EXHIBITSTRANS LOGISTICS LTD

Unit 1510,15/F Ocean Centre, No.5 Canton Road , Tsimshatsui, Kowloon , Hong Kong

Tel.: 852-2833 0106, Fax: 852-2834 6337, email: globalservice@exhibitstrans.com, http://www.exhibitstrans.com

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SHIPPING  INSTRUCTIONS (GUANGZHOU)

Name of Exhibition:  

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Duration of show Period:  

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Exhibition Venue:

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GUANGZHOU, CHINA  

Freight Forwarding, Lifting & Handling Contractor, please contact:

EXHIBITSTRANS LOGISTICS LTD.

Unit 1510,15/F Ocean Centre, No.5 Canton Road , Tsimshatsui, Kowloon , HK

Tel: 852-28330106. Fax: 852-28346337, email: gordonyg@exhibitstrans.com  

Local Offices:

EXHIBITSTRANS BEIJING LOGISTICS LTD. 

B 11 &  B 15 , 16/F., Han Wai Plaza, No.7 Guang Hua Road, Chao Yang District, Beijing, P.R. CHINA, 100004

Tel (86-10) 65615552     Fax (86-10) 65614130 , email: etbj@exhibitstrans.com

 


EXHIBITSTRANS SHANGHAI 
Block A, 5/Fl., C&E Building, 1898 Tian Shan Road, Shanghai 200051, P.R.China.
Tel.:(86-21)62280082   Fax:(86-21)62293933 e-mail : etshanghai@exhibitstrans.com

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(Very Important!!! for shipment of driven cars / vehicles/ engines, freight must be shipped directly only to HUANGPU PORT, China together with Carnet ATA, please follow the shipping instructions to dispatch the freights.)

  Shipment to Guangzhou (For Driven Cars / Vehicles) and CY shipments only

 

(Very Important! for all other exhibits items that to be shipped to above event are needed to ship to Hong Kong as Port/Airport of Discharge for in transit to China.)  

CONSIGNEE for direct shipment to China: Sea and Airfreight must be shipping prepaid and consigned as follows:  

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Consignee :  

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           To Follow  

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Notify Party :  

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Name of Exhibition  

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C/O Exhibitstrans Beijing Logistics Ltd.

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Tel  :  (86 10) 65614130  

 

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Port of discharge : HUANGPU, Guangdong Province  

 

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On no account is freight to be shipped to any other consignee, nor is freight to be shipped consigned to the exhibitor himself c/o the exhibition.  

I.      DEADLINES

1.     Arrival of Ocean freight in HUANGPU, Guangdong Province                  

18 days prior show open

2.         Arrival of Airfreight in Guangzhou Airport    

15 days prior show open

3.         Declaration form must be faxed to Exhibitstrans no later than

50 days prior show open  

 

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(For airfreight to Guangzhou, exhibitor has to contact EXHIBITSTRANS in advance prior freight dispatch. We are not responsible for undelivered of shipments that to ship to Guangzhou airport directly which does not inform us in advance.)  

II.      DOCUMENTATION

1.     SHIPPING DOCUMENTS  

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The following shipping details must be sent to Exhibitstrans by fax (FAX NO. (852) 28346337) as per advice:-  

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Flight No. or Name of Vessel and Voyage No.  

 

 Date of Arrival  

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Master Airway Bill or Ocean Bill of Lading No. (No House Airway Bill or House Ocean B/L are allowed.)  

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Weight and Measurement of Each Package  

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Special Handling Instruction if applicable  

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IMPORTANT NOTICE - All the cars/vehicles/engines to be imported to China must be attached a full set of Original CARNET ATA with mentioned the details of following items: -  

Chassis Number  

Brand Number  

Engine Number  

Model Number  

Colour

Cylinder Capacity (c.c.)  

Year of manufacturing  

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibitors do not provide the CARNET ATA that issued by COUNTRY OF ORIGIN should responsible to pay the bonded deposit to Guangzhou Customs; the approx. amount of the bonded fee is at 150% of exhibits value. The exact amount to be paid will be access by Guangzhou Customs.  

