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Ship E-Commerce Orders to China

Written by Timothy Byrnes | April 02, 2014

More Canadian companies are seeking International Parcel shipping solutions to China to connect with suppliers and vendors. Canadian retailers and online sellers are shipping to China in record volumes.

 

Canadian and American online sellers are searching for parcel delivery direct to China

Ship faster and cheaper than via the post. Contact our team for details.

Importing Parcels FROM China via courier services

From China, Jet Worldwide offer Economy Parcel Import express.

Suppliers in China oftenprovide the option of using your own carrier to receive a sample. Using Jet Worldwide if often the most cost effective method. Our import service from China is best for parcels under 30 kg and are usually delivered within 3 days. Jet’s Economy Parcel Import is a door to door international imports service from China that includes clearance.

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Information on sending international parcel shipments TO China

Jet Worldwide is building direct shipping solutions to China from North America with pre-labeling, tracking, import clearance and last mile delivery solutions. Contact our team to learn if we can be of assistance for direct shipping to the world's major economies.

Ship ecommerce orders direct: Canada to China

Jet Worldwide provides shipping solutions direct to China from Canada for online orders.

Sending courier shipmentsto China Containing Documents

This category includes strictly documents only (brochures, contracts, training manuals, tickets, accounting ledger, legal notices, invoices, training materials, etc.) Documents are considered to have minimal commercial value (when sending documents, the minimum declared value should be $1 CD).

Items not considered as documents:

  • Books
  • Electronic media such as e-books, CD’s, DVD’s, and flash drives
  • Large quantities of printed matters
  • Advertising Material (see below)

Information on Sending parcelsto China Containing Personal Effects

Personal effects includes items shipped separately from a passenger's luggage, and gifts exchanged between relatives and friends. They must be of “reasonable quantity” and for personal use (not for resale).

Personal effects (from origins other than Hong Kong and Macau) are declared through the simplified clearance process and the Personal Effects Form is required. The declared value must be less than 1,000 CNY and the assessed duty/tax must be less than 500 CNY

Sending parcelsto China containing samples and advertising material:

Samples are goods imported to facilitate the placing of an order. Advertising material can imported duty free if the promotion is for promotion of the relevant product. International shipments to China of Samples and advertising shipments can be considered non-dutiable if they have a duty value under RMB50 (around $8) or shown to have no commercial value. Customs will strictly performs physical inspection of all samples and advertising articles sent with no declared commercial value.

Non-dutiable samples and advertising material must be clearly described and noted as a “sample” or “advertising material.” Qualified samples and advertising material can be cleared using a simplified clearance process.

Commodities controlled by a license or those for which foreign exchange is required and need to be paid upon import, are excluded from this category.

Items requiring certification and not qualified as samples include:

  • Appliances for home or similar usage
  • Audio/video devices
  • Circuit switches and electric devices used for protection
  • Electric tools
  • Electric welding machines
  • Electric wires and cables
  • Information technology devices
  • Lighting devices
  • Low power electric motors
  • Low voltage electric apparatuses
  • Motor vehicle and safety accessories
  • Motor vehicle tires
  • Safety glass
  • Telecommunication terminal devices
  • Additionally, spare parts and replacement parts may, in some cases, require CCC certification or may qualify for an exemption (requires application form).

Information for sending parcels containing Dutiable samples and advertising material:

Shipments of this category are those samples or advertising material for which customs duties shall be levied. When sending samples - whether dutiable or not - you must clearly note on the commercial invoices a description of the item(s) being sent and that they are being sent “as sample(s)”.

Sending Shipments to China that Requiring A Formal Entry

Shipments to China Requiring a Formal Entry include:

  • Items not meeting the criteria outlined above
  • Shipments containing commodities requiring an import license/permit, quota, or other special clearance documentation.
  • Shipments for which foreign exchange need to be paid upon import. In this case, the shipment is automatically classified as a category D regardless of its value and the consignee is required to obtain an individual declaration form, which serves as an import certificate.

Value Added Tax for International Shipments Sent To China

The General VAT rate in China is 17% but some items are assigned a lower rate of 13%. Small businesses (sales under CNY 1.8 million or an annual production sales of less than CNY 1 million) in China may also benefit from a VAT rate of 6%. Small businesses may not claim credits for the VAT paid on their purchases.

JET WORLDWIDE: OFFERING IMPORT DELIVERY FROM CHINA AND INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY TO CHINA

Jet Worldwide offers express international delivery for parcels on online orders to and from Canada and The USA s to China, Europe, UK and all major destinations.


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