The expression customs codes are familiar to all those, who need to export and import goods and know, how the customs clearance process takes place. When we speak about the customs codes, we mean LNG FEA - a list of names of goods of foreign economic activity of the CIS countries.
All over the world it is accepted to attach importance for marking of customs codes in customs declarations for the import and export of goods. Therefore, it is impossible to implement international cargo shipping of goods without customs codes.
What is the significance of using customs codes? One of the main reasons is that customs duty rates depend on the circumstances, of which the customs codes have been used. The involvement of customs codes in customs declarations is also associated with the clarification of prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports of cargo. When you use customs codes, you can identify goods, obtain complete information about the type, composition, packaging of goods.
In order to represent all of the above mentioned criteria for goods using customs codes, customs codes are classified according to different criteria. For example - according to the targeted purpose of goods, their origin, chemical composition, degree of material treatment, etc.
In the CIS countries, customs codes are used for encoding 21 departments and 97 groups of goods. These 21 departments of goods are grouped according to individual economic sectors of production of goods.
In the case of the CIS countries, when we speak about customs codes, we mean a 10-digit code, for example - 8481807399.
These codes are presented by the regulated combination of Arabic numerals and they are applied for meaning of the classified grouping of goods.
In difference with the CIS countries, the European countries use a 6-digit version of customs codes.
In the customs declaration, the customs codes are mentioned by applicant, and already during customs clearance, their compliance with the goods is checked. If the customs codes are mentioned incorrectly in the customs declaration, then sanctions may be applied to the applicant.
Even in some cases, affair may come to confiscation of goods and penalty. In order to avoid risks during the customs clearance process, it is important to mark the appropriate customs codes. In order to avoid mistakes in this important process, you can use the services of a customs broker.
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