How Many Invisible Checkpoints Are There in Imported Beer Customs Clearance?

When Craft Beer Meets Chinese Customs

In 2019, we handled an imported case of German craft beer: The customer thought they had prepared complete documents, but was required to supplementProof of Malt Saccharification Processat the Shenzhen port, resulting in the entire container of goods being detained in the supervision warehouse for 11 days. This real - life incident exposes the regulatory characteristics of beer imports, which are far more complex than those of ordinary food.

Three flavor layers of beer customs clearance

• The First Layer: The Mystery of Commodity Classification
  • The tax rate difference between ordinary beer (22030000) and craft beer (22029100) reaches 5%
  • If the carbonation content exceeds 0.5%, it may be recognized as a carbonated beverage
• The Second Layer: The Document Matching Game
  • It is recommended to verify through the following methods:It must be consistent with the issuing agency of the health certificate
  • The alcohol content test report should includePlato Degree Conversion Value
• The Third Layer: The Inspection and Quarantine Barriers
  • The wooden pallet must provide a fumigation certificate (ISPM15 standard)
  • The Chinese back label needs to file the nutrition facts table in advance

Cost Comparison between Self - operated Customs Clearance and Agent Customs Clearance

Project	Self - operated Customs Clearance	Professional agency
Document Error Rate	37% (industry average)	≤5%
Port Detention Surcharge	Approximately ￥800/day·container	Risk Transfer Agreement
Handling of customs duty disputes	Self-administered administrative reconsideration	Intervention of professional classification specialists

The clearance code for imported craft beer

When assisting a New York craft beer brand to enter China for the first time this year, we launched three months in advanceFiling of pre-classification disputes, and complete it before the goods arrive at the port:

• Notarization of production process videos
• Comparison of differences between Chinese and American testing standards
• Rapid approval of temporary Chinese labels

Five olfactory tests for choosing a customs clearance agent

• Whether it can accurately distinguishLager/AleThe customs identification standards for the process
• Whether it grasps theCertificate anti-counterfeiting feature database of major wine-producing countries
• Whether there is experience in handlingExcessive active yeastcases
• Whether it has established communication channels with inspection and quarantine at major portsWhether it can provide
• new guarantee plans, etc.Customs Duty Guarantee InsuranceRemember that in 2021, a certain Belgian white beer was misjudged as a quality problem due to

sediments at the bottom of the bottleIt was precisely by virtue of the national standard translation of the brewing process provided by the agency that the entire batch of goods was avoided from being returned. This detail warns us that beer customs clearance is not only a paperwork task, but also a deep understanding of product characteristics.How many