 

Copy of CARNET ATA must be faxed to Exhibitstrans 10 days prior freight to arrival China Port

 

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For Ocean Shipment :  

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2 Original Ocean Bills of Lading + Original Carnet ATA + Original (Non Wood Packing Declaration or Non Conifer Wood Packing Declaration or Heat Treatment Certificate for Conifer Wood Packing) + 5 copies of Declaration form must be sent by courier service to EXHIBITSTRANS Hong Kong, Tel: 852-28330106, Fax: 852-28346337, Attention: Mr. Gordon Yeung 10 working days prior freight to arrival destination.  

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One full set copy document must be sent by fax to EXHIBITSTRANS Hong Kong at fax no. 852-28346337 as pre-advice.  

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For Airfreight Consignment:  

 

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Original Carnet ATA + Original (Non Wood Packing Declaration or Non Conifer Wood Packing Declaration or Heat Treatment Certificate for Conifer Wood Packing) + 5 copies of Declaration form must be attached to original airwaybill accompanied by the shipment dispatch to destination airport.  

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1 airwaybill copy + 1 Carnet ATA copy + Copy of (Non Wood Packing Declaration or Non Conifer Wood Packing Declaration or Heat Treatment Certificate for Conifer Wood Packing) + 1 copy of Declaration form must be sent to EXHIBITSTRANS Hong Kong at fax no. 852-28346337 as pre-advice.  

2.     THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION FORMS:

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FOR ALL FOOD PRODUCTS  

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Hygiene Certificates (Issued by Health Dept. at origin)  

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Certificate of Origin  

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FOR ALL ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS, please supply  

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 Total quantity of bottles or cans per box  

 

 Volume of each bottle or can  

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Alcoholic content per bottle  

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Age certificate for whisky or cognac  

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Brand¡¦s name  

 

VERY IMPORTANT!!! - Plant & Quarantine Department of China found some exhibitors will bring the FOOD/MEAT/MILK/ALCOHOLIC products for personal use on stand, since a lot of disease happen in overseas countries, the PLANT & QUARANTINE DEPARTMENT OF CHINA has a very serious control for importation of above items. Therefore, we recommended exhibitors to buy above items at SUPERMARKET in China instead of bringing from country of origin.  

3.     DECLARATION FORM FOR TEMPORARY IMPORT EXHIBITS INTO CHINA

This is the most important document for customs clearance in China for both before and after the exhibition.  All items shipped must be listed on the Declaration Form for each package, so that the Chinese Customs may identify every package upon examination.  For literature you can list the total quantity of each category on one form.  

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Please complete one Declaration Form for each package (except literature) and submit one original with 5 copies to Exhibitstrans or agents no later than 20 days prior vessel to arrival at destination.  

 

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Very Important - Due Cars/Vehicles/Engines are controlled items in China, which must to apply special permit in advance to avoid paying of cash deposit. So that we require exhibitors provide us the following information no later than 50 days prior show open in order for us submit same to Chinese Government Authorities:-  

Chassis Number  

Brand Number  

Engine Number  

Model Number  

Color  

Cylinder Capacity (c.c.)  

year of manufacturing  

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Please complete one Custom Declaration Form for each package (except literature) and submit one original with 5 copies to Exhibitstrans or agents no later than 50 days prior show open.  

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IMPORTANT NOTICE for all other general items - Please ensure all the items listed on each column of the form have been completed includes the HS code number to identity the tax rate for Customs data entry. Please specify the following for the equipments:  

Brand Name  

Model Number  

Serial Number  

Size of TV/Plasma/LCD Monitor (inches)  

 

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Electronic Souvenirs to be distributed during exhibition ¡V please kindly note that for all kinds of souvenirs that have electricity supply and/or have electronic components must need to obtain a license from ELECTRICITY AUTHORITIES of China. Customs may not allow exhibitor to distribute these kinds of souvenirs without the presentation of this permit. Normally, it takes more than 4 weeks to obtain the permit from ELECTRICITY AUTHORITIES of China and the cost for this application is more than US$400/application, and exhibitors are also needed to pay the import tax/duties for electronic souvenirs. Therefore, it is not recommended to ship the ELECTRONIC SOUVENIRS to exhibition.  

