Compliance Operation Guide for Import Daily Chemical Agency Customs Clearance, Sorting Out Core Links of Access Inspection

Core Risks and Responses to Customs Valuation

I once met Mr.He,who imported a batch of amino acid hair and body care sets from South Korea.The ex-factory transaction term was EXW.For convenience,he declared directly based on the EXW price,without adding international freight,insurance premium and inland freight from the factory to the port into the dutiable value.The goods were detained by the customs valuation system immediately after arriving at Shanghai Yangshan Port.Finally,he not only paid CNY 120,000 of supplementary customs duty and value-added tax,but also paid more than CNY 8,000 of late fee.The process was delayed for nearly half a month,and he missed the domestic e-commerce promotion campaign.

In 2026,the customs valuation model for imported daily chemicals has been upgraded.The system will automatically match the import data of products of the same brand and same specification across national ports.As long as the declared price deviates from the reasonable range,targeted inspection will be triggered directly.Many traders have misunderstandings about the composition of transaction prices.Failure to declare the fees that should be included in the dutiable value under EXW and FOB terms is the most common problem in the valuation process.The agency will help you sort out the composition of dutiable value in advance,predict valuation risks against customs data,and avoid losses from tax repayment and late fees.

Commodity Pre-inspection and Label Compliance Requirements

All imported daily chemical products,whether hair and body care products,cleaning products or beauty tools,require pre-review of Chinese labels and import filing in advance.I have seen many clients make labels by themselves.In order to highlight product effects,they illegally mark prohibited publicity slogans such as "sterilization and anti-inflammation","whitening and anti-aging",or the ingredient list is incomplete and inconsistent with the commodity inspection filing information.After the goods arrive at the port,they are directly required to revise the labels,or even returned directly,resulting in losses of hundreds of thousands of CNY in freight and cargo value.

A professional agency will review the label content for you in advance,adjust the content against the 2026 domestic import daily chemical label management specifications,confirm that all publicity slogans are supported by corresponding test reports,and the ingredient marking is completely consistent with the filing information before the goods are shipped to China,so as to avoid additional costs caused by rectification after arrival at the port.

Animal and Plant Quarantine and Import Qualification Processing

More than 90% of imported daily chemicals are added with natural plant ingredients,such as essential oils,plant extracts,and coconut oil-derived surfactants.Such products require official animal and plant quarantine certificates issued by the exporting country/region in advance.Many clients do not know this requirement,and only supplement the documents after the goods arrive at the port,resulting in tens of thousands of CNY in port detention fees.

Most domestic small and medium-sized traders do not have import and export operation rights,nor do they have filing qualifications for daily chemical import,so they cannot declare by themselves.They must find a professional agency to complete qualification borrowing and filing processing.Complete qualifications are the core prerequisite for importing daily chemicals to complete customs declaration and inspection smoothly.

Core Risk Control Points for Import Daily Chemical Agency

• Before import loading,provide product samples and ingredient lists to the agency for HS Code pre-review to ensure accurate classification,avoid tax rate adjustment and fines caused by incorrect classification.Daily chemical products have high classification flexibility,and accurate classification can help clients save more than CNY 100,000 in unnecessary expenses every year
• All declaration information must be consistent with the actual goods,no deviation in brand,model,specification and ingredients.In 2026,the inspection rate of document consistency in customs inspection has increased by 15%,and deviation will lead to direct detention of goods.A small number of clients falsely report brands to save tax,and end up with their goods confiscated
• For daily chemicals imported from RCEP member countries,check the information of the Certificate of Origin in advance,including shipping mark,cargo value and origin standard,to ensure compliance with requirements and enjoy preferential agreement tariff.Many clients lose tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of CNY in tax reduction quotas due to incorrect filling of Certificate of Origin information

Here is a clear risk warning: many small agencies in the market attract customers with low prices.After signing the contract,they will charge hidden fees on document exchange fee,inspection agency fee and storage fee.Others cause customs clearance delays and demurrage fees due to unprofessional operation,and finally pass all the costs to the clients.When looking for an agency,be sure to confirm all fee details in advance,and do not only focus on low agency fees.

Zhongshitong is headquartered in Shanghai.Relying on the port advantages of Shanghai as an international trade center,we have been deeply engaged in front-line import agency for more than 20 years.We can not only handle local customs clearance in Shanghai,but also support off-site declaration at national ports.Our global agency network can complete document pre-review and product compliance inspection before overseas loading,so as to avoid risks in advance and avoid finding problems after the goods arrive at the port.

For daily chemical products imported from Europe and the United States,we will check the latest 2026 trade compliance requirements in advance.This year,Europe and the United States have updated the plastic packaging and prohibited ingredient catalog for imported daily chemicals,and we will conduct inspection for clients in advance to avoid goods being detained.For nodes that affect port efficiency such as Ramadan and Christmas season,we will adjust the shipping schedule and customs clearance arrangements in advance to avoid delays caused by port congestion and help clients lock the delivery schedule.