In accordance with the regulations of the Malaysian local government on the ban on the import of waste plastics, Hapag-Lloyd announced the immediate entry into force of procedures for the importation of waste and waste into Malaysia in order to comply with local government regulations.
The program requirements are as follows:
1. Goods without a valid import license are not allowed to be unloaded at the port of destination - Malaysian terminal
2. The shipper will provide the following documents to the original registration office:
1 Consignee's import license
2 Acts from the shipper's LOI
After confirmation by the destination office, the goods will be allowed to be loaded at the place of origin. The purpose of this confirmation is to assist the shipper, but there is no guarantee that the goods will be allowed to pass customs because it is still under final jurisdiction.
Recently, Malaysia, Japan, South Africa, Turkey, Pakistan, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and other countries have all issued new customs regulations. We hereby remind waste plastics import and export companies to pay close attention to regulations and avoid losses.
Ships entering Japan port in July must report whether or not to call North Korea
On April 27, the Japan Coast Guard issued a report saying that from July onwards, all vessels entering the Japanese port from overseas ports are obliged to report whether or not they have docked in North Korea’s port.
If the ship makes a false report, it will be punished by a prison sentence of up to one year or a fine of 500,000 yen (approximately US$4566). It is understood that the Japanese government has imposed unilateral sanctions against North Korea that repeatedly fired ballistic missiles before, and prohibited the docking of North Korean ships. Enter the Japanese port.
South Africa implements a cargo pre-reporting system
From May 20, 2018, the South African Customs will implement a cargo pre-reporting system for all imports, transits and transit goods entering the South African region.
According to the regulations, the shipping company must complete the pre-declaration operation 24 hours before shipment. The customer must provide the correct and complete bill of lading contents to the shipping company within the time specified by the shipping company. The shipping company will submit the bill of lading through electronic transmission. Customs, to determine whether the goods can be shipped and shipped.
Failure to complete the declaration within a fixed period of time or if the information is not complete will result in the shipment being unable to ship successfully and may face fines from the South African Customs.
Turkish Customs Exemption Limit Cuts to 22 Euros
The Turkish Council of Ministers decided that since April 26th, 2018, the Turkish Customs' duty-free limit has been reduced from 30 euros to 22 euros. In addition, personal use of books and similar prints can be up to 150 euros, exempt from formal customs clearance.
According to the Turkish customs tax exemption regulations, there are mainly three types of value limits, of which, the value of the goods is less than 22 euros, exempt from taxes, and can be used for informal declarations. However, it is subject to local customs risk management and low-value projections. May require formal clearance.
The value of the goods is between 22 and 1500 euros, and the local government only accepts goods weighing less than 30 kilograms and the recipient is private goods. If the goods are larger than 30 kilograms or the consignee is not private, the customs will refuse to import the goods.
In addition, when the customs seizes shipments subject to formal import declaration, the recipient shall pay attention to and provide customs clearance under the customs clearance of the POA authorized by the DHL agent or a third party private agent (attorney certification) according to the customs clearance instructions of the local customs. The next day will be arranged for customs clearance.
Pakistani customs crack down on value of goods
Since April 30, 2018, the 'China-Pakistan Electronic Information Exchange System of Origin' has been officially launched, real-time transmission of electronic data of origin under the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement.
The Pakistani customs will control the actual value of Chinese products as well as the declared values of importers, which will help them to crack down on under-reported exports, tax evasion and tax evasion. This means that the amount of customs clearance declared by Pakistani local importers must be communicated to Chinese exporters with Chinese exporters. The declared export amount is the same, in order to successfully complete the customs clearance. Otherwise, Pakistani local importers will be fined.
For some Pakistani importers to change their payment requirements, they must avoid risks.
At present, the payment terms for export to Pakistan are generally L/C. Now many enterprises in China are still afraid of the L/C. The L/C is a bank credit, and the security of the L/C is higher than the commonly used commercial credit payment terms T/T.
As long as the documents are consistent and match, even if the buyer has more reasons, the bank will pay the full amount, and according to UPC600, in the case of a spot delivery, the customer cannot complete the payment before the bank can complete the payment process. Remittance to customers, that is to say, in the case of excluding the time factor of bank remittances, Chinese exporters will not ask any questions about the product before they receive the letter of credit payment.
Shipment to UK must have full address of shipper
Recently, the United Kingdom issued the latest regulations to ship to the United Kingdom. The consignor must have a full address; the consignee and notifier must have a full address in the UK and a telephone or email, and does not accept PO BOX when the consignee is TO ORDER OF XXX COMPANY. , must be in English local address and telephone or email, and does not accept PO BOX.
UAE to Exempt Value-added Tax for Maritime Industry
The Ministry of Commerce announced on May 7 that relevant UAE personnel in the maritime industry have stated that taking into account international practices, the UAE government should exempt the maritime industry from VAT.
Insiders pointed out that many countries have exempted the maritime industry from value-added tax to enhance their competitiveness. In addition, the UAE should also consider amending modern investment-oriented maritime laws. Industry insiders emphasized that the UAE has started as a sea transportation, but now With more focus on the real estate and energy industries, neighboring countries took advantage and took away a large number of business opportunities.
According to the person in charge of the shipping department of the Federal Ministry of Transport of the United Arab Emirates, the UAE maritime business environment ranked sixth in 2017 globally, ranked 12th in the world in terms of maritime finance and legal services, and ranked 14th in maritime technology worldwide. The UAE will continue to be committed to building a global maritime center.
For waste plastics enterprises in exporting countries and above, we must take the initiative and make relevant preparations in advance so as to avoid unnecessary cost loss!