 

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Customs Regulations  

¡V         Please be informed for all exhibitions in China, each exhibitor must now provide the catalogues, pictures or any related documents for their temporary imported exhibition equipment with declared value at or over US$10,000 (per unit). Otherwise, the Customs has the right to refuse processing the customs formalities for any return/re-export/transfer shipments and/or sold exhibits.  

¡V         On the other hand, there must be a serial number on all the equipment (even if its value is lower than US$10,000) which customs officers will record during their inspection for inward and it must be tallied with what is declared on the declaration form. This record will be checked again during the export.  

 

¡V         In such case, it is strongly recommended that the exhibitor should print the serial number of the exhibition equipment on each packing case in order to shorten the time that is spent on the Customs Inspection for return/re-export/transfer/sold exhibits.  

4.    CARNET ATA - MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FOR TEMPORARY IMPORTATION OF DRIVEN CARS/VEHICLES/ENGINES TO CHINA

All driven cars / vehicles must be applied a Carnet ATA at country of origin prior to ship the goods to China, please specify the following details on Carnet ATA:-  

Chassis Number  

Brand Number  

Engine Number  

Model Number  

Color  

Cylinder Capacity (c.c.)  

year of manufacturing  

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Exhibitors do not provide the CARNET ATA that issued by COUNTRY OF ORIGIN should responsible to pay the bonded deposit to Guangzhou Customs; the approx. amount of the bonded fee is at 150% of exhibits value. The exact amount to be paid will be access by Guangzhou Customs. We recommend the bonded fee should pay by your China Office directly to Guangzhou Customs, in normal practice; it takes about 4 months to get the refund from Guangzhou Customs.  

5.     DANGEROUS GOODS

Please do not dispatch goods with dangerous nature to Hong Kong due to the fact that most of the carriers do not accept dangerous cargo to China.  Please dispatch it directly to Guangzhou and attach our form for dangerous goods with Bill of Lading or Airway Bill.  

6.       CUSTOMS APPROVAL FOR LITERATURE/FILMS/SLIDES/VIDEO TAPES/ ADVERTISING GIFTS

All of the above items must be submitted to Chinese Customs for approval prior to the opening of the show before their display and distribution.  Details of this procedure are:  

  • LITERATURE - 3 samples of all literature (including brochures, leaflets) must be submitted to our Hong Kong office no later than 25 days prior show open for on forward to China for approval.  
  • FILMS/SLIDES/VIDEO TAPES - Films, slides, videotapes are to be received by our Hong Kong office no later than  25 days prior show open for on forward to China for approval. Exhibitors planning to carry this kind of equipment personally into China may be required to pay a deposit to the Chinese Customs for the release of this equipment into China.  
  • ADVERTISING GIFTS - 3 samples of each give-away are to be received by our Hong Kong office no later than  25 days prior show open for on-forward to China for approval.  

7.     PACKING INSTRUCTIONS

It is recommended that whenever possible, exhibitor¡¦s material must be packed in cases and/or crates suitable for use for return shipments, if necessary.  To protect goods against multiple handling during transit, it is recommended that contents should be securely choked, blocked and braced, please ensure the followings:  

 All crates/cases should be bolted rather than screwed or nailed.  

Stapled or ¡§stitched-nailed¡¨ crates or cartons should not be used except for disposable goods.

If crates/cases cannot be slung, they should be mounted on skids to facilitate the handling      with  forklift trucks.  

Exhibitor, at their discretion, may plan to exhibit equipment on ¡§skid¡¨, as the floor may not always be completely level.  These ¡§skids¡¨ must however be suitably covered to preserve the overall presentation of the exhibition.  

To minimize risk of loss, damage or delay, avoid shipping your exhibit in small packages (individual package for over 1 cbm is recommended, e.g. 1m x 1m x 1m).  

 

Please be advised that exhibits will be placed outdoors many times including open-air storage at the exhibition center.  It is recommended that the packing of case must be strong enough to protect the exhibits from the damage of rain.  The packing in cartons is not recommended as it is not suitable for repeated handling and repacking, any damage and claims will not be accepted to the unsuitable carton packages.  

8.     MARKING INSTRUCTIONS

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All packages must show the following information:  

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Exhibition:  

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Exhibitor¡¦s name:  

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Hall No.:  

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Stand No.:  

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Package           of  

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Gross Weight:           KGS.  

