1.4.3 Inspection and Clearing the Customs检验和报关
The customs is a government body and important player in the process of import and export.Its functions relating to import and export include:supervising the movement of goods across national or customs borders,collecting import and export duties and other taxes,preventing smuggling and compiling business statistics,etc.Without its permission,you cannot move the goods across the national or customs border.One of the functions now under the General Administration of Customs of China is commodity inspection.Most products for export have to pass an inspection as required by the contract,the exporting country or the importing country.Some of them are of a statutory nature,which means,that the merchandise cannot be exported without passing the required inspection.Some importing country also requires a certificate of origin from the importer to determine the import duty,which can be issued by the inspection authority under the Customs of China or other recognized institutions.