CS - Customs 101
Skip the hassle and stressful journey for your shipments by providing the concise and accurate description of your goods. If you're not sure how to do this, no worries, we got you!
Things you need to consider with your shipments to avoid hiccups and have a smooth sailing process on your shipping journey.
- Check the Import Countries and Courier Requirements
- Always check what countries' and couriers' requirements before shipping internationally. This should save you time by knowing what to do and not to do. Documents needed, or any precaution.
- Add all the required information in your commercial invoice
- Aside from concise descriptions, your commercial invoice is one of the keys to a successful when it comes to shipping. There's no such thing as too much information, so we suggest putting all the needed information and any additional information you think that will aid the clearance of your shipment. Some of those include the buyers and sellers information, product and shipping details, HS code of each good, country of origin, and incoterms.
- Provide accurate goods description
- Unclear and confusing descriptions can cause shipping delays at customs. Make it as simple and accurate as possible. You can take note of these few questions to give you an idea how to make a concise description of your goods. Remember, a good and concise description can save you and your shipment from shipping nightmares!
- What are the goods?
- What are they made of?
- What are they used for?
- Are the goods made by a specific brand or are a specific model?
These steps are preventive measures to keep your shipments from delays and possible damages in the future. No matter how small or large the shipments are! Happy Shipping!