What Documents Shall Be Prepared For Customs Clearance in China When Export Dried Figs to China?

1.Which countries and regions can export dried fig to China？
Dried Fig is a type of plant origin. When export to China, it is very import to check if the country of origin is in the list of countries that have trade tradition with China for dried fig or to check if dried fig of the exporting country is in the country list that meet the meet the assessment and censorship requirements. Up to now(March 1,2021), dried figs from Afghan, Germany, USA, Mexico, Thailand, Turkey, Iran, and Vietnam are allowed to import to China, while dried figs made in other countries are banned from import to China. 

2.How much import duty and vat China customs collect on dried fig?Well, the HS code for dried fig is 0804200000, the import duty is 30%, value added tax is 9%. Since Afghanistan is one of the least developed countries, dried figs of Afghanistan origin can enjoy duty free treatment when the certificate of origin in duty free treatment Granted by China format is presented. And dried figs from Thailand and Vietnam, with Asean-China Free Trade Area Preferential Tariff Certificate of Origin (Form E), can also enjoy duty free as they are ASEAN countries. 

3.What documents a dried fig exporter shall prepare for customs clearance in China
The required documents include certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificate,sales contract, invoice, and packing list. We suggest send the documents to a customs broker in China like Seahog to check if they are correctly prepared before shipping to China. 

4.What qualifications an importer of dried fig shall have?
First of all, It shall be a registered company in Chinese mainland.
Secondly, It shall have import license
Thirdly, It shall have been registered as food importer in Chinese mainland at China customs system.
If the importer does not have the above qualifications or just have one or two qualifications, they can come to Seahog, a customs broker in Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao, Ningbo, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Donggguan, Suzhou, Beijing, Chongqing and Chengdufor help. We will either arrange them a qualified import title or guide them obtain the necessary qualifications.