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U.S. Customs Clearance | The U.S. inspection rate has soared. How can e-commerce goods pass logistics customs? (alternative)

The cross-border logistics industry is experiencing another “big thunder”!

Since the beginning of 2023, the inspection rate of U.S. Customs on cargo rights issues has continued to rise, and the trend has intensified!

According to the U.S. Customs Tariff Act 1930 section 484, only the true owner of the goods has the right to import goods. Even if a lot of effort is invested in optimizing the name, information and physical goods of the goods, because the

 "importer" of the goods is not the actual owner of the rights to the goods, they will be inspected by the U.S. Customs. Once the goods are inspected, they may be temporarily detained, returned, confiscated, or even Destruction and other

 punitive measures shall be taken, and the processing time shall not be less than three months.

Compliance trends are irreversible, early planning is key

Have you ever encountered problems such as being detained for inspection when FBA goods were shipped to the United States?

It is reported that many FBA logistics companies in the market have already encountered such inspections. Many logistics companies have received inspection notices one after another, and the waiting time for issuance is as long as half a 

month to one month. If you encounter X-ray + manual inspection, you will need to wait for at least half a month to one month. Some people in the freight forwarding industry pointed out that the U.S. customs inspection rate is estimated 

to have surged by more than 10% recently.

It has long been reported that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection added seven new inspection sites, raising the nationwide inspection rate to 15%. At that time, the inspection rates in Los Angeles and Oakland once increased by 30%.

The compliance trend of declarations is a foregone conclusion, and logistics companies’ dream of hoping that U.S. Customs will avoid inspections as much as possible will eventually come to nothing. Hereby, we recommend that cross-border

 e-commerce customers purchase and use U.S. annual BOND for import customs clearance for their own stores (whether it is Amazon, Walmart, or mainstream e-commerce platforms such as Wayfair) in advance to prevent subsequent 

difficulties in purchasing BOND due to changes in the market environment. , resulting in increased costs.

About applying for BOND in the United States

01What is Bond?

Bond is a type of deposit that U.S. importers (Importers) need to purchase from U.S. Customs. When the importer incurs fines due to various reasons, U.S. Customs can deduct fees from the Bond.

02Must buy Bond?

According to U.S. customs regulations, the purpose of importing Bond is to ensure the fulfillment of obligations stipulated in laws and regulations. If the importer declares the goods imported into the United States without purchasing Bond, 

it means that they have not been registered with the U.S. Customs, which will result in the ISF declaration not being matched and the goods unable to be cleared after arriving at the port. Such goods will be rejected by the customs and fined

 upon arrival.

03How much does Bond cost?

The current market charge for purchasing annual BOND in the United States is USD 500/year.

Purchasing BOND does increase the cost in the short term, but in the long term, it can avoid delays caused by inspection and the risk of goods being returned, because once the customs inspection is delayed due to ownership issues, 

the delay may be 2-3 Months, and it is very likely to be returned, so the one-time loss far exceeds the cost of compliance, so don’t lose a big deal for a small amount!

04How to buy annual Bond?

Two options for purchasing Bond:

Store with company name registered:

Company business license or registration document

Signer’s ID card (front and back) or passport

Sign a POA document

Sign a CTB document

Stores registered under personal names:

Personal ID card (front and back) or passport

Sign a POA document

Sign a CTB document

Shengshi Group helps you quickly complete U.S. customs clearance

If you encounter problems such as goods being detained at customs, you can contact Shengshi Group for communication and submit the required materials and information. We will provide you with professional solutions according 

to the situation and help you complete the customs clearance process!

Founded in San Francisco in 1973, Shengshi Group is a supply chain management group that provides a full range of comprehensive services to global cross-border e-commerce sellers. Since its establishment, it has always been committed 

to providing customers with professional and efficient customs clearance and logistics services. As a local customs declaration company in the United States, it has more than 50 years of customs declaration experience and a self-operated 

green card China customs declaration team. It has multiple offices in China and always adheres to customer demand-oriented and provides the most professional and excellent customs declaration and logistics services. In 2003, it also 

obtained the Customs-Trade Cooperation Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certification.

If you want to go overseas in compliance with regulations, choose Shengshi Group!

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