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Dimensions (cm):  L x W x H  

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Volume:            CBM  

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Country of Origin:  Made In  

 

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Please apply a minimum of two of the enclosed shipping labels per package (Please Photostat the quantity you require if necessary) and use only the metric system when stating dimensions and weight.  

SPECIAL MARKINGS

In addition to the above, markings should be shown on the sides of the crates/cases where applicable:  

 

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Label ¡§Fragile¡¨ items on all sides.  

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Items that must be kept in upright position, on 2 sides label ¡§This Side Up¡¨.  

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Items which cannot be stored outdoors must be marked on 2 sides with the umbrella symbol.  

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Stripes should be painted on vessels, tanks and similar equipment to indicate where slings must be placed for hoisting, also label ¡§SLING¡¨ in the proper location.  

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Cases containing spare parts must be marked ¡§SPARE PARTS¡¨ and contain only spare parts.  

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 ¡§CENTER OF GRAVITY¡¨, ¡§FRONT¡¨ and ¡§BACK¡¨ signs must be clearly marked externally for uneven loads and bulky items.  

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 Other markings should conform to the International Rules and Regulations governing       packing signs and symbols.  

9.     STORAGE OF FREIGHT DURING THE EXHIBITION

Exhibitors requiring their freight (as opposed to empty cases) stored during the exhibition are requested to notify Exhibitstrans Logistics Ltd. as soon as possible, allowing them to make special arrangements. Access to freight once stored will be possible at certain times during the exhibition. These times will be published at a later date.  

10.   STORAGE OF EMPTY CASES

Empty packing case will be automatically removed, stored and returned to the booth at the closing of the exhibition.  Every effort will be made to return empty cases to individual booth   for packing at the closing of the exhibition, but priority will be assigned to exhibitors with hand-carried items.  

 

During the exhibition, you will be visited by a member of Exhibitstrans staff who will give you full instructions regarding the repacking and shipment of your goods.  

N.B.  It is advisable to include a quantity of spare packing materials (e.g. wrapping paper, plastic foil, etc.) in your original shipment to replace any that may be inadvertently destroyed during unpacking.  

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11.   EXHIBITS TO BE RETAINED IN CHINA FOR SALE OR DONATION

Per the customs regulation/law of China (Guangzhou Office), exhibits are only allowed to keep in Guangzhou Customs Bonded Warehouse after the show close. But if the sold exhibits contract has been signed before the show close, a special application could issue to Guangzhou Customs for keeping the sold exhibits at Guangzhou Customs Bonded Warehouse awaiting the buyer to complete the customs formalities for permanent importation into China.  All other goods that do not have contract signed must be re-export after the exhibition closed. In case exhibitor insist to keep the goods in Guangzhou after the exhibition closed, a special application must be applied in advance (at least 2 working days before exhibition closed).  

 

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All charges incurred for the transfer of exhibits from exhibition center to Customs Bonded Warehouse plus the storage charges occurred at Customs Bonded Warehouse are for account of exhibitor or end-user (Charges occurred will be settled directly in between exhibitor/end-user and Customs/Warehouse), Exhibitstrans will not involve in this handling unless we receive the Entrust Order from exhibitor to handle on behalf of exhibitor in China.  

 

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REMINDER:      Exhibitor should consider the storage/transport charges to be levied prior to give a retained order to Exhibitstrans to keep the goods in China.  

12.  12.VERY IMPORTANT PROCEDURES FOR IMPORTATION OF GOODS INTO CHINA - DECLARATION OF CONIFER WOOD / WOOD OR NO-CONIFER WOOD PACKING

China Entry & Exit Inspection and Quarantine required all conifer wood packing goods to be imported from European Community; Korea; Japan and North America are required to arrange a Heat Treatment/Fumigation Handling at country of origin prior to ship to China

Please issued 2 original, One original certificate must be attached to the original airwaybill or ocean bills of lading send to consignee for submitting to China Entry & Exit Inspection and Quarantine. The 2nd Original must be sent to Exhibitstrans destination office. The copy of document must be sent by fax to both EXHIBITSTRANS Hong Kong & destination Office.  

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All import wood packaging materials should be treated by Heat Treatment (HT) or Methyl Bromide (MB) fumigation at the origin, and put the Mark of IPPC on two opposite sides of the wooden packaging material.

