International EMS, what does it mean to send it to customs? Have you been detained?

It shows that sending the goods to the customs is a procedure for export, and the goods must go through customs clearance without being detained. As long as it is not prohibited, it will not be detained.

When international mail arrives at the postal EMS center, postal enterprises need to go through customs clearance procedures such as declaration. At this point, the status displayed by EMS official website will be "Sent to Customs".

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Deliver to customs

1, the status of "delivered to customs" actually includes multiple inspection processes. Security inspection, inspection and quarantine, customs and other inspection units shall perform their respective duties and inspect international mail.

2.EMS operation process is sorted according to whether to pay taxes. In the case of tax returns, postal EMS will display the status of customs inspection through the website. As a matter of fact, the parcel has not yet arrived at the customs. Under normal circumstances, the customs usually completes the inspection within three working days. For the package that needs to be declared to the customs, the recipient will be notified by EMS at this time.

3. The recipient shall go through the customs declaration formalities with the international mail receipt notice (or arrival notice) and identity documents. Usually, the customs staff will not stay on a package for too long, because there are too many packages to deal with.

4. Whether the actual package is taxable depends on the actual situation of the items in the package. For example, if it is lower than the tax allowance (50 yuan), the package is not taxable. If tax is required, EMS will notify the recipient.

Even if the consignee is required to clear the goods in the past, it is not necessary to pay taxes. On-site unpacking and inspection will determine the actual situation, and both parties will check the customs value of the goods. Put it at a low price. So it doesn't mean that you have to pay taxes to get the goods.

Source: Wu Tong International Logistics-Is it detained for sending to customs? What do you mean, send it to customs?