Import Case: How to Do the Tax Free Import Customs Clearance for Equipment of Government Encouraged Project?

Equipment and instruments imported from the government encouraged project can enjoy tariff free and even value added tax free if they really meet the relevant requirements. Seahog, the experienced customs broker for new/used machines recently helped a Dongguan enterprise import and clear equipment that will be used for a project encouraged by government . As below are the relevant customs declaration sheets.

There were two separate shipments yet both were shipped from Japan and imported via Guangzhou Nansha port. The first shipment, arrived at Nansha port on May 29, 2025, contained 11 x Full-form computer flat knitting machines, while the second shipment had another 30 x Computer flat knitting machines and it reached at Nansha on June 8, 2025. Seahog initiated the import declarations for both shipments on June 10, 2025 and helped the client obtain import duty/tax free. Below picture was taken when those machines were delivered to the factory.

The operation flow
1.Apply technical improvement project filing with equipment list
2.Equipment Bidding
3.Apply project confirmation from the municipal/ provincial government
4.Get customs files
5.Apply tax-free confirmation letter
6.Make declarations
7.Obtain tax -free treatment
8.Inspection
9.Customs release

Required documents for China Import customs clearance
1.Commercial documents, including invoice, packing list, sales contract, and bill of lading

Technical documents, including equipment specification manual , equipment pictures and technical standards

If the imported equipment is second hand/used, it is very important to ask a professional customs broker check if it is listed as key used mechanical and electrical products and check if pre-shipment inspection is required(normally yes). In addition, the importation of used equipment involves customs price verification and destination inspection, which means it is more complex and needs an experienced China customs broker.

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Guangzhou Airport Customs Clearance Services for Medical Supplies

Seahog’s Guangzhou customs broker team recently assisted the import customs clearance for a shipment with ablation electrodes(spare parts of surgical instrument ) at Guangzhou baiyun airport. The ablation electrodes were made in and shipped from USA, cleared in Guangzhou and delivered to Dongguan,China. The relevant China customs declaration sheet is pictured.

China customs declaration sheet for imported medical devices

The required qualifications and docs for handling the China customs clearance for imported medical devices.
1.The Chinese consignee company shall have business certificate for medical devices.
2.The business scope of the Chinese consignee company shall cover sales of medical devices.
3.The Chinese consignee company shall have import right. Yet it will not be a problem if the Chinese consignee does not have import right as Seahog can lend them its own import title to do the import declarations.
4.The registration certificate for the medical devices to be imported.
5.Sea/air waybill, packing list, invoice and sales contract.
6.The CCC certificate is required for some imported medical devices.
7.Automatic import license is required for some imported medical devices.

The import and clearence flow for medical devices
1.Make purchase order
2.Arrange shipping(Seahog can help arrange courier services, sea freight and air freight)
3.Declare to China customs when the manifest is available
4.Arrange the tax payment when the tax bills is generated
5.Coordinate the customs inspection
6.Make delivery to the final destination when the shipment is released.

Related Reading：
Medical devices refers to instruments, equipment, apparatus, in vitro diagnostic reagents and calibrants, materials, and other similiar or related articles that are directly or indirectly used on human body, including the neccessary computer sofeware.
China government implements classification management on medical devices based on their risk level.
Class 1 medical devices refer to those with low risk for which safety and effectiveness can be ensured through a routine administration
Class 2 medical devices refer to those with medium risk for which safety and effectiveness must be ensured with strict control
Class 3 medical devices refer to those with high risk for which safety and effectiveness shall be ensured with special measures and strict control.

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Guangzhou Airport Customs Clearance Assistance for Imported Steam Coal

Seahog Logistics’ Guangzhou customs clearance agent team cleared a shipment with steam coal at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport recently. The steam coal, just one bag, was originated in and shipper from Zimbabwe, and arrived at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport on Dec 21, 2023. Seahog Guangzhou started the customs declarations on the next day and concluded all procedures within two days. Here we present the relevant China customs declaration sheet of the steam coal.

