Taiwan: Importers are called upon to provide a complete catalogue of original factories to facilitate the approval of goods duties and speed up customs clearance
Importers are called upon to provide a complete catalogue of original factories to facilitate the approval of goods duties and speed up customs clearance
Keelung Customs said that how much tariff to be paid for imported goods is levied according to the corresponding tariff rate after the customs applies the relevant regulations according to the characteristics of the goods, but the types of goods are diverse and changing with each passing day, and the approval of the tariff rules still needs to refer to the documents and information provided by the importer for professional judgment. When declaring the import of goods, if the manufacturer can take the initiative to provide a complete original factory catalog for customs review, it will help the tariff approval and improve the efficiency of customs clearance.
Keelung Customs explained that according to Article 17 of the Customs Law and Article 7 of its implementation rules, when importing goods are declared, in addition to the invoice and packing list, other relevant documents, including catalogs, manuals, imitations or drawings, etc., are correctly classified by the customs as goods tariffsThe original factory catalogue is often the key information for approving import goods tariffs because it contains important information such as the use, composition, specifications and working principle of the goods. Taking motor or mechanical products as an example, the complete original factory catalogue usually includes electrical specifications, circuit block diagrams, explosion diagrams, design and construction drawings, specification performance tables, etc., which can help customs quickly clarify the characteristics of the goodsCustoms will have to conduct additional verification or manual inspection, prolong the customs clearance time, and may even affect the correctness of tariff classification and the rights and interests of importers.
Keelung Customs appeals that if importers can fulfill their obligations to cooperate, they will provide detailed and complete original factory catalog information when declaring, which will help shorten the review process, approve the correct tariff rules, and avoid delays in customs clearance due to the submission of documents and sampling inspections. In addition, if there is a problem of declaring goods tax, you can also go to the customs and port trade single window (website: https://portal.sw.nat.gov.tw, path: homepage/tariff rate), or make good use of the tariff pre-review mechanism to correctly declare goods duties and speed up customs clearance.
