SGS service operation method

SGS is the abbreviation of Societe Generale de surveillance S.A., which is translated as "general notary bank".

Founded in 1887, it is the largest and oldest private third-party multinational company engaged in product quality control and technology appraisal in the world. Headquartered in Geneva, it has no 251 branches around the world, 256 professional laboratories and 27000 professional and technical personnel, and carries out product quality inspection, monitoring and assurance activities in 142 countries.

According to the company, 23 governments in the world (mainly developing countries) have implemented SGS tests including: Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Kampuchea, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, the Republic of China, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico and Kenya. , Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia. Based on the full trust in the fairness, scientificity, authority and technical ability of SGS, SGS is entrusted to implement the "comprehensive import super vision scheme" (CISS) for imported goods, that is, trade development and suppression of illegal import and export activities.

SGS customs operation refers to the agreement signed by the government of the importing country or the customs authorities authorized by the government and SGS, in which SGS conducts the inspection of goods before shipment in the exporting country, verifies the customs value (or settlement price) and tariff classification (under the premise of HS system in the importing country), The implementation of import control regulations (such as whether the import license has been applied in advance) and other import inspection operations originally performed by the customs of the importing country after the goods arrive at the importing country, SGS will issue a notarized report, namely "Clean Report of finding" (CRF), as the document that must be submitted to the Customs for inspection after the goods are imported, With this, the customs of the importing country can simplify or exempt the multi-channel customs clearance procedures, and release the goods after direct taxation, which not only speeds up the inspection and release (generally no re inspection), but also tightens the supervision. On the contrary, a "non-negotiable report of finds" will be issued, so that even if the goods arrive at the port of destination, the customs of the importing country will not clear the customs and the exporter will not be able to settle the foreign exchange. SGS customs operations generally include the following contents:

1. Check (inspect) the specification, quantity (weight) and packing of the goods. It includes physical test, chemical analysis and appearance inspection of the goods. The logarithm (weight) of the goods should be identified according to the usual methods in international trade. The packaging requires that the goods can be delivered to the consignee at the port of destination in good condition. Check the validity period of drugs and chemicals.

2. Monitor the loading of bulk cargo. The first is to ensure that the goods carried have been inspected by SGS. The second is to ensure that the goods under the contract are completely and firmly loaded on the designated transport ship. It is required to monitor the packing operation and seal the container goods.

3. Check the price. That is to examine the transaction price, which is the most important content of the implementation of CISS, and also one of the reasons to attract many countries. The purpose is to prevent importers from reporting too much at a low price, to avoid capital outflow, or to prevent importers from reporting too much at a low price and to evade Customs duties. SGS uses the computer network to collect and store business information of various channels, and requires exporters to provide a detailed list of price components, such as ex factory price, finished product packaging fee, storage fee, freight to wharf, shipping fee, sea or air freight, commission and commercially acceptable surcharges, so as to compare the price of goods with the export price or local consumer price, Check whether the total price and price elements of the seller's final commercial invoice are in line with the normal export price of the goods in the country of origin, and ensure the rationality of the duty paid price and import foreign exchange expenses.

4. Customs tariff classification. To check whether the tax number given by the importer in the import license is consistent with the current customs tariff regulations of the country, or to put forward reasonable tax number and tax rate according to the physical objects found during the inspection, so as to ensure the full collection of customs duties and the accuracy of customs statistics.

5. To check whether the imported goods conform to the foreign trade and customs laws of the importing country, and whether the necessary import licensing procedures are complete and legal, so as to effectively eliminate the illegal import of unlicensed goods, contraband and controlled goods.

SGS customs operation process is as follows:

1. Export transaction.

The exporter shall conclude the export transaction with the importer according to the normal trade procedure. The importer shall inform the SGS Liaison Office of the country about the transaction and inform the exporter to ask SGS-CSTC for inspection. SGS-CSTC shall, after receiving the notice (inspection number) from SGS Liaison Office of the importing country, fax (mail) to the exporter a blank inspection application form (RFI) marked with "SGS inspection number" (i.o.no.) and "ICN" number of SGS-CSTC, and inform the exporter to submit the documents and arrange the inspection.

2. Apply for inspection.

In order to arrange the inspection, the exporter or customs broker should fill in the inspection application form (RFI) with SGS inspection number 7 days before the export goods are ready, and fax (send) the RFI together with the following documents to the nearest SGS-CSTC branch.

These documents include proforma invoice, proforma packing list and spare parts list, product technical specifications, samples, letter of credit, manufacturer's test report (machinery / equipment), manufacturer's analysis report (chemical / pharmaceutical / Petroleum / dye products), health certificate (food), plant quarantine certificate (all agricultural products), factory inspection analysis list (all steel materials and their primary products) ）。 All documents submitted to SGS-CSTC shall be marked with SGS inspection number (see the inspection application form for this number).

The detailed information of the supplier, such as contact person and telephone number, inspection time, inspection place, etc., shall be listed on the inspection application form, so that SGS-CSTC can contact the supplier and arrange the inspection.

3. Accept inspection.

SGSCSTC does not charge the exporter for the preshipment inspection required by CISS national regulations. The exporter is obliged to make the goods ready and provide the necessary labor and equipment for the inspection. If the exporter entrusts the supplier or agent to arrange the inspection, the exporter is obliged to make the supplier or agent clear about the inspection requirements. SGS-CSTC reserves the right to suspend the inspection if the goods are not ready or qualified. Each batch of goods under CISS shall be subject to physical inspection by SGS-CSTC. SGS-CSTC inspectors will check the specification, name, quantity and appearance quality of the goods against the exporter's formal documents, and take samples if necessary.

4. Apply for notarization report.

After the export goods are declared to the Customs for shipment, the exporter shall prepare the original bill of lading, invoice, packing list, etc., and apply to SGS for notarization report. After SGS-CSTC completes the inspection, the exporter shall fax (send) the final documents to SGS-CSTC Shanghai Economic Affairs Department (EAD) by country. All documents submitted to SGS-CSTC shall be marked with SGS inspection number (see the inspection application form for this number). If the inspection results of SGS-CSTC are different from the final documents of the exporter or the documents are incomplete, SGS will contact the exporter and request to modify the documents, supplement the documents or inform the SGS Liaison Office of the importing country to obtain the confirmation of the importer.

5. Get the notarized report from SGS.

If the letter of credit received by the exporter requires "security label on the exporter's invoice", the exporter may submit a final export invoice to the nearest SGS-CSTC branch and collect the security label, or require SGS-CSTC to mail the security label to the exporter. Please note that SGS-CSTC will issue safety labels only after completing the above 1-4 procedures.

In addition, SGS also requires the manufacturer to inform the relevant ship name, wharf, S / d number, etc. by telephone before the customs clearance date, so that SGS may consider it necessary to send personnel for re inspection. SGS has cooperated with the State Commodity Inspection Bureau, the official organization of the Chinese government. The State Commodity Inspection Bureau has appointed China National Import and Export Commodity Inspection Corporation (CCLS) to handle the pre shipment inspection of the commodities exported from China to the countries implementing CISS, verify the price and tariff number, and issue the cleaning report on behalf of SGS. At present, there are 10 import and export commodity inspection companies in Liaoning, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Hubei, Shanghai, Guangdong, etc.