What is import trade?

Question 1: What is import and export trade? It refers to a series of specific businesses of buying and selling goods, including labor services and technology, by concluding contracts with foreign parties. It embodies the business and legal relationship between countries in commodity trading, labor import and export related to commodity trading, currency settlement and payment between countries. The specific contents include: trading and trading methods of import and export commodities; Transportation and storage of import and export commodities; Inspection of import and export commodities; Customs supervision of import and export commodities; Freight insurance business for import and export commodities; Settlement of payment for import and export commodities, international settlement of funds and bank credit business, arbitration and judicial trial to solve import and export business disputes; Management of import and export business, etc.

The procedures of various businesses vary according to product items, offer terms (trading terms), payment terms and countries (regions), but they can generally be divided into three stages: transaction negotiation, contract performance and delivery. At the stage of transaction negotiation, first, the importer sets the necessary conditions, makes an inquiry to the exporter or expresses the purchase intention through an intermediary, so that the relevant suppliers or exporters can contact them, or the exporter directly proposes to contact the importer; Then, the exporter makes an offer to the importer, and the importer makes a counter-offer, which is accepted by both parties through letters and telegrams, and then the offer is completed. Then, the transaction is completed, the two parties complete the terms of sale, exchange letters or sign contracts, and complete the sales procedures.

During the performance of the contract, the importer's job is to apply for import license, import visa, open letter of credit, negotiate the ship (book space) under FOB delivery conditions, as well as FOB or C & ampf and other conditions of the transaction, such as water insurance; The exporter's job is to prepare the goods and negotiate the berth in C & ampf or CIF terms, which include marine insurance, export signature, commodity inspection and customs declaration. At the delivery stage, the exporter shall, in accordance with the provisions of the letter of credit. Prepare shipping documents and collect payment from the designated bank within the time stipulated in the letter of credit, or ask the bank to collect payment (D/P, D/A); The importer should prepare the delivery documents, prepare the delivery declaration form and handle the notarization inspection.

Question 2: What does import and export trade mean? Import and export trade refers to a series of specific businesses, including labor and technology, that reach an agreement with foreign parties to buy and sell goods through legally binding contracts and settle and pay in currency.

Question 3: What is general trade and what does unilateral import and export trade mean? General trade is a trade mode relative to processing trade. Interpretation of Modern Logistics Practical Dictionary: General trade refers to the import and export trade mode of unilateral import clearance or unilateral export clearance, and the goods it trades are normal trade import and export goods ordered unilaterally by enterprises. General trade import and export goods are a kind of goods under customs supervision. The Customs Law stipulates that when goods and means of transport enter or leave the country, the consignor or his agent must file a declaration with the customs at the port of entry and exit, submit the required certificates and documents, accept the inspection of the declared goods and means of transport by customs officers, and pay customs duties and other taxes levied by the customs according to law before the customs can approve the release of the goods and means of transport.

Unilateral import refers to importing a batch of goods and not exporting them;

Unilateral export refers to the export of a batch of goods without import.

Question 4: Some people say that I am an import and export trade. What do you mean? You should say that you are engaged in foreign trade, or that you are engaged in import and export related industries.

Question 5: What is manual import? What's the difference between manual import and general trade? What is manual entry? What documents are needed for manual import? Can the goods be sold normally when they are imported and cleared to the mainland through the manual? What is the difference between manual import and general trade declaration? Manual import declaration: Manual declaration is one of the customs duty-free supervision methods: it is generally divided into manual processing and manual processing. There is no need to pay customs duties when importing raw and auxiliary materials, but only register the import quantity in the manual issued by the customs, and then register the exported finished products in the manual when exporting, and then complete the contract or inspect the imported and exported finished products at the expiration of the manual. If it is converted into domestic sales, you need to pay import duties. The biggest difference between manual import and general trade import lies in tariff payment: the agent of general trade import goods must apply to the customs at the entry and exit port, submit the required certificates and documents, accept the inspection of the declared goods and means of transport by customs personnel, and pay customs duties and other taxes collected by the customs according to law before the customs can release the goods. Manual What documents do you need for import declaration?

1. power of attorney for customs declaration (original)

2. Inspection power of attorney (original)

3. Bill of lading (exchanged with the shipping company or shipping agent)

5. Box invoice contract (original)

6. Product description (can provide the best)

7. Return Agreement (in Chinese and English)

8. Return Instructions (two copies in Chinese and English)

9. Bill of lading, packing list and invoice of exported goods at that time (copy)

10. Write-off Form, Write-off Form, Tax Refund Form (Return) Keywords: Contract Import Processing Manual Import General Trade Declaration Form

Question 6: What does international trade mean? International trade refers to the exchange of goods and services between different countries or regions. International trade is the international transfer of goods and services.

International trade is also called world trade.

International trade includes import trade and export trade, sometimes called import and export trade.

Question 7: What does import trade make money from? Either the agency fee or the price difference.

