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title: "Stone Export Agency Process and EU Customs Clearance Notes - Zhongshen Trading China"
description: "In 2026，smart city construction in the EU drives the growth of stone demand，but exporters often suffer from customs clearance delays due to policy barriers such as CE certification and rules of origin. Zhongshen focuses on core links of stone export agency，improves efficiency through document pre-audit，cooperation with local agents and other measures，and provides customers with full-process solutions.。"
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datePublished: "2026-10-21"
dateModified: "2026-10-21"
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# Stone Export Agency Process and EU Customs Clearance Notes

## I.Market Background and Common Challenges of Stone Export to the EU in 2026

In 2026,multiple EU member states are promoting smart city and old building renovation projects,and the demand for construction stones including natural marble,granite and artificial quartz stone has increased by about 8% year-on-year.However,many stone exporters in Shanghai have reported to Manager Wang from Zhongshen that when exporting to the EU,their goods are often detained by border customs due to unqualified CE certification and incorrect filling of certificate of origin,and even returned due to unfamiliarity with the revised content of EU REACH regulation,with loss per single batch of goods exceeding 100,000 yuan.In addition,stone is heavy cargo with high breakage rate during transportation,and some ports also require environmental protection records of stone processing process,which further increases the difficulty of export.

![Policy Barriers for Stone Exports? How to Choose Agency Services](https://cndpic.sh-zhongshen.com/uploads/tradepics/qdeo4nuHjMp34.webp)

## II.Core Value of Zhongshen’s Stone Export Agency Service

Zhongshen has been engaged in stone export agency for more than 20 years,is familiar with the latest EU trade policies and characteristics of the stone industry,and can solve customer pain points in a targeted manner: on the one hand,it avoids document errors and customs clearance delays through pre-audit mechanism; on the other hand,it cooperates with local EU agent teams to quickly respond to random inspection problems brought by upgraded border control; at the same time,it handles foreign exchange receipt and payment and export tax refund synchronously to ensure the matching of capital flow and cargo flow,reducing time cost and compliance risk for customers.

## III.Disassembly of Core Service Modules of Stone Export Agency to the EU

### 1.Document Preparation: Covering EU-specific Compliance Requirements

In addition to conventional bills of lading,invoices and packing lists,the EU’s document requirements for stone exports also need to meet the following core conditions:

- CE certification: The 2026 revision adds chemical substance release testing items,which need to cover auxiliary materials including glue and protective agent used in stone processing
- Certificate of Origin (EUR1): It is required to prove that stone raw materials come from China or comply with EU GSP rules,otherwise tariff preferences cannot be enjoyed (preferential tax rate reaches 5% in some countries)
- ROHS2.0 test report: For limits on heavy metal content such as lead and cadmium in artificial stone (limit value is 1000ppm)

Manager Wang’s team at Zhongshen has long-term cooperative third-party testing institutions,which can complete CE certification and test reports within **7 working days**,3 days faster than the industry average; at the same time,a document pre-audit mechanism is established to check all materials 3 working days in advance,which helped 12 stone enterprises avoid customs clearance delays caused by document errors last year.

### 2.Customs Clearance Agency: Responding to Upgraded EU Border Control

![Policy Barriers for Stone Exports? How to Choose Agency Services](https://cndpic.sh-zhongshen.com/uploads/tradepics/QFmBUJsjXWXs1.webp)

In 2026,the EU border implemented the "single window" upgrade,and the random inspection rate for stone radioactivity detection increased from 10% to 15%,some ports also require records of wastewater and exhaust emission during stone processing.Zhongshen has developed special response plans for these risk points:

| EU Customs Clearance Risk Points | Zhongshen’s Response Plan | Effect Comparison |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Failed radioactivity random inspection | Provide pre-test report in advance,cooperate with port designated laboratories to shorten testing cycle | Random inspection pass rate increased from 85% to 98% |
| Missing environmental protection records | Assist customers to sort out emission records during processing,comply with EU EPD standards | Avoid cargo detention caused by incomplete records |
| Incorrect tariff classification | Accurately match HS code according to stone material and application (such as the code difference between marble and granite) | Tariff mispayment rate reduced from 12% to 2% |

Last year,a batch of granite exported to Germany by Mr.Li’s company was required to be re-declared by customs due to incorrect HS code.Manager Wang’s team at Zhongshen completed code correction and material supplement within 1 working day,with only 3 days of delay,5 days less than the average delay time of peers.

### 3.Export Tax Refund: Familiar with Details of China-EU Tax Agreements

Some EU countries have signed double taxation avoidance agreements with China,the stone export tax refund rate remains at **13%**,but it needs to meet two core conditions: "goods have actually departed from the country,foreign exchange has been received".Zhongshen’s tax refund team is familiar with the latest electronic tax bureau declaration process in 2026,can complete tax refund declaration within 3 working days after foreign exchange arrives,7 days faster than self-declaration; at the same time,it provides synchronous foreign exchange receipt and payment services to ensure matching of capital flow and cargo flow,avoiding tax refund delays caused by unreceived foreign exchange.

### 4.Warehousing and International Transportation: Adapted to Special Logistics Needs of Stone

Stone is heavy cargo,which is prone to breakage during transportation,some EU ports require cargo packaging to comply with ISPM15 fumigation standard.Zhongshen has a 12,000-square-meter constant temperature warehouse in Shanghai,equipped with special stone shelves to avoid moisture deformation; for international transportation,it has signed long-term agreements with shipping companies including Maersk and MSC to get priority arrangement of shipping space,and also provides door-to-door pickup and destination port door-to-door delivery services,covering major cities in 27 EU member states.Last year,a customer exported artificial quartz stone to France,Zhongshen reduced the breakage rate by 30% through customized wooden packaging.

## IV.How Agency Services Improve Customs Clearance Efficiency and Tax Refund Speed

Zhongshen improves service efficiency through two mechanisms: first,establish a "full-process tracking system",customers can view document review,customs clearance status and tax refund progress in real time,Manager Wang’s team updates the status twice a day,and responds within 1 hour when problems occur; second,cooperate with local EU agents in advance to optimize the customs clearance process for core ports including Hamburg Port of Germany and Rotterdam Port of the Netherlands,the customs clearance time for some goods is shortened from 7 days to 4 days.

## V.Customized Services Adapt to Different Stone Export Needs

Policy requirements vary for different types of stone exported to different EU countries: marble exported to Italy requires additional certificate of origin,artificial stone exported to France needs to comply with NF certification,granite exported to Spain requires radioactivity testing exemption certificate.Zhongshen can provide customized solutions according to customers’ stone material and target country,for example,for engineering stone exported to Poland,it assists to handle EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR) certification in advance to ensure smooth customs clearance of goods.

If you are troubled by policy barriers,customs clearance efficiency or tax refund procedures for stone export to the EU,you can contact Zhongshen to customize an exclusive agency plan.We will rely on more than 20 years of industry experience to help you avoid risks and improve efficiency.

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