement and confirm the order.

4. Operations-including sorting and consolidation of customs clearance orders for delivery.

5. After-sales service-We constantly update the delivery status and provide goods reports.

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FloorProductsHow to clear customs?

Customs supervision conditions for export declaration of wood flooring:

B. Customs Clearance Form for Outbound Goods

Export supervision B is also the customs clearance form of outbound goods: similar to the statutory commodity inspection for export, the inspection and quarantine report issued by the entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau of the country to which it belongs must be obtained before passing through the customs.So what is the specific commodity inspection operation?

1. For export commodities under statutory inspection, an export commodity inspection certificate must be issued.At present, China's import and export commodity inspection work mainly has four links:

0 Acceptance of Inspection: Inspection refers to the Inspection application submitted by foreign trade parties to commodity inspection authorities.

0 Sampling: After accepting the application of Inspection, the commodity inspection authorities shall promptly send personnel to the goods storage place for on-site inspection and appraisal.

0 Inspection: After accepting Inspection's application, the commodity inspection authorities carefully studied the declared Inspection items and determined the Inspection contents.And carefully review the quality, specifications, packaging and other contents in the contract (letter of credit), clarify the inspection basis, and determine the inspection standards and methods.(Testing methods include sampling inspection, instrumental analysis inspection, physical inspection, sensory inspection, microbiological inspection, etc.)

0 Certification: In export, all export commodities listed in the catalogue shall be issued with release form (or stamped with release seal on the "Export Goods Declaration Form") after inspection by the commodity inspection agency.

2. Professionals shall present their customs declaration certificates with the box list, invoice, customs declaration power of attorney, export settlement verification form, copy of export goods contract and export commodity inspection certificate.

0 Packing list is the packing details of export products provided by exporters.

0 The invoice is the certificate of export products provided by the exporter.

0 the declaration power of attorney is no declaration ability of the unit or individual entrusted to the customs declaration agency to the customs declaration certificate.

0 The export verification form is the certificate that the exporter applies to the SAFE and the exporter has the ability to handle Export.

0 The commodity inspection certificate shall be obtained after passing the inspection by the entry-exit inspection and quarantine department or its designated inspection agency.It is the general name of various import and export commodity inspection certificates, identification certificates and other certificates.It is a valid proof with legal basis for all parties to foreign trade to fulfill their contractual obligations, deal with claims and disputes, negotiate and arbitrate, and give evidence in litigation.It is also a necessary voucher for customs clearance, tariff collection and preferential tariff reduction.

Operation flow of export declaration of wood floor:

1. Sign trade contracts and stock up

2. Prepare export documents: packing list, invoice, contract, bill of lading and customs declaration form for outbound goods

3. Submission to book shipping space for shipping company

4. Schedule delivery according to the deadline on the delivery notice

5. Cargo declaration at port

6. Release and wait for sailing

7. Bill of Lading Confirmation

Information to be prepared for export declaration of wood floor:

1. Certificate

2. Export declaration form

3. Packing list

4. Invoice

5. Trade contracts

6. Ocean bill of lading

VII. Authorized Agent Declaration

Why can Great Link help youFloorProducts are better shipped to various countries?

Great Link is familiar with the policies related to the transportation of flooring products to avoid unnecessary losses, and has prepared relevant documents for the rapid and safe transportation of flooring products to the destination port.

Besides, we don't charge arbitrary fees and cheat customers.We charge the best agency and handling fees, high-quality operation, warehousing and packaging and other value-added services.

Our company has a professional agent team, which can provide the most economical one-stop solution for freight according to the types and weights of customers' goods.

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