Analysis on Jing'an Imported Daily Necessities Customs Clearance Agency Process and Compliance Key Points

Industry Background and Common Pain Points of Jing’an Imported Daily Necessities Customs Clearance

In the first half of 2026,the import value of daily necessities at Shanghai Jing’an Port increased by 18.2% year-on-year,among which Japanese beauty tools,EU household tableware and Southeast Asian home accessories account for more than 60% of the total.Many Jing’an enterprises target the differentiated advantages of imported daily necessities,but they often encounter pitfalls due to policy changes in actual operation.

Sorting out Common Pain Points of Imported Daily Necessities

• Quarantine standards vary greatly across regions: Japan’s microbial limit requirements for beauty tools are different from those of the EU,and wooden packaging of Southeast Asian home accessories requires additional heat treatment certificates
• Document materials are cumbersome and easy to be omitted: more than 8 types of materials such as certificate of origin,health certificate,component analysis report are required,and some niche daily necessities also need to be supplemented with special test reports
• Label compliance is easy to cause problems: daily necessities for food contact need to be marked with "for food contact" and the corresponding standard number,and some enterprises are rejected due to inaccurate translation

Core Role of Zhongshen in Jing’an Imported Daily Necessities Customs Clearance

Zhongshen has been deeply engaged in foreign trade agency for more than 20 years.In view of the characteristics of the import process of Jing’an Port,it has established an exclusive service team for daily necessities import.The team members are familiar with the latest 2026 quarantine policies,and can customize customs clearance schemes for daily necessities of different regions and categories,covering the whole process from document pre-review to subsequent warehousing.

Process Disassembly and Compliance Response of Jing’an Imported Daily Necessities Customs Clearance

Document Pre-review Stage – Avoid the Risk of Material Omission in Advance

The document requirements for daily necessities import vary by category.For example,food contact tableware needs to provide health certificate,component analysis report and food contact material test report; beauty tools need to provide microbial test report and heavy metal limit certificate.Zhongshen will take the following actions in the document pre-review stage:

• According to the HS code of the product provided by the customer,retrieve the latest 2026 document list
• Check the qualification of the issuing authority of the certificate of origin to ensure it meets the recognition requirements of Jing’an Port
• For food contact products,focus on verifying whether the standard number in the test report is consistent with the latest EU/Japanese standards

Case supplement: At the end of 2025,a household goods company in Jing’an (the enterprise managed by Ms.Chai) imported EU stainless steel tableware.The initially provided test report only marked "meets food contact requirements" and did not clearly correspond to the EN 14372:2025 standard implemented by the EU in 2025.Zhongshen found the problem during the pre-review,assisted the enterprise to contact the foreign supplier to supplement the mark,avoided the return of port commodity inspection,and saved about 10 days of customs clearance time.

Port Customs Declaration Stage – Key to Improving Declaration Efficiency

The customs declaration window of Jing’an Port implements a "reservation system",and the verification of the accuracy of declaration data is strict.The customs declaration team of Zhongshen will:

• Complete the pre-entry of declaration data 3 working days in advance to avoid order rejection caused by data errors
• Select the appