Import document checklists:
one pass before handover.

Most clearance delays are document problems that a ten-minute review would have caught. Work through a checklist before the cargo leaves the supplier.

The four documents every shipment needs

Commercial invoice, packing list, transport document and, where the product requires one, the certificate of origin or product certificate. Everything else is added on top of these four.

What to check on each document

Names, addresses and quantities must agree across every document. Check the product descriptions against the invoice, the package count against the packing list, and the weights against both. One wrong digit creates a customs query that holds the cargo longer than the correction would have taken.

When to run the checklist

Run the review before the cargo is handed over, while the supplier can still reprint and correct. A document found wrong after departure means declarations amended at the destination, extra fees and a slower release.

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The four documents every shipment needs

What to check on each document

When to run the checklist

From China.To your next opportunity.

From China.
To your next opportunity.