Get dumped and your fees go through the roof? ! Who's in the past? Who will bear the cost?
Thepicture Thisarticleisforreferenceonlyanddoesnotrepresenttheviewsofthissite. Foreigntradenewcomersharedacase Thepreviousforwarderhasbeencooperatingwell.Recently,anewforwardernamedZhejiangXH,aforwardercompanyinYiwu,waschanged.Atthattime,thepriceoffourcabinetstogetherwasquotedat40HQ,fullpackage1500,20GPfullpackage1050usd,EMC,twolargeandtwosmall. OnNovember22,2016,twohighcontainerswereinstalled,twosmallcontainerswereinstalledonNovember23,andoneBILLofladingwasinstalledforfourcontainers.Everythingwasgoingwell.Soonafter,thebossofXHsaidthatonlytwocontainerscouldbeshipped,andtheycouldnotguaranteewhichtwocouldbeshipped.Aftercarefulconsideration,thecustomerdecidedtochangethedateofallthefourcontainerstotheshippingdateofDecember4,2016.Thefreightforwardermentionedthattheseafreightwouldriseduringthisperiod. ThenIpressedtheBILLofladinguntilDecember24th,whenIsaidthatwehadtopayforthebilloflading.Atthattime,theaccountcheckingstarted.Theseafreightof40HQchangedfrom1500dollarsto2100dollars,andthefreightof20GPchangedfrom1050dollarsto1500dollars.Atthattime,ouraccounthadbeensettledwiththecustomeratthepreviouspricesof1500and1050D.Wedidn'tknowthecosthadincreasedsomuchuntilwegottheBILLoflading.Freightforwarderhowtheresultofcommunicationisaword:seafreightdoesrisetosomuch. Wewereveryangrybecausenoonetoldustheactualcost.Theforwardersaidthattheirbosswasbusyandforgottogiveusthequotation.Thefinalresultwasthatafterwepaidthemoney,XHsenttheBILLoflading,sonaturallythecooperationended. Iwouldliketoaskyou,whohasencounteredthissituation?Howshouldwedealwithsomeoverbearingtermsoffreightforwarders?Wealsoaskaboutthepriceeveryweek.Generally,wecanaccepttherangeofoneortwohundreddollars.Isitnormalforthepricetorisesomuchinoneweek?Besides,itwassaidthattheshipwouldleaveonDecember4,andthenitwasfoundthattheactualdeparturedatewasDecember18.Howshouldwedealwiththismatter? Beforeweanswerhisquestion,let'stalkaboutclosetdumping. Whatis"closetdump"? "Dumpingcabinet"isacommonterminforeigntrade,freightforwarding,logisticsandotherindustries."cabinet"isthecontainer,thatis,containercontainer,mainlyreferstoshippingcontainers,includingthedumpingcabinetofthewholecontainerandLCL. LCLdumpingisrelativelyless,becausetheLCLforwardingcompanyisgenerallystrong,andtherelationshipwiththeshippingcompanyisrelativelygood,andLCLinvolvesmultiplecustomers,multiplebatchesofgoods,theimpactisgreat,sotheLCLforwardingwilltryeverymeanstoavoidtheLCLdumping,unlessitcatchesupwiththecustomsinspection,reallycannotcatchupwiththeship,thatcanonlybepostponedthenextvoyage. Actually,delayshipisnotequaltojiltark,jiltarkistoshowyoueachrespectisnoproblem,catchupwiththeshipcompletely,justbecauseofthereasonofshipcompanyunilateral(putcabinnumbermorethanactualcabinnumber),burstcabindidnothavecabin,jiltyourcabinetdirectlythen.Thedelayofshipmentisusuallyduetotheforwarder'sorconsignor'sfault.Itisreallytoolateandhastobeputofftothenextvoyage. Thepicture Whatistherootcauseoftankburst/rejection? Inthepeakfreightseason,thecargovolumeislarge,theshippingcompanyspaceislimited,pronetoexplosion(especiallypopularroutes),somecabinetsareinevitablydumped. Infact,thedumpingofcontainersisentirelytheshippingcompany'sreason,becausetheshippingcompanyinordertoensurefull-notwasteanyspace,thenumberofshippingspacewilloftenbereleasedmorethantheactualnumberofshippingspace.Forexample:originally,therewereonly100Spacesallocatedtothisport,buttheshippingcompanyreleased110Spacestotheforwarderortheownerofthecargo.Bythen,thecontainerswith10extraSpacescouldnotbefullyloaded--theyhadtobedumpedandpostponedtothenextship. Whenthefinalrejectionmaybelessthan10seats,becauseofthepre-release110seats,theremaybecancellation,cannotcatchupwiththeship