 

The Mark should contain the valid symbol approved by IPPC, country code, unique number of producer / treatment designated by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of exporting countries and treatment methods (HT, MB).

 

If the wooden packaging material without the approved mark or with approved mark but intercepts the live harmful pest, then the cargoes will be disposal or return to the origin.

 

 

For goods that are not packed with wood packing materials or are not loaded on a wood pallet, exhibitors are required to complete the form of DECLARATION OF NO WOOD PACKING MATERIALS, original form with shipper company stamp must be attached to the original airwaybill or ocean bills of lading send to consignee for submitting to China Entry & Exit Inspection and Quarantine. The copy of document must be sent by fax to both EXHIBITSTRANS Hong Kong & destination Office.  

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For goods that are not packed with conifer wood packing material, but packed by other kind of wood packing materials or loaded with a wooden pallet. Shipper must to fill in a form of DECLARATION OF NO-CONIFER WOOD PACKING MATERIAL, original form with shipper company stamp must be attached to the original airwaybill or ocean bills of lading send to consignee for submitting to China Entry & Exit Inspection and Quarantine. The copy of document must be sent by fax to both EXHIBITSTRANS Hong Kong & destination Office.  

 

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Important Notice ¡V In order to avoid problems may occur on Wood Quarantine Inspection, such as some of wooden bars on wooden pallet are conifer wood. We recommended for all wood packing or wood pallet loading exhibits should arrange Heat Treatment/Fumigation Handling at country of origin. The original certificate must be attached to the original airwaybill or ocean bills of lading send to consignee for submitting to China Entry & Exit Inspection and Quarantine. The copy of document must be sent by fax to both EXHIBITSTRANS Hong Kong & destination Office.  

 

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Failure to make the necessary arrangement for the handling of conifer wood, exhibitor should responsible for the penalties from Chinese Government Authorities and the delay of exhibits delivery to stand on time.  

13.   INSURANCE & CONDITIONS OF HANDLING  

Please note that all work is undertaken by Exhibitstrans at owner¡¦s risk and no direct   insurance on exhibits is provided by us.  Every exhibitor should make certain that all shipments are covered by a full comprehensive policy from the time of dispatch from work to destination and return (including exhibition period).  

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All services and work undertaken by Exhibitstrans are carried out exclusively according to the terms and conditions outlined in the Company Terms and Conditions of Trading, copies of which are available upon request.  

  Shipment to Guangzhou via Hong Kong (For Auto Parts / General Cargoes only)  

CONSIGNEE:  Sea and Airfreight must be shipping prepaid and consigned as follows:  

 

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Shipments routed via Hong Kong:  

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CONSIGNEE:  

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EXHIBITSTRANS LOGISTICS LTD.  

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Unit 1510,15/F Ocean Centre, No.5 Canton Road , Tsimshatsui, Kowloon , HK

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NOTIFY PARTY:  

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NAME OF EXHIBITION  

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C/O EXHIBITSTRANS LTD.  

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ATTENTION: MR. GORDON YEUNG  

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Fax:  (852) 2834-6337,   Tel. :  (852) 2833-0106  

 

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Remarks on BL or AWB: EXHIBITION GOODS IN TRANSIT VIA HONG KONG TO CHINA FOR (NAME OF EXHIBITION)  

 

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Port of discharge: Hong Kong  

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On no account is freight to be shipped to any other consignee, nor is freight to be shipped consigned to the exhibitor himself c/o the exhibition.  

I.      DEADLINES

1.     Arrival of Ocean freight in Hong Kong for consolidation to Guangzhou            

21 days prior show open 

2.     Arrival of Airfreight in Hong Kong for consolidation to Guangzhou           

18 days prior show open  

3. Declaration form must be faxed to Exhibitstrans no later than

                                           50 days prior show open  

 

(For airfreight to Guangzhou, exhibitor has to contact EXHIBITSTRANS in advance prior freight dispatch. We are not responsible for undelivered of shipments that to ship to Guangzhou airport directly which does not inform us in advance.)  

