Equipment ImportsSpecial characteristics recognition

Industrial equipmentImport ClearanceThere existsa fundamental differencecompared to ordinary goods. According to 2025 data from the General Administration of Customs, the inspection rate for mechanical and electrical products is 37% higher than that for conventional goods, with equipment involving special regulatory requirements accounting for 63%. The complexity of equipment imports is mainly reflected in three aspects:

• Determination of technical parameters: The need to simultaneously meet customs classification and industry technical standards
• Regulatory Document Matrix
• Logistics Adaptation Requirements: Oversized equipment requires prior special transport permits

Key Control Points in the Customs Clearance Process

The value of professional agency companies is concentrated in six stages of customs clearance:

• Pre - preparation Stage
  • Selection of Exchange Rate Lock - in Period (90 - day forward recommended)
  • Techniques for Compressing the Processing Cycle of Mechanical and Electrical Product Import Licenses
• Declaration link
  • Handling Differences in Declarations for New and Used Equipment (Determination of Residual Value Rate)
  • Equipment functional module split declaration strategies
• Inspection Response Stage
  • Evidence System for Responding to Customs Challenges to Declared Prices
  • Rapid Compliance Correction Solutions for Safety Warning Labels

2025 new policy response strategies

According to the latest Administrative Measures for Imported Mechanical and Electrical Products, enterprises need to pay special attention to:

• 12 additional categories of products have been added to the used mechanical and electrical equipment filing catalog
• Batch imports of complete equipment require provisionOverall technical correlation certification
• Extension of tariff guarantee insurance coverage to equipment import sector

Solutions to Typical Problems

When handling a semiconductor equipment import case, we adoptedThree-phase resolution methodto resolve declaration challenges:

• Technical analysis phase: Deconstruct the equipments 28 functional modules for independent classification
• Compliance verification phase: Provide equivalence certification between EU CE certification and domestic standards
• Customs Clearance Implementation Stage: Adopt split shipment + on-site assembly mode to circumvent regulatory restrictions

Criteria for selecting agency services

Essential capabilities of premium customs brokersThree-dimensional competency model:

• Policy interpretation ability: Real-time updates on latest requirements from 38 relevant regulatory agencies
• Emergency handling capacity: Establish emergency response networks at major nationwide ports
• Cost control capability: Utilize tariff preferential policies to achieve 15%-25% comprehensive cost optimization