,customsclearanceproblemscannotleave,orotherreasons,sothefinalrejectionmaybefiveorsix.Ofcourse,itispossiblethatfewerthan100willeventuallymakeitout--morethan10willhavetoevacuateornotmakeit. Whichcabinetsareeasytodump? Theshippingcompanychooseswhichcontainerstodump,notinafirst-come,first-servedorder.Instead,itgivesprioritytothecontainersofcustomerswithlowfreightcosts,whohaveanaveragerelationshipwiththeshippingcompany,orwhoareconsideredunimportantbytheshippingcompany.Therefore,ifyouhaveasmallamountofgoods,ifyouhavenorelationshipwiththeshippingcompany,ifyourforwarderstrengthisnotstrong,thenyourcontainerwillbemorelikelytobedumped. "Jiltedcabinet"afterhowtooperate? 1.Packing Itmeansthatthegoodshavearrivedattheportandhavebeendeclaredforcustomsclearance,butthecontainerhasbeendumpedbytheshippingcompanyduringshipment.Thereisnoneedforseparatecustomsdeclarationandinspection,becausethecontainerhasbeenreleasedbythecustoms,andtheshippingcompanywillarrangeanothershiporpostponetheshipmenttothenextvoyagebecausetheshippingcompanyhasnotembarkedthecontainer.Thereisnoneedforasecondcustomsdeclarationinthemiddle.Thisiscalled"missingloading". 2.Shutdownandapplyagain Butifcan'tapplytotheshippingcompanyforpacking,orduetootherreasonswhythecustomsdon'tagreetodopacking,youneednewspacebyshippingcompanyandconfirmthenewn
Shipping rates are skyrocketing again! At these ports, the freight rate increases tenfold
Sincethisyear,China'sforeigntradeimportsandexportsmaintaingrowth,butthecontinuoushightemperatureofshippingprices,toforeigntradeenterprisesbroughtnosmallpressure,notlongagofromahistoricalhighdown,butwiththerecoveryofproductionandconsumptioninSoutheastAsia,nowheatingupagain. RisingdemandhassentshippingratessoaringinSoutheastAsia ChenYang,afreightforwarderinNingbo,ZhejiangProvince,isbookingshippingspaceinSoutheastAsia.ThesuddenincreaseofshippingratesinSoutheastAsiahasmadehimveryworried.Asfarasheknows,theshippingspaceinSoutheastAsiaisveryhotandtensenow,andthefreightpricehasalsorisenrelativelyalot.Recently,thehighboxesarerunningtothreeorfourthousanddollars,andThailandisabout3400dollars. Thepicture ChenYang,generalmanagerofaninternationallogisticsco.,LTDinNingbo,ZhejiangProvince,said:ThefreightratesinVietnamandThailand,includingsomeportsinIndonesiaandMalaysia,havegenerallyrisentomorethan$3,000.Beforetheepidemic,thefreightratewasonly$200to$300.Duringtheepidemic,itreachedmorethan$1,000.Thehighestpricewasmorethan$2,000aroundtheSpringFestivalof2021,andthecurrentpriceshouldbethehighestsincetheepidemic. Thepicture AccordingtotheNingboShippingExchange,theThai-Vietnamfreightindexrose72.2percentmonth-on-monthinNovember,whiletheSingapore-Malaysiafreightindexrose9.8percentmonth-on-monthinthelatestweek.IndustryexpertssaytheresumptionofworkinSoutheastAsiahasincreaseddemandandincreasedfreightratesmorethanexpected.SoutheastAsia'sskyrocketingfreightpricesatthesametime,justbeforethefeverofChinaandtheUnitedStatesrecentlyappearedasmallrebound.TheShanghaiExportcontainerfreightindex,whichreflectsspotfreightrates,stoodat4,727.06onDec.3,up125.09fromaweekearlier. Thepicture YanHai,chiefanalystofShenwanHongyuanTransportationCo.,LTD.:ItmaytakeabouttwoweekstomakeafinalassessmentofthefinalimpactofanOmicronvariantvirus,whetheritisonoverseasterminalsorapotentialblockadecausedbythenewoutbreak. Shortageofboxestoalleviate"oneboxishardtofind"to"onecabinishardtofind" Previously,containerturnover,slowbackflowand"hardtogetacase"wereoneofthereasonsforhighseafreightrates.Howhasthesituationchangedandwhatarethenewproblems? Thepicture AtthecontainerterminalofYantianPortinShenzhen,containershipsareberthingatalmosteveryberth,andthewholeterminalisrunningatfullcapacity.Reportersfoundthatinyantianportlogisticsonthesmallprogram,Octoberalsooccasionallyemptyboxshortagetips,intoNovemberhasno. Thepicture