Meet Our Document Specialist: Yu Liu

I am engaged in matters such as commercial inspection and certificate of origin in the documentation department. I remember when I entered the industry, I had to prepare thick stacks of commodity inspection materials every day, take them to the designated window of the customs, and then queue up to wait for the signatures of the customs teachers to release the documents, fearing that the customs chief would inspect the goods before releasing them.

At this moment, I always accompany the customs teacher to the factory or warehouse with a nervous heart, afraid that the teacher will pick out some problems and get stuck on the order. If we encounter the inspection clearance form for this shipment, and it happens that the customs will have to declare and load the form immediately, we will cleverly use the previously made inspection clearance form with the same product name and country as this shipment for customs clearance. Afterwards, the inspected customs clearance documents will be used for customs clearance in subsequent batches.

But with the continuous updating and reform of the internal operating system of the General Administration of Customs, and the large-scale networking of customs data across the country, from the previous paper-based manual document review to the current paperless electronic bill form.  The issuance of inspection clearance documents has become faster and more convenient.

Our bamboo, wood and grass product factories have expanded from a single region to factories across the country. You can easily and quickly obtain the customs clearance form for commercial inspection by using local inspection agencies or factories to independently apply for inspection.

Similarly, when I was reviewing and applying for the certificate of origin, I also changed from going to the local customs to sign and stamp each ticket to now basically implementing a series of operation procedures for online signing, stamping and printing, which saved a lot of time. Only a few countries, such as Norway and Peru, need to go to the local customs to have the teacher sign and stamp the certificate to issue the certificate.

In short, looking at this full of “memories.” In the constant changes and updates of the times, it has accompanied me and the company through several years. May the company's export trade continue to improve and become stronger every year.