Is the customs declaration process for imported glue too complicated? A Must-Read Guide for Changzhou Business Owners to Avoid Pitfalls

Mr. Zhang has been extremely worried recently - the imported special glue worth 200,000 yuan has been stuck at the customs for half a month, with daily storage fees costing thousands of yuan. This is already the third time this year that production has been delayed due to customs declaration problems. In fact, as an important manufacturing town in the Yangtze River Delta, cases like Mr. Zhang's are not uncommon in Changzhou. Due to the complex composition and strict supervision of glue products, the import customs clearance can be regarded as a "high-risk operation".

According to the data of the customs in 2023, the unqualified rate of the declaration of adhesive products is as high as 37%, mainly concentrated in:

• Discrepancy in Ingredient Declaration: A batch of Korean epoxy glue was returned due to the failure to mark the content of volatile organic compounds
• Misjudgment of Dangerous Goods: Ms. Li's Japanese UV glue was identified as a Class 3 dangerous good due to an error in the flash point test
• Lack of Documents: The German polyurethane glue lacked the Chinese version of the MSDS, resulting in a delay in customs clearance

The customs declaration team of Zhongshitong suggests that enterprises should focus on:

• Pre-classification in Advance: Lock in the tariff rate through the HS pre-classification opinion letter
• Pre-review of Compliance: Conduct a pre-audit on key items such as CAS numbers and GHS labels
• Emergency Channel: Utilize the priority inspection privilege of AEO-certified enterprises
• Cost Optimization: Reasonably apply policies such as provisional tax rates and free trade agreements
• Full Traceability: Establish a complete logistics file from the original factory to the workshop

A supplier of new energy vehicles urgently needed German conductive glue, and the original customs declaration plan was required by the customs to be sent for inspection (expected to take 15 working days). The Zhongshitong team reorganized the technical documents and completed the customs clearance within 2 working days by:

• Providing a comparison table between the EU REACH certification and the national standard GB 33372
• Applying for the fast track of special item sanitary quarantine
• Simultaneously preparing a release plan with a deposit guarantee

You might as well use this checklist for self-inspection:

• Have you obtained the complete formula statement from the original factory?
• Does the MSDS include a Chinese version?
• Does the packaging have a UN certification mark?
• Does the declared price include royalty fees?