Steam coal is a variety of cold. The classification of coal is based on three indexes, including volatiles, calorific value and light transmittance.
Imported coal from Australia and Indonesia enjoys conventional duty 0%, while coal originated in Mongolia, Russia, and Canada shall be collected most favoured nation tariff 3-6%. And the coal from USA will be collected the additional tariff 5%.

China customs declaration sheet for imported steam coal

The main inspection and quarantine that China customs will execute on imported coal include radioactivity test, inspection and quarantine on foreign inclusions and weight identification. Commodity coal that is judged as qualified pursuant to the mandatory requirements of the national technical specifications by the inspection results can be granted to import, to sell and use within the declared shipping distance. Otherwise, it can be imported, sold, and long-distance transported.

Related Reading: Steam coal refers to the coad that is used as power raw material. In a narrow sense, it refers to the coal applied in thermal power generation. Broadly speaking, coal that is used to produce powder, for example the coal to generate power, to drive vehicle , to fire boiler, is all steam coal.

Guangzhou Nansha Import Clearance Case: Rose Quartz from Tanzania

Rose Quartz , with fragile texture, is a type of quartz stone. It looks pink as it contains a small amout of titanium. The pure rose quartz can let ultraviolet ray, visible ray and infrared ray within certain wave length coverage pass and is optically active, piezoelectric and electrostrictive in nature. The transparency of rose quartz varies from opaque, translucent to transparent.

unloading of rose quartz in Guangzhou Nansha

Seahog’s Guangzhou customs agency team recently helped clear a shipment with 55700 kg rose quartz originated Tanzania at Nansha port of Guangzhou. All the import customs clearance procedures were completed in just one day. And the delivery was arranged by Seahog Guangzhou soon after the clearance is done. Here we share the China Customs Declaration Sheet for the Imported Rose Quartz and the unloading picture at the final destiantion.

China Import Customs Clearance for Rose Quartz – the Basic Flow
1.Contact a China customs broker like Seahog Logistics in advance and make clear the China national standards for imported Rose Quartz
2.Prepare the required documents, including invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, and test report and present to the China customs agency company like Seahog Logistics to check if they are good.
3.Make declarations to China customs
4.China custom executes the inspection on the imported rose quartz
5.Arrange tax payment to China customs
6.Make delivery to the final destination by local truck

Guangzhou Airport Import Clearance Case: Ross Quartz from South Africa

Rose ross quartz, transparent or semi-transparent, is a type of crystal, a member of colored stone family. Its shell-like fracture presents the oily luster. It can be used for making accessories like necklaces, bracelets, and rings, and can also be crafted into all kinds of exquisite artworks.

Our Guangzhou customs broker team recently helped clear a shipment with 5 pieces of raw ross quartz at Guangzhou baiyun airport. The 5 pieces of ross quartz, 2516kg in total, was originated and shipped from South Africa. After being cleared very smoothly by Seahog’s Guanghou team, they were transported to Dali, Yunan by truck. As pictured, you can see the relevant China customs declaration sheet and one of the ross quartz.

China customs declaration sheet for importe ross quartz

Well, what documents are required to handle the import customs clearance in Guangzhou for ross quartz? As below is the full list:
1.Certificate of origin, especially when the country of origin enjoys special/preference treatment with China
2.Test Report
3.Sales contract
4.Invoice
5.Packing list
6.Sea/air way bill

What is the basic flow of getting ross quartz imported into China?
1.Check if the exporting country can enjoy the preference tariff in China
2.Check if the test results show that the ross quartz is up to Chinese national standards
3.Check if the Chinese consignee has import right or not. But it will not be a problem if the consignee does not have import right because Seahog can lend their own import title to the client.
4.Arrange shipping to China
5.Declare to China customs when the customs manifest is available.
6.Arrange tax payment to China customs when the tax bills are generated by customs system.
7.Draw sample and do test
8.Pick up the goods and arrange delivery after customs release.