II.      DOCUMENTATION

1.     SHIPPING DOCUMENTS  

a.      On all shipping documents, Ocean Bill of Lading, Airway Bill, ¡§EXHIBITSTRANS LOGISTICS LTD.¡¨ of  Unit 1510,15/F Ocean Centre, No.5 Canton Road , Tsimshatsui, Kowloon , HK must be named as consignee.  

b.     Original Ocean Bills of Lading with the clause ¡§Exhibits To China In Transit Via Hong Kong¡¨ should reach Exhibitstrans 10 days prior to vessel¡¦s arrival in Hong Kong.  

c.      The following shipping details must be sent to Exhibitstrans by fax (FAX NO. (852) 28346337) as per advice:-  

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Flight No. or Name of Vessel and Voy. No.  

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 Date of Arrival Hong Kong  

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Master  Airway Bill or Ocean Bill of Lading No.  

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Weight and Measurement of Each Package  

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Special Handling Instruction if applicable  

2.     IMPORT/EXPORT LICENSE FOR VEHICLES, COMPUTER/ELECTRONIC OR TEXTILE GOODS IN HONG KONG

The Hong Kong Law requires import and export licenses for vehicles; computer and all accessories, electronic goods, electrical goods and all textiles goods.  The following information for license application in Hong Kong must be received by Exhibitstrans at least 10 working days before freight to arrival Hong Kong:  

 

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Catalogue or technical specification of commodities  

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Original country export license copy  

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Country of origin  

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No. of packages  

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 For Vehicles: we require a commercial invoice/packing list with clearly indication of the following:-  

Chassis Number  

Brand Number  

Engine Number  

Cylinder Capacity (c.c.)  

Color

Model Number  

year of manufacturing  

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In the case that re-export license has not been granted by the Hong Kong Government, the exhibits can only be forwarded to China when the exhibitor has undertaken and declared to the Hong Kong Government that the exhibits in question are temporarily exported to China only for the exhibition purposes and that the exhibits will be returned to Hong Kong after the closing of the exhibition and under no circumstances will be sold in China.  

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For overseas exhibitors, Exhibitstrans will submit such a declaration and undertaking to the Hong Kong Government on their behalf only when a written instruction and guarantee has been received.  Exhibitstrans are therefore liable for the whereabouts of these exhibits until returned to Hong Kong.  

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For Left Hand Drive Vehicles in transit via Hong Kong to China ¡V Hong Kong Government require importer/exporter to apply an import/export license. We will act as the import/exporter only for overseas exhibitors to apply the permit from Hong Kong Government, the handling charges for apply the import/export permit is at US$125/application, will charge 2 times for one import license and one for export license. Exhibitors should provide us the relevant document 15 days in advance prior freight to arrival Hong Kong.  

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3.     DECLARATION FORM FOR TEMPORARY IMPORT EXHIBITS INTO CHINA

This is the most important document for customs clearance in China for both before and after the exhibition.  All items shipped must be listed on the Declaration Form for each package, so that the Chinese Customs may identify every package upon examination.  For literature you can list the total quantity of each category on one form.  

Please complete one Declaration Form for each package (except literature) and submit one original with 8 copies to Exhibitstrans or agents no later than 20 days prior vessel to arrival at destination.  

 

Very Important - Due Vehicles are controlled items in China, which must to apply special permit in advance to avoid paying of cash deposit. So that we require exhibitors provide us the following information no later than 50 days prior show open in order for us submit same to Chinese Government Authorities:-  

Chassis Number  

 

  

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Brand Number  

Engine Number  

Model Number  

Color

Cylinder  Capacity (c.c.)  

 year of manufacturing

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE for all other general items - Please ensure all the items listed on each column of the form have been completed includes the HS code number to identity the tax rate for Customs data entry. Please specify the following for the equipments:

Brand Name

Model Number  

Serial Number  

Size of TV/Plasma/LCD Monitor (inches)    

 

Electronic Souvenirs to be distributed during exhibition ¡V please kindly note that for all kinds of souvenirs that have electricity supply and/or have electronic components must need to obtain a license from ELECTRICITY AUTHORITIES of China. Customs may not allow exhibitor to distribute these kinds of souvenirs without the presentation of this permit. Normally, it takes more than 4 weeks to obtain the permit from ELECTRICITY AUTHORITIES of China and the cost for this application is more than US$400/application, and exhibitors are also needed to pay the import tax/duties for electronic souvenirs. Therefore, it is not recommended to ship the ELECTRONIC SOUVENIRS to exhibition.  

