1. Causes of the goods themselves
(1) The goods are prohibited from entering the country: Every country in the world has its own prohibited goods, such as drugs, guns and ammunition, weapons, etc., which are all familiar to everyone. Animals, plants, meat, and books are prohibited from entering the country in almost every country; the United States prohibits the entry of Chinese herbal medicines; the United Kingdom prohibits the entry of milk and meat products; Singapore prohibits the entry of e-cigarettes; prohibited goods will be seized or directly returned by the customs of the destination country after arriving at the customs.
(2) The goods are famous brands or infringing products: They are protected by intellectual property rights. When you sell products, you must have brand authorization. When these products enter the country, the customs will require you to provide a brand authorization letter. If you do not have it, customs clearance will be delayed, and the customs may detain the goods or even directly order them to be returned.
(3) The goods are sensitive goods such as powders, liquids, and charged goods: It is important to understand that sensitive goods such as powders, liquids, charged and magnetic goods, and solid goods are more likely to be inspected by customs than ordinary goods, and the customs clearance time is longer than ordinary goods. These products are generally delayed during customs clearance. It is recommended that sellers make sure to ask the recipient whether they are capable of clearing customs before sending these products.
2. Reasons of the agent or the owner
(1) Incomplete and irregular filling of goods information: The agent or the owner of the goods does not fill in the information and documents completely, such as incorrect product quantity, random product name (for example, the product itself is shoes, but the declared name is clothes), and the declared value does not match the actual value of the goods (many sellers have done this. In order to let the recipient pay less tax or exempt from tax, the declared value of the goods is reported lower, but if it is too low, it will attract the attention of the customs and cause customs clearance delays). If the commercial invoice is incomplete, the sender needs to provide a new and complete commercial invoice.
(2) Logistics and transportation methods: In order to save freight and earn the difference in freight costs from the recipient, sellers choose logistics and transportation channels with low prices and long transportation times. The cheaper the price, the longer the transportation time, the slower the customs processing speed, and the more likely the goods will be lost.
3. Reasons for the recipient
(1) Unwillingness to pay taxes: Goods are subject to taxes, but the taxes are too high or exceed the value of the goods. The recipient is unwilling to pay the high taxes and does not go through customs clearance. The goods are then stored at the customs and are auctioned off or returned by the customs after the customs clearance deadline.
(2) The consignee does not have the relevant documents: For example, the consignee does not have an import license and cannot provide the required customs clearance documents, resulting in the goods being delayed and unable to clear customs.
4. Other reasons
(1) Environment: For example, a customs strike, a port workers strike, an airport workers strike, a logistics personnel strike; or a natural disaster or war.
(2) Policy: Customs clearance in some countries is slow, inefficient, and has cumbersome and complicated procedures.
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