Full-process Analysis and Key Node Control of Foam Glue Export Agency to Southeast Asia

Current Status of Southeast Asian Foam Glue Market and Challenges in Export Practice

In 2026,a large number of infrastructure projects have been launched in Southeast Asia,and key projects such as Malaysia East Coast Rail Link and North-South Expressway of Vietnam have entered the peak construction period,with the average monthly demand for construction foam glue exceeding 35,000 tons.Thailand’s policy of attracting back electronic manufacturing has drawn a large number of PCB manufacturers to set up factories,and the purchase volume of industrial packaging foam glue has increased by 27% year-on-year.Behind this blue ocean market,export enterprises are facing three practical dilemmas: Indonesian Customs implements the strictest inspection standards for chemical products,and the container detention fee generated by goods staying at the port for more than 15 days often erodes the entire order profit; the new regulation issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam at the end of 2025 requires imported chemical products to provide Vietnamese version of MSDS,and many enterprises suffer goods return due to translation errors; the Philippines has tightened foreign exchange control,extending the payment verification cycle to more than 45 days,leading to frequent delays in export tax refund declarations.

Manager Liang has seen many similar cases at the customs declaration site: a 40-foot container of foam glue from a Zhejiang enterprise destined for Jakarta was detained at Tanjung Priok Port for 22 full days because the printing position of the SNI certification mark did not comply with Ministerial Decree No.58/2024 of the Indonesian Ministry of Industry.In the end,the enterprise not only paid 18,000 US dollars in port detention fees,but also missed the customer’s construction window.Such losses can be completely avoided through pre-compliance review.

Core Value Orientation of Zhongshen’s Export Agency Service

Zhongshen has handled foam glue routes to Southeast Asia since 2006,and has processed more than 6,000 batches of chemical export business in total.Our value does not lie in simple customs declaration errands,but in turning the pitfalls we encountered in 20 years into a reusable risk firewall for customers.We have set up localized service nodes in Jakarta,Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City,each node is equipped with certified chemical customs clearance specialists,who can intervene in customers’ trade negotiation in advance,and provide practical compliance suggestions from product formula adjustment,packaging label redesign,to trade term selection.

Ms.Xiao’s team in charge of Vietnam routes successfully helped customers avoid 17 cargo detention risks caused by MSDS translation deviation in 2025.The core method is that before shipment from China,Vietnamese legal specialists conduct double proofreading against the Vietnam National Chemical Directory,instead of remedying after the goods arrive at the port.This pre-service mode has increased customers’ first-time customs clearance success rate from the industry average of 67% to over 98%.

Document Preparation Module: Special Requirements and Risk Pre-control by Country

Indonesian Market: SNI Certification and Label Compliance

The Indonesian Ministry of Industry stipulates that foam glue is a product subject to mandatory SNI certification.The certificate is valid for 4 years but requires annual flying inspection.The key risk point is that the SNI mark must be printed on the packaging of the smallest sales unit,not on the outer carton label.Many enterprises mistakenly stick the mark on the outer carton,and the products are judged unqualified once arriving at the port.Zhongshen’s operation process is: dispatching inspectors to the factory during the customer’s production process,checking the printing position,font height (no less than 2mm) and color contrast box by box against SNI 06-9018-2024 standard,and taking photos for archiving as appeal evidence.

Manager Gong’s team has established a communication mechanism with Indonesian certification officials,and successfully obtained a temporary release permit for a customer in January 2026,on the premise of providing a bank guarantee and promising to complete label rectification within 30 days.The establishment of this emergency channel relies on more than ten years of accumulated trust,which cannot be replicated by enterprises that newly enter the market on their own.

Thai Market: TISI Inspection and Component Declaration

The Thai Industrial Standards Institute implements special TISI inspection for foam glue with isocyanate content exceeding 5%,and the inspection cycle is as long as 45 working days.In practice,many enterprises choose to underreport the content to meet the delivery deadline.Once found in spot inspection by Thai Customs laboratory,they will face dual penalties of being added to the importer blacklist and goods destruction.Zhongshen’s practice is: requiring customers to provide third-party SGS component test reports at the booking stage,and our Thai technical consultants conduct pre-assessment against the TISI 1180-2563 standard.If the content is close to the critical value,we recommend customers to actively apply for TISI certification.Although it adds 15 days of pre-processing time,it can ensure smooth customs clearance in the next two years.

