1. Customs declaration refers to the procedures for declaration to the customs before import and export goods are shipped for shipment.
1. According to the provisions of my country’s Customs Law: All goods entering and exiting the country must pass through ports, stations, and international airports with customs, and the owner of the goods must declare to the customs. After the customs releases the goods, Only then can it be picked up or shipped for export.
2. Customs clearance refers to the procedures that must be performed in accordance with various laws, regulations and regulations when import, export or transshipment goods enter or leave the customs territory of a country.
Extended information:
The political and economic conditions of each country are different, and customs responsibilities also vary. Even in the same country, customs responsibilities have changed in various historical periods. However, the following responsibilities are basically the same for customs in most countries:
① Implement supervision and management of imported and exported goods, passenger luggage and postal items, and inbound and outbound means of transportation. Some are called customs clearance management. Some call it ensuring the legal entry and exit of goods and articles.
②Collect customs duties and other taxes. In addition to collecting customs duties, many countries' customs also collect domestic taxes and fees during the import and export process, such as value-added tax, consumption tax, and petroleum tax. Some countries' customs also levy anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties and fines on imported goods.
③ Check for smuggling. The customs departments of various countries conduct investigations and arrests for evading supervision, commercial fraud, and evading customs duties, especially for smuggling of goods and items that are prohibited and restricted from entry and exit, especially drugs. Each country's customs has intensified its investigation efforts. Special functions possessed by other parts or individual countries’ customs: such as compilation of foreign merchandise trade statistics, bonded management, coastal patrol and warning, management of navigation, first-level protection of copyrights and patent rights, etc. At the beginning of the 21st century, some countries not only regulated traditional tangible trade (physical goods), but also regulated intangible trade (service trade). The governments of many countries instruct their customs to implement international export control systems, that is, to manage high-tech products, missile technology products, nuclear-related dual-use products, biological and chemical weapons, conventional weapons, environmental pollutants and toxic wastes, endangered species, cultural relics, etc. .
According to the "Customs Law of the People's Republic of China", China's customs has four functions: supervision, tax collection, smuggling inspection and customs clearance.
Reference materials: Customs declaration-Baidu Encyclopedia
Customs clearance-Baidu Encyclopedia