Guangzhou Import Clearance Agency for Rosewood Importation

Akar Laka (Dalbergia parviflora) , hard, with delicate structure and exquisite texture is a type of precious rosewood and a very good material to make arts and crafts and high-end furniture. The heart wood of Akar Laka has very beautiful pattern and colors and rich fragrance. Akar Laka has been listed as Vulnerable ( VU) Wild plant under State protection ( category II) as its natural distribution is quite rare.

guangzhou customs inspection on Akar Laka (Dalbergia parviflora)

In September,2023, Seahog’s Guangzhou customs broker team helped clear a container of Akar Laka logs originated from Indonesia at Nansha port, Guangzhou. We shared the picture of the logs which Seahog Guangzhou team took when assisted the Guangzhou customs officers to execute the inspection and the relevant China import customs declaration sheet.

china customs declaration sheet for rosewood

The required documents to handle the customs clearance for logs include: certificate of origin, fumigation certificate, sales contract, and sea way bill. As Akar Laka is rosewood, the CITES from the exporting country(in this case, Indonesia) and the importing country (in this case, China) are required. For this shipment, as the Chinese receiver does not have import right, It was Seahog that acted as the importer and helped obtained the CITES The Endangered Species Import & Export Management Office of China.

Tips: If not sure the accurate Chinese name for China customs declaration, please provide the latin name of to wood to the China customs broker.

Seahog Logistics has very rich experience in the importation of different woods and rosewoods, providing sea freight, China import clearance agency, China import agency, certificate obtain, China local trucking. Welcome to send us enquiry if you have the need.

Guangzhou Airport Import Clearance Case: Solar Modules from Saudi Arabia

Seahog’s Guangzhou customs agent team recently helped clear a DHL parcel containing a solar module shipped from Saudi Arabia at Guangzhou airport. The customs clearance was completed on the same day the parcel arrived at the Guangzhou port because Seahog Guangzhou team get everything ready in advance. As pictured you can see the relevant China import customs declaration sheet for the solar module.

China import customs declaration sheet for solar modules

The required documents to get solar modules cleared in China are quite simple, nothing special, including, including packing list, invoice, contract, sea/air waybill. The consignee in China shall have import right. But it wont be a problem if the Chinese consignee does not have import right because Seahog Logistics can lend them their own import title.

What preparations shall be done before proceeding the customs clearance in China for Solar modules ?
1.First of all, check if the modules can be imported or not. There are many different types of solar modules. Some used modules are banned from being imported into China.
2.Locate the correct Chinese HS code for the solar modules.
3.Confirm the quantity, weight and dimensions with the supplier
4.The details on the relevant documents shall be consistent with the goods
5.If the packing is made of solid wood, fumigation must be carried on.

Guangzhou Airport Import Clearance Agency Case: Indoor Deodorant from Taiwan, China

Indoor deodorant/air freshener spray is mianly composed of ethyl alcohol, essence and deionized water. By diffusing fragrance, indoor deodorant/air freshener spay covers up odor so as to ease people’s uncomfortable feeling caused by the indoor odor.

Seahog’s Guangzhou customs clearance agency team, recently cleared a shipment with 606 pieces of indoor deodorant made in Taiwan, China at Guangzhou airport for a Guangzhou-based company. The customs clearance procedures were completed within the day the shipment arrived at Guangzhou as Seahog Guangzhou team had get everything ready in advance. The client, a company based in Guangzhou, was very impressed with Seahog’s high-efficient services. The China import customs declaration sheet is presented as below.

What documents are required for clearance of indoor deodorant in China?
1.Original labels and their Chinese translation
2.The Chinese label up to China national standards
3.Certificate of origin, packing list, invoice, and sales contract
4.MSDS (to check if any hazardous ingredient is involved )
5.Declaration elements
6.the consignee company in China shall have import right. If the Chinese consignee company does not have import right, can use Seahog’s import title and ask Seahog to act as the importer.