Question 8: What do import and export trading companies mainly do? In recent years, there has been a new phenomenon in China's foreign investment and overseas listing. The source of foreign investment is mainly Hong Kong companies, followed by an unknown Caribbean island, the British Virgin Islands, and then offshore jurisdictions such as the Cayman Islands (see Offshore Company Law (Zhang Shiwei, China Law Press, 2004)). In fact, in recent years, it has become an open secret for many mainland enterprises to register "offshore companies" in Hong Kong, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bermuda and other places, and then return to the mainland to set up foreign-funded enterprises through offshore companies. Mainland enterprises set up offshore companies in the above offshore locations for the following purposes: listing in the United States, Hong Kong or Singapore; Establish a holding company to carry out capital operation; Tax planning, global trade, joint ventures, etc. In recent years, some countries and regions in the world (mostly island countries) have formulated and cultivated some particularly relaxed economic zones through legal means, which are generally called offshore legal zones. The so-called offshore company refers to a limited liability company or a joint stock limited company established in an offshore legal area. Such as British Virgin Islands, Niue, Bahamas, Seychelles, Panama, Mauritius, etc., allow international people to set up international business companies in their territories. The local * * * does not charge any taxes on such companies, but only charges a small amount of annual management fees. At the same time, major international banks recognize such companies and provide convenience for them to open bank accounts and financial services. Usually, such regions and countries have good trade relations with developed countries in the world. Offshore companies registered in any of the above countries or regions have three characteristics: high confidentiality, tax reduction and exemption, and no foreign exchange control, thus attracting many businesses and investors to choose the development model of offshore companies. Compared with general limited companies, offshore companies are mainly different in taxation. Unlike the usual practice of collecting taxes according to turnover or profits, * * * in offshore legal areas only collects annual management fees from offshore companies, and does not collect any taxes. Moreover, almost all offshore jurisdictions have clearly stipulated the company's shareholder information, shareholding ratio, income status and so on. Enjoy the right to confidentiality. The meaning of "offshore" means that the investor's company is registered in an offshore legal area, but the investor does not have to visit the local area, and its business operation can be directly carried out anywhere in the world. Strictly speaking, offshore company is not a very accurate legal term. An offshore company refers to a limited liability company or a joint stock limited company established in an offshore jurisdiction. These offshore companies have different names according to the laws of the place of registration. For example, it is called a commercial company in the British Virgin Islands and a tax-free company in the Cayman Islands. In China, it is also called Offshore Special Purpose Company (spv). Offshore companies with characteristic geographical elements must be established in a specific offshore jurisdiction, which is the geographical element of offshore companies. There are many famous offshore jurisdictions on all continents of the world. These jurisdictions are mainly island countries. In order to attract investment and improve local economic development, local governments have specially formulated the offshore company law, encouraging capital from all over the world to register locally, and only charging a certain management fee for the business income of enterprises. Legal Requirements The legal basis for establishing an offshore company must be the special offshore company law norms in offshore jurisdictions, which is the legal requirement for offshore companies. For example, in the British Virgin Islands, the local law governing overseas companies is the Virgin Islands International Business Company Act, while in the Cayman Islands, this is an exemption regulation under Chapter VII of the Cayman Islands Companies Act. Generally speaking, the registered capital of offshore companies comes from the investment of investors outside the offshore jurisdiction, or the investors or founders of offshore companies are non-local, which is the capital element of offshore companies. Judging from the purpose of establishing offshore company law in various countries, its essence is to facilitate the capital operation of foreign investors. In practice, companies established by investors (including natural persons, legal persons and other economic organizations) and capital from offshore areas constitute the main body of offshore companies. Operational elements An offshore company may not operate in an offshore jurisdiction, or an offshore company refers to a company that is not allowed to operate in China. This is the operating factor of offshore companies. Almost all offshore company laws stipulate that once an offshore company is found to have signed a commercial contract with other companies in the offshore jurisdiction. & gt

Question 9: What is customs trade? Customs trade is a classification used by enterprises in recruitment. Whether it is documentary or not is a good job to train people and the basis of trade work.

Question 10: What is the difference between free import and export and general trade? Brief introduction of other free import and export goods:

First, define other goods provided free of charge as the import and export of other goods provided free of charge except specially listed gifts, free aid and donated materials, donated materials, imported goods with free compensation, samples and advertisements provided free of charge abroad, and goods provided free of charge under listed supervision. The code of this supervision mode is "3339", referred to as "other import and export freedom".

Second, the scope of application

(1) This supervision method includes: 1. Articles donated by foreign businessmen in economic and trade activities. 2. Donations from foreigners. 3. Materials donated by overseas Chinese-funded institutions to domestic units. 4. In economic and trade activities, test materials and consumables provided by foreign investors free of charge.

(2) This supervision method is not applicable to the following situations: 1. Machinery and equipment, hand tools, transportation, office supplies, etc. Foreign imports are provided free of charge in bonded warehouses, and the supervision mode is "other trade" (9739). 2. Duty-free shops provide imported shelves, counters and trolleys. It is provided by foreign investors free of charge, and the supervision mode is "other trade" (9739). 3. The machinery and equipment provided by foreign investors free of charge under the processing of incoming materials and incoming materials shall be supervised as "non-priced equipment" (0320). 4. Provide free sample advertisements for import and export, and the supervision mode is "sample advertisement B" (3039). 5. Countries and international organizations provide free aid materials, and the supervision mode is "aid materials" (35 1 1). 6. Donation of materials, the supervision mode is "Donation of materials" (36 12). 7. There is no cost compensation for import and export goods, and the supervision mode is "no cost compensation" (3 100).