Customs Regulations

¡V         Please be informed for all exhibitions in China, each exhibitor must now provide the catalogues, pictures or any related documents for their temporary imported exhibition equipment with declared value at or over US$10,000 (per unit). Otherwise, the Customs has the right to refuse processing the customs formalities for any return/re-export/transfer shipments and/or sold exhibits.  

¡V         On the other hand, there must be a serial number on all the equipment (even if its value is lower than US$10,000) which customs officers will record during their inspection for inward and it must be tallied with what is declared on the declaration form. This record will be checked again during the export.  

¡V         In such case, it is strongly recommended that the exhibitor should print the serial number of the exhibition equipment on each packing case in order to shorten the time that is spent on the Customs Inspection for return/re-export/transfer/sold exhibits.  

4.     DUTIABLE GOODS IN TRANSIT VIA HONG KONG

The Hong Kong Government will charge duties for the following goods:  

 

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WINE AND SPIRIT - All kinds of drinks with alcoholic ingredient.  

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TOBACCO - All kinds of tobacco including cigar, cigarette.

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Please note that cigarettes without following description together with proper Chinese translation printed on the outside of each pack of cigarettes are not allowed to be imported into Hong Kong:  

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¡§HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING:  SMOKING CAN KILL / SMOKING CAN CAUSE HEALTH DISEASE / SMOKING CAN CAUSE CANCER / SMOKING CAN HARM YOURSELF AND OTHERS¡¨  

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HYDROCARBON -     All kinds of petroleum products including refined petroleum and diesel for automobiles.  

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INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL  

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BEVERAGE - All kinds of beverage packed in sealed container including mineral water, milk and fruit juice, etc.  

 

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Above commodities in-transit via Hong Kong to China are not recommended as above goods are restriction goods that require special import/export permit during the transshipment in Hong Kong.  Exhibitors/agents should arrange direct shipment to China instead of via Hong Kong.  In case exhibitors insist to ship the goods via Hong Kong to China, exhibitors shall be responsible for all duties in Hong Kong and such items must be packed separately.  Purchase invoice together with proforma invoice/packing list should be reached Exhibitstrans (Hong Kong Office) at lease 7 working days before cargo arrival in Hong Kong.  Extra handling charges for the application of import/export permit plus import taxes/duties to be levied are for exhibitor¡¦s account.  

5.     DANGEROUS GOODS

Please do not dispatch goods with dangerous nature to Hong Kong due to the fact that most of the carriers do not accept dangerous cargo to China.  Please dispatch it directly to Beijing and attach our form for dangerous goods with Bill of Lading or Airway Bill.  

6.       CUSTOMS APPROVAL FOR LITERATURE/FILMS/SLIDES/VIDEO TAPES/ ADVERTISING GIFTS

All of the above items must be submitted to Chinese Customs for approval prior to the opening of the show before their display and distribution.  Details of this procedure are:  

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LITERATURE  

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 3 samples of all literature (including brochures, leaflets) must be submitted to our Hong Kong office no later than 25 days prior show open for on forward to China for approval.  

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FILMS/SLIDES/VIDEO TAPES  

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 Films, slides, video tapes are to be received by our Hong Kong office no later than  25 days prior show open for on-forward to China for approval. Exhibitors planning to carry this kind of equipment personally into China may be required to pay a deposit to the Chinese Customs for the release of these equipment into China.  

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ADVERTISING GIFTS  

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3 samples of each give-away are to be received by our Hong Kong office no later than  25 days prior show open for on-forward to China for approval.  

7.     INSURANCE & CONDITIONS OF HANDLING

Please note that all work is undertaken by Exhibitstrans at owner¡¦s risk and no direct insurance on exhibits is provided by us.  Every exhibitor should make certain that all shipments are covered by a full comprehensive policy from the time of dispatch from work to destination and return (including exhibition period).  

 

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All services and work undertaken by Exhibitstrans are carried out exclusively according to the terms and conditions outlined in the Company Terms and Conditions of Trading, copies of which are available upon request.