Is the process of ink export customs declaration too complicated? Don't step into these 3 minefields

Mr. Zhang has been very worried recently - ink goods worth 200,000 yuan were held up at the customs for a full two weeks, only because of a wrong ingredient label on the customs declaration form. Such scenes are not uncommon in the ink export industry. As a special category of chemicals, ink export customs declaration is much more complicated than ordinary goods. This article will uncover the core difficulties and professional solutions of ink export customs declaration for you.

As a chemical product, the particularity of ink is mainly reflected in three aspects:

• Complex composition: It contains resins, solvents, pigments, etc., and different components correspond to different HS codes.
• Strict supervision: It involves multiple audits such as dangerous goods classification and environmental protection standards.
• Dynamic changes: Regulations in various countries are updated every year, such as the latest revised version of the EU REACH regulation.

Professional institutions such as Zhongshitong help export enterprises avoid risks through the following services:

• Accurate classification: Match over 200 HS codes according to the type of ink (water - based/solvent - based/energy - cured).
• Document optimization: 12 necessary documents such as MSDS safety data sheets and dangerous characteristics classification and identification reports.
• Compliance pre - review: Identify restricted substances such as phthalates in advance.
• Emergency channel: The response time for customs inspection can be shortened to 2 hours.

To avoid encountering unprofessional agents, it is recommended to focus on the following:

• Whether it has the qualification for identifying the dangerous characteristics of chemicals (need to check the CMA certification).
• Whether it has local customs clearance cases in the target market (for example, in Southeast Asia, pay attention to the Islamic halal certification).
• Whether it can provide full - traceability services (tracking the whole chain from the factory to the port).

With the global customs digitization, intelligent customs declaration systems are changing the industry:

• Automatically identify formula risks through AI (with an accuracy rate of 92%).
• Use blockchain technology to make documents non - tamperable.
• Use big data to predict the trend of policy changes in various countries.

Whether it is negligence in ingredient declaration or mistakes in expired certificates, every lesson is worth sharing. Welcome to leave your experiences in the comment section, or send a private message to get the latest ink import standard manuals of various countries. In the next issue, we will explain in detail the 5 major misunderstandings of ink dangerous goods transportation. Stay tuned!