How deep is the water in handling import and export qualifications?

Mr. Zhang spent 3 months visiting 8 departments, and finally his application was rejected due to missing one document; Ms. Li's cosmetics export order was forced to be cancelled due to lack of qualifications, with a loss of over 500,000 yuan... Such stories are every day. Import and export qualifications are like the "visa" of international trade, but 90% of enterprises are stuck in the handling process.

According to the data of the General Administration of Customs, the rejection rate of import and export qualification applications in 2023 reached 37%, mainly due to:

• Material integrity: Involving 12 types of basic documents such as commerce, customs, and foreign exchange
• Process complexity: 5 core links such as electronic port cards and inspection and quarantine filing
• Time - sensitivity: Special categories such as food/medical devices require additional certification

1. Pre - diagnosis: It is necessary to clarify the enterprise type (production - type/trading - type), import and export categories, and target country standards

2. Material breakthrough: Including but not limited to:

• Duplicate of the business license (requiring the latest annual inspection)
• Bank account opening permit (essential for US dollar accounts)
• ISO system certification (mandatory for some EU markets)

• Industry precipitation: It is recommended to choose a team with more than 3 years of practical experience
• Successful cases: Require the provision of handling certificates of enterprises in the same category
• Service closed - loop: One - stop ability from qualification handling to customs declaration and inspection
• Price transparency: Beware of the trap of "attracting customers with low prices and increasing prices midway"
• Emergency mechanism: A rapid response plan in case of sudden policy changes

Under the RCEP agreement, new additions include:

• The ASEAN Certificate of Origin can be applied for online
• Some agricultural products with tariff exemptions need to supplement the filing of planting bases
• The expansion of pilot cities for cross - border e - commerce B2B exports

When you finish reading this article, 37 more enterprises around the world have completed their qualification declarations. You may leave your industry and confusion in the comment area, and Zhongshitong experts will select 5 questions for in - depth answers. The blue ocean of international trade never waits for hesitant onlookers.