「Import trade agencyWhat is the role of bonded warehouses in import and export international trade？ Modern information is developed, and the terms "bonded logistics center" and "bonded warehouse" often appear on the network are dazzling。In this issue, we have popularized the knowledge that bonded warehouses are closely related to the national economic life, and lifted the doubts in our hearts。
Q: What is the concept and background of bonded warehouse？
Bonded warehouse refers to a warehouse established with the approval of the Customs, specializing in bonded goods and other goods not subject to customs declaration。
In the early days of international trade, countries took an open attitude and could do business, but they had to pay first。After the Second World War, the internationalization of production became the main driving force for the economic development of all countries in the world。
In the new situation, open countries have formulated new policies to adapt to the new changes。Therefore, in the border areas of a country have opened up a similar bonded logistics center, bonded warehouse such as enjoy the preferential policy of foreign goods temporary storage of bonded supervision places。
Q: What are the advantages of bonded warehouses compared with bonded logistics centers (Type B)？
_(B) Bonded warehouse bonded logistics center
The public bonded warehouse area in the region is not less than 2,000 square meters, the eastern region is not less than 50,000 square meters, the central and western regions, the northeast region is not less than 20,000 square meters。
To approve the administration of customs at different levels。
Directly in charge of customs, Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation, State Administration of Foreign Exchange and other departments。
The selected location needs to set up a customs agency to facilitate the customs' large demand for proximity to seaports, airports, land transport hubs and inland international logistics, convenient transportation, and a customs agency to facilitate centralized customs supervision。
Regulation requires regional management of the non-network perimeter outside the area。
It is easy to see that the bonded logistics center (Type B) has the advantages of low threshold and strong flexibility compared with large bonded logistics centers。
Q: What goods can be stored in a bonded warehouse？
In accordance with the relevant provisions of Order No. 105 of the General Administration of Customs, the following goods can be stored in bonded warehouses:
Processing trade of imported goods;
Providing services for ships, aircraft, materials and maintenance parts for international navigation;
Consignment parts imported for the maintenance of foreign products;
Foreign goods in temporary storage;
General trade goods are not subject to customs formalities;
Other goods not approved by the customs。
Q: What is the role of a bonded warehouse？
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Bonded warehouse: The traditional general mode of trade requires imported goods to enter the domestic circulation after customs declaration, tax payment, customs clearance。However, the goods in the bonded warehouse can be suspended from paying the corresponding tax during the storage period until they are officially imported。In this way, it can greatly reduce the pressure of capital turnover of enterprises and bring convenience to enterprises。
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Logistics: As a link of the global supply chain, bonded warehouses can play a bridge role between domestic and international markets in the process of global material distribution and deployment, and play a bridge role in communicating producers and consumers, which is conducive to the establishment of logistics distribution and distribution centers for enterprises, and significantly improve transportation efficiency。
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Simple processing: The bonded storage goods can be packaged, classified, shipped, sorted, assembled and other simple processing and value-added services, to meet the increasing needs of modern logistics development。
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Container ship: For the goods with small quantity and many batches, the bonded warehouse enterprise can submit a written application to the competent customs and open the centralized customs declaration business。Enterprises with the right to centralized customs declaration can centralized and unified customs declaration of export goods within a certain period of time, thus greatly improving the efficiency of customs clearance。
Q: What are the practical applications of bonded warehouses？
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The company is a processing trade enterprise in China, and the products produced are exported to foreign countries。The imported raw materials needed for the daily production of an enterprise can be stored in the bonded warehouse and used anytime and anywhere, which greatly improves the production efficiency of the enterprise。
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Company B is a large airline company with a number of bonded warehouses near the Capital International Airport, providing fuel, maintenance parts, food supplies and other services for international routes taking off from the airport。
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The company is a domestic electronic products production enterprise, there are a number of production lines imported from abroad。For the daily parts maintenance of the above production line, the replacement of wearing parts, etc., it can be stored in the bonded warehouse, easy to quickly exit the warehouse, save the time spent on foreign transportation, and ensure uninterrupted production and operation。
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The company is a large multinational enterprise group integrating production, sales and sales, with a number of distribution centers around the world。The bonded warehouse set up in China is the settlement center in East Asia. After the transaction contract is signed by nearby users, the goods are sent from the bonded warehouse to the bonded warehouse, which saves time and saves logistics costs。
Related document
(Revised Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Bonded Warehouses and Storage of Goods (Order No. 105 of the General Administration of Customs), as amended by Order No. 198, 227, 235 and 240 of the General Administration of Customs)