Clearance · 03
Declaration & clearance
Clearance is an operating file: documents, channel and who declares.
First job Match the shipment file to a declaration route before the goods move.
Start here
Key considerations
- Import or export?
- Who is the declarant and the consignee?
- General trade or a special regime?
Decision map
Keep the question bounded.
- Name the movementDirection, parties, Incoterms at a high level.
- Name the channelGeneral trade versus bonded or CBEC.
- Watch the clockDuty windows sit on the deadlines route.
Curated resources
Open the asset that matches this job.
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core guide
02China trade and customs law guide
National classification, valuation, declaration, clocks and audit map.
deep guide
03China customs declaration process
Import and export clearance steps as an operating file.
deep guide
Import and export customs compliance in China
A practical compliance overlay for the declaration route.
Helpful to prepare
Facts that make the next conversation clearer.
These items are orientation aids, not a legal requirement list.
- Direction and parties
- Whether a special regime is intended
- Documents already prepared
Local context
Add the port when local customs practice changes.
Clearance, bonded and audit practice can differ by port and FTZ after the national question is identified.
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This hub organises classification, value, clearance and clocks. It does not declare goods, compute duty or bind Customs on your facts.
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