SongDaning,chiefofthefirstShipManagementDepartmentofDapengCustoms,ShenzhenCustoms,saidthat450,000TEUsofemptycontainershadbeenimportedinOctober.Wealsotookaseriesofmonitoringmeasuresforthesupervisionofemptycontainerstocontrolthedemandforemptycontainersinanoverallsituation. Thepicture China'smetalcontaineroutputgrew1.7timesyear-on-yearinthefirsteightmonthsofthisyear,accordingtotheNationalBureauofStatistics.Reportersunderstandinthemarket,althoughthelackofboxproblemtemporarysolution,butthelackofcabinproblemisstillserious,notonly"togetherbox""gathertogetherbox"hasbecomenormal,eveninthecontaineredgecornersofthespace,enterpriseshavealsohittheidea. Thepicture YangDeshi,generalmanagerofaninternationalfreightforwarderCo.,LTD.,Yiwu,Zhejiangprovince,said:DirectshippingservicecoversThailand,MalaysiaandthePhilippines.Themainproductsaredailynecessitiesandhandicrafts. Thepicture XieXiaolan,deputygeneralmanagerofaninternationalfreightforwardingcompanyinGuangzhou,GuangdongProvince,said:"Becausethewholecarhasaspace,youcanputthingsinsidethecar.Ithassomesparespaceafterputtingthecarsincontainers,andnowcompaniesarewonderingiftheycansaveshippingcostsbylumpingtogetherothersmallparcelsofgoodswithcarsandexportingtheminasinglebox. Chartershipstosolvethesupplychainurgent Theshippingmarketcontinuestorunahighfever,inordertoship,foreigntradeenterprisesracktheirbrains.SmallcargoownersLCL,cl,bigcargoowners,agentshavethoughtofthe"charter"approachtosolvesupplychainproblems. Thepicture WhenthereporterarrivedatningboDaxieXinyeWharf,thelargeloadingcranewasrefitthedeckof"Iceland",alargecargoship,andatthesametime,abatchofcargofirststrappedinthebottom.Itisamulti-purposeshipthatrequiressomemodificationstoitshullbeforeloadingcomparedtoatraditionalcontainership. XuWei,managerofashippingcompanyinNingbo,ZhejiangProvince,toldreportersthatinordertocatchupwiththeholidaymarketinwesterncountries,theychoseto"charter"theshipcarrying1,400teUs,whichisexpectedtoreachtheUKbeforetheNewYear.Althoughthecostof"chartership"ishigherthanthatofthetraditionalshippingmode,underthecurrentenvironmentof"logisticssupplychain"blockage,foreigntradeenterprisesneedefficiencyandspacetorelievethebackflowoffundsandstoragepressurecausedbythebacklogofgoods. Thepicture "Iceland"isnotauniquecase,thereporterlearnedinmanycustoms,thisyeartherearealotofcargoownersandfreightforwarders,choosesuch"charter"way,smoothmaritime"supplychain",inordertosolvetheurgentneedsoflogistics. Thepicture JiangHaidong,deputydirectorofDachanBay
Inspection and supervision of import and export hazardous chemicals and their packaging
InordertothoroughlyimplementtheimportantinstructionsandinstructionsofGeneralSecretaryXiJinpingonworksafetysupervision,furtherstrengthentheinspectionandsupervisionofimportedhazardouschemicals,andeffectivelysafeguardnationalportsafetyandpublicsafety,Inspectiononthepackingofaboutimportandexportofdangerouschemicalsanditsregulatoryannouncementsconcerningtheissues(theGeneralAdministrationofCustomsannouncementno.129,2020)(hereinafterreferredtoasthe"announcementno.129")inJanuary10,2021formallyimplemented,fortheconvenienceofenterprisesknowmoreaboutthecustomsreforms,makesthereformmorevitalityandcompetitiveness,istherelatedpolicyandoperationchangeinterpretationsareasfollows: I.Scopeofinspection:ThecustomsshallconductinspectionontheimportandexporthazardouschemicalslistedintheNationalCatalogueofHazardousChemicals(latestedition). Noticeno.129makesitclearthatthescopeofinspectionisdangerouschemicalsintheCatalogueofDangerousChemicals(latestedition),anddangerousgoodsthatdonotbelongtodangerouschemicalsarenotwithinthescopeofinspection.TheMinistryofEmergencyManagementisresponsiblefororganizingthedetermination,publicationandadjustmentoftheCatalogueofhazardouschemicals.EnterprisescancheckthelatesteditionoftheCatalogueofHazardousChemicalsontheofficialwebsiteoftheMinistryofEmergencyManagement. TIPS ThelatesteditionoftheHazardousChemicalsCataloguecanbefoundintheemergencytube Managementdepartmentofficialwebsiteinquiry. 