How to operate the SGS business

　　SGS is Societe Generale de Surveillance S.A. short title, translated as "SGS".

　　 It was founded in 1887, is currently the world's largest, most qualified older civil third parties engaged in the quality control of products and technical appraisal of multinational corporations. Headquartered in Geneva, no 251 branches all over the world, 256 professional labs and 27,000 professionals in 142 countries, product quality control, monitoring and assurance activities.

　　 The company claims that the world's 23 countries (mainly developing countries) government SGS inspection include: Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo Republic, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia. Based on the fairness of the SGS, science, authority and technical capability to have full confidence in commissioned SGS implementation of goods into goods prior to shipment and comprehensive regulatory scheme "(the Comprehensive Import the Super-vision Scheme, referred to as the CISS), namely trade development, and to curb the illegal import and export activities. SGS customs operation refers to cargo goods into the country the government or customs authorities signed an agreement with SGS by SGS inspection before shipment, the goods exporting country for approved duty-paid price (settlement price), and tariff classification (in the importing country under the premise of the implementation of the HS system), the implementation of the goods into the control requirements (such as whether to advance to apply for import licenses, etc.) originally performed by the customs of the importing country after the cargo arrives goods into the country goods into the customs inspection operations SGS to confirm true, reasonable, issued by the notary report, ie, "clean report" (Clean Report of Finding, referred to as CRF), as the goods imported to the customs declaration must be inspection of documents, by virtue of simplification or exemption of the importing country's customs multi-channel customs clearance, direct taxation after the release, not only speed up the clearance of (general re-examination), and also strict supervision. The contrary, the issue can not be honored Report (Non-Ne-gotiable Report of Findings), so that, even if the goods are shipped to the port of destination, the importing country's customs is not clearance, exporters settlement. SGS Customs operations generally include the following:

　　1, check the (inspection) specification, the number of goods (heavy) and packaging. Including physical testing and chemical analysis of products and Visual inspection, logarithms (heavy) in accordance with the usual methods of identification in international trade; packaging requires hands intact arrived at the port of destination of the goods to the consignee. Effective period of drugs and chemicals to search.

　　2 monitor loading, for bulk cargo requirements. It is necessary to ensure the cargo is carried by SGS inspection (inspection), second is to guarantee the goods under the contract completely and firmly mounted on the specified transport ships. for monitoring requirements for cargo loading and Sealing Containers.

    3, the approved price. Audit that the transaction price, which is the implementation of the most important content of the CISS, is also one of the reasons to attract many countries to prevent importers of low-cost high-reported, to avoid the outflow of funds, or prevent high under-reporting, Toutaoguanshui. SGS use storage various channels Offers computer network to collect and require exporters to provide the price structure breakdown, such as ex-factory price, finished packing charges, storage charges and transported to the pier freight, shipping charges, shipping or air freight, commissions and business can be to accept the additional fees, so the prices of goods with the export price or the local consumer price, the last of the commercial invoice to verify the seller the total price and price factors in line with the normal export price of the goods in the supplying country of origin to ensure duty-paid price and importing countries foreign exchange expenditures reasonable.

　　4, the customs tariff classification. Audit tax number of the importer in the import license provided in compatibility with the existing customs tariff provides, or made pursuant to inspection when seen in real and reasonable tax rates, ensure the accuracy of levy and customs duties and in full statistics.

　　5, compliance audit imports imports of foreign trade, customs laws, import licensing procedures are required complete and legitimate, to effectively stop illegal immigrant arrival, control the illegal import of goods and restricted articles. SGS customs production processes is as follows:

　　1 export transactions. Exporters normally trade program export deal with importers, importers informed about the deal the SGS national liaison offices, at the same time inform the exporter is to SGS-CSTC goods. SGS-CSTC receives notification of the importing country Liaison Office of SGS (inspection number), fax (mail) give exporters a copy marked "SGS test number" (I. O． NO． ) And SGS-CSTC "ICN" numbered blanks requisition form (RFI), informed the exporters submitted documents, arrange for inspection.

　　2. 　Application for inspection. Arrangements for inspection, exporter or the customs broker shall be 7 days before the goods ready for export need to fill in the requisition form with the SGS inspection number (RFI), together with the following documents by fax (send) to the closest to the place of inspection of SGS-CSTC branch.

　　These documents including invoices, packing lists and spare parts inventory, technical information, samples, letters of credit, the manufacturer test reports (machinery/equipment), manufacturer analysis (chemical/pharmaceutical products/oil/dye), certificate of health (food), a plant quarantine certificate (all agricultural products), plant analysis detection (all steel and its primary product). All documents submitted to SGS-CSTC are marked with the SGS inspection reference (see requisition form this number).

　　On the requisition form should set out the details of the suppliers, such as the contact person and contact phone, inspection, inspection stations, to SGS-CSTC and contact arrangements for inspection.

　　3. Accept the goods. By CISS national regulatory requirements prior to shipment, SGS-CSTC to the exporter does not charge any fees. Obligation of exporters ready and provide the necessary goods (transportation), labor and equipment, so that the test completed successfully. When exporters if the principal supplier or agent arrangement inspection, exporters have an obligation to a supplier or agent aware inspection requirements. If the goods do not have ready or does not meet the test requirements as requested, SGS-CSTC reserves the right to abort the test. Each batch of "comprehensive import supervision scheme (CISS)" under the physical inspection of goods shall be carried out by the SGS-CSTC. SGS-CSTC inspectors against exporters in the form of files, test specifications, description, quantity, appearance, and quality of the goods and, if necessary, to extract samples.

　　4. Notarial report issued by the application. After loading export goods declaration to the customs, the exporter shall maintain in a bill of lading, invoices, packing lists and other, apply to the SGS issuance of notary reports. SGS-CSTC on completion of the survey, exporters shall on the grounds of files eventually fax (send) to the SGS-CSTC Ministry of Economic Affairs (EAD). All documents should be submitted to the SGS-CSTC marked with the SGS inspection reference (see requisition form this number). If SGS-CSTC result differences with the exporter's final file or file is not complete, SGS, in conjunction with the exporter contacts, requests to modify files, add files, or notify the importer SGS Liaison Office, to obtain the importer to confirm.

　　5. Reports to the SGS to receive notarization. If the exporter receives letter of credit requirements on the "SGS security tag put on the exporter's invoice" (Security lable), exporters can submit a final export invoice to the nearest SGS-CSTC branch, and to receive the security label, or SGS-CSTC security label mailed to exporters. Please note that only after the completion of 1-4 program above, only SGS-CSTC will issue a security label.

　　In addition, SGS require manufacturers before the clearance, phone notify the ship's name, port, shipping documents (S/D) raised the number so that SGS think there is need to retest. SGS is now official and Government institutions-State Commodity Inspection Bureau, designated by the State Commodity Inspection Bureau China National import and export commodities inspection Corporation (CCLS) agents who handle the exports from China to the implementation of the CISS national commodity inspection before shipment, approved, prices and tariffs, and SGS Deputy to issue a clean report. Now has the right to issue of Liaoning, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Hubei, Shanghai, Guangdong, and 10 import and export commodities inspection Corporation.