China customs declaration sheet for indoor deodorant

The importation and clearance flow of indoor deodorant are nothing special, just like other goods, so we simply skip and not to repeat in this article. But there are some points that we want to call for the attention of importers of indoor deodorant or similar products.
1.Before importation, importers shall get a general idea of the customs supervisions and tax regulations for the product. Better consult with an experienced China customs broker to obtain accurate info
2.The Classification and Identification Report for Hazardous Goods shall be obtained in advance. The pre-report sheet for imported hazardous goods, and the declaration sheet for entry hazardous goods shall be submitted in advance.
3.Make sure the applied HS code is correct for the goods.
4.The package and the markings shall conforms with the relevant regulations and requirements.
5.The declared ingredients shall be consistent with the ingredients as shown on the package, and shall also same as the ingredient indicated on the relevant docs and permit. Otherwise, that will cause trouble for the import clearance in China.

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Guangzhou Clearance Cases-How to Import Blue Wet Leather

Guangzhou customs inspection on blue wet leather

Wet blue leather, also known as dressed leather, normally has been layer stripped but not yet been dried, trimmed and dyed. It is semi-finished, blue and with with moisture.

Guangzhou customs declaration sheet for blue cow leather

Seahog logistics has been helping clients import leather. Recently we helped import a shipment with wet blue goat leather from Kenya, a shipment with blue wet sheep leather from Sudan, and a shipment with blue cow leather from Bangladesh. The three shipments were all imported via Huangpu port, Guangzhou where Seahog helped handle the clearance and arranged the delivery to Zhaoqing and Dongguan city respectively. We shared the relevant China customs declaration sheets and some pictures taken at the inspection spot.

Guangzhou customs declaration sheet for blue goat leather

Some Notes for the China import customs clearance of leather.
1.The basic documents required: sea/air waybill, invoice, packing list, sales contract, certificate of origin if the exporting country can enjoy preference tariff), the necessary details of the goods for declaration purpose.
2.It is very important to make clear whether whole hide or not, layer stripped or not, full grain or not.
3.For blue wet leather, the import procedures are more complex and the inspection and quarantine requirements are more strict. Certificate of origin and Animal Inspection and Quarantine Certificate or Veterinary Certificate are required. In the case that the leather is from endangered wildlife, import permit related to endangered species is required.

Guangzhou customs declaration sheet for blue sheep leather

Guangzhou Import Clearance Agency Case for Olive Oil

Olive oil is one of the most common vegetable oils that Seahog, a China customs broker, handles. As below is the customs declaration form for an olive oil shipment from Italy that Seahog’s Guangzhou customs broker team helped clear.

Guangzhou customs declaration sheet for olive oil

The classification of olive oil.

Based on China national standards, pre-packed olive oil is classified into virgin olive oil (physical processed), refined olive oil and blended olive oil.

Virgin olive oil can further be classified to extra virgin, medium-grade Virgin and Virgin olive lamp oil which can not be eaten directly.

The required documents for handling customs clearance of olive oil

Automatic import license, certificate of origin, sanitary certificate, nutrition facts test report, bottling date certificate, sales contract, invoice and packing list.

The import flow

1.The manufacturer, exporter and consignee shall be registered at customs system

2.Apply for automatic import license

3.Put Chinese label on each bottle of olive oil

4.Arrange shipping to China

5.CIQ declaration & customs declaration after shipment arrival

6.Arrange tax payment to customs

7.Inspection & sampling

8.Customs release

9.Issue inspection & quarantine certificate

Chinese label for olive oil

The Chinese label for olive oil shall indicate name of the olive oil, ingredients, country of origin, net weight, storage condition, importer/name, address and contact info, packing list, production date, shelf life, nutrition facts table, content of trans-fatty acids. Chinese label for virgin olive oil shall also indicate the packing year of the olive fruits.

Related Reading：Olive oil is cold pressed from fresh olive fruit. It keeps natural nutritional ingredients as it is not heated or chemical treated. Olive oil is regard as the most suitable oil ever known by far for human being.

Olive oil and olive pomace oil, with a history of several thousand year in Mediterranean countries, are honored as liquid gold, queen of vegetable oil and sweet dew of Mediterranean as its terrific health care and beauty effects and ideal cooking usage.

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