2.Importdeclaration:whentheconsigneeoritsagentofimportedhazardouschemicalsdeclaresatthecustoms,thedeclarationshallincludethedangercategory,packagingcategory(exceptforbulkproducts),UnitedNationsDangerousGoodsNumber(UNnumber),UnitedNationsDangerousGoodspackagemark(UNmark)(exceptforbulkproducts),etc. ComparedwiththeAnnouncementno.30in2012,theannouncementno.129furtherclarifiedthedeclarationcontentofenterprises,withstrongerapplicabilityandfurtherstrengthenedthemainresponsibilityofenterprises. 1.Howtodeclarethenameofinspectionandquarantinewhenthegoodsbelongtodangerouschemicals? Whendeclaringhazardouschemicals,theinspectionandquarantinenamecorrespondingtoHScodeshouldbethecorrespondingdangerousgoodsname.Forexample:HScode3906909000,whenthegoodsbelongtodangerouschemicalsshouldchoosetheinspectionandquarantinenameofotherprimaryshapeacrylicpolymer(flammableliquid),typeofflammableliquid. Thepicture 2.Thegoodsthemselvesarenon-hazardouschemicals,buttheHScodeisthesameasthatofhazardouschemicals.Howtofillinthedeclaration? Non-hazardouschemicalswiththesameHScodeashazardouschemicalsshallbeselectedas"Non-hazardouschemicals"inthe"GoodsPropertycolumn"ofthesinglewindowdeclarationinterface. Asinglewindow Applicationinformation Thepicture 3.Iftheproductisadangerouschemicalbutnotadangerousgoods,doIneedtofillinthedangerinformation? Forthegoodsthatbelongtodangerouschemicalsbutarenotdangerousgoods,select"dangerouschemicalsinbulk"or"Dangerouschemicalsinpackages"inthe"GoodsAttributecolumn"ofthesinglewindowdeclarationinterface,select"Yes"inthe"DangerousGoodsInformation"columnof"Non-DangerousGoods",anddonotneedtofillinothercolumnsof"DangerousGoodsInformation". Thepicture Asinglewindow Applicationinformation Thepicture Iii.Materialsrequiredfordeclarationofimportedhazardouschemicals: (1)DeclarationofConformityofImportHazardousChemicalsEnterprises; (2)Forproductsthatneedtobeaddedwithinhibitorsorstabilizers,thenameandquantityoftheactualaddedinhibitorsorstabilizersshallbeprovided; (3)SamplesofHazardlabelsinChinese(exceptbulkproducts,thesamebelow)andSafetydatasheetsinChinese. ComparedwiththeAnnouncementNo.30in2012,AnnouncementNo.129furtherimprovestheDeclarationofConformityofImportHazardousChemicalsEnterprisesbyremovingtheword"business"fromthenameofthedeclarationandextendingthescopeofapplication.Thecontentsofthedeclarationelementsaddthetypesofdangerouschemicals,andmakeclearerprovisionsonthedeclarationobligationsofenterprises,whicharemoreapplicableandfurtherstrengthentheresponsibilityofenterprises. Declarationofconformity Thepicture 4.ExportDeclaration:TheconsignororitsagentofexporthazardouschemicalsshallprovidethefollowingmaterialswhenreportingtotheCustomsforinspection: (1)DeclarationofConformityofExportHazardousChemicalsProductionEnterprises; (2)InspectionResultsofPackingPerformanceofOutboundGoods(exceptforbulkproductsanddangerousgoodswhichareexemptedfrominternationalregulations); (3)areportonclassificationandidentificationofhazardouscharacteristics; (4)Hazardouspubliclabels(exceptforbulkproducts,thesamebelow),safetydatasheetsamples,ifforeignsamples,shouldprovidethecorrespondingChinesetranslation; (5)Forproductsthatneedtobeaddedwithinhibitorsorstabilizers,thenameandquantityoftheactualaddedinhibitorsorstabilizersshallbeprovided. ComparedwithNoticeno.30of2012,NoticeNo.129extendsthescopeofexemptionfromprovidinginspectionResultsofPackingPerformanceforOutboundShipmentsofGoodsfromtheoriginalbulkproductstobulkproductsandinternationalregulationsexemptingtheuseofdan