Malaysia and the Philippines: Halal Certification and Import Quota

Malaysia requires JAKIM Halal certification for foam glue exported to East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak),even though the product itself is not for food contact.The Philippines implements annual import quota management for chemical products,and after the quota is exhausted,the goods cannot be picked up even if customs clearance is completed.Zhongshen’s coping strategy is: tracking the quota consumption schedule released by the Philippine Department of Industry and Trade every month,and when the quota utilization rate reaches 85%,we immediately alert customers to adjust the shipment plan or change the destination port to ports with looser control such as Subic Bay.

Customs Clearance Operation Module: Barrier Breakthrough and Efficiency Improvement

Red and Green Channel Selection and Inspection Response in Indonesia

Indonesian Customs implements a red-green channel system.As a chemical product,foam glue is assigned to the red channel by default,with an inspection rate of over 60%.Zhongshen’s Jakarta node successfully obtained AEO advanced certification qualification in 2025,so customers’ goods can enjoy green channel treatment,and the inspection rate is reduced to below 8%.The key operation is: 72 hours before the arrival of each shipment,our Indonesian customs clearance manager submits a complete technical file to the customs,including production process videos,raw material purchase invoices,and release records of the previous three exports to Indonesia,to establish a credibility file.

Even if the shipment is selected for inspection,we have a contingency plan: we have leased a bonded warehouse at Tanjung Priok Port,and can tow the whole container to the warehouse for unpacking,avoiding packaging damage caused by open-air inspection at the terminal.In February 2026,a customer’s shipment was suspected by the customs of low declared value.Our customs affairs team submitted a raw material price trend analysis report and customs declarations for exports to other countries in the same period as evidence within 24 hours,successfully persuading the customs to accept the original declared price and avoiding high fines.

Vietnam Customs Valuation and Origin Verification

Vietnam Customs implements dynamic monitoring on the import price of foam glue.If the declared unit price is more than 15% lower than the reference price in the customs database,the system will automatically trigger the valuation procedure.More complicatedly,Vietnam launched the RCEP origin traceability system in 2025,which requires full-chain evidence from raw material procurement to finished product delivery for foam glue declared as origin of China.Zhongshen’s solution is: embedding our data interface in the customer’s ERP system,automatically capturing production batches,raw material invoices and energy consumption records,and generating an origin evidence package that meets the format requirements of Vietnam Customs.This system shortens the average processing time of valuation disputes from 14 days to 3 days.

Tax Refund Service Module: Compliance Acceleration and Capital Recovery

In 2026,the State Taxation Administration of China dynamically adjusts the export tax refund rate for chemical products.The tax refund rate of foam glue fluctuates between 13% and 10%,depending on the product density and use classification.The core risk is: if the commodity code on the customs declaration is inconsistent with that in the tax refund declaration system,the tax refund of the entire order will be frozen,and the inspection cycle can be as long as 6 months.Zhongshen’s tax team tracks the commodity code update announcements from the tax administration every week,intervenes in the customer’s production stage,pre-determines the optimal code according to the product technical parameters,and ensures the consistency of three documents: customs declaration,VAT invoice and export sales contract.

Manager Liang developed a visual tax refund progress system,which allows customers to view the status of each node including invoice authentication,data transmission and treasury disbursement in real time.In the fourth quarter of 2025,this system helped customers shorten the average tax refund cycle to 12.7 working days,which is more than twice faster than the industry average of 28 days.The key is that we adopt the "electronic port data pre-entry" mode,which generates pre-declaration data on the day the goods are loaded and connects with the tax bureau’s system in advance,instead of making supplementary entries after customs clearance.

Quantitative Comparison of Efficiency Improvement

Customized Service Options and Action Suggestions

Exporting foam glue to Southeast Asia is not simple logistics handling,but a full-chain compliance project covering production,certification,customs clearance and settlement.Zhongshen provides three cooperation modes: for enterprises that have export experience but are stuck in a certain link,you can choose single-module service,such as only entrusting us to handle Indonesia SNI certification; for new entrants to the Southeast Asian market,we recommend full-process trusteeship,which provides full agency from trade term negotiation to tax refund arrival; for customers with stable shipment volume,you can sign an annual framework agreement and enjoy value-added services such as priority space,certification fee discount and exclusive customs affairs consultant.

Among the customers served by Ms.Xiao,a Jiangsu enterprise successfully increased its Southeast Asian market share from 5% to 23% through our customized service in 2025.The key is that we introduced compliance review at the product formula design stage,which avoided later rectification costs.The Southeast Asian market will continue to grow in 2026,but the rules of the game will only be stricter.Choosing Zhongshen is essentially purchasing a risk plan tested by 20 years of practice,which allows your goods to reach end customers at the lowest cost and fastest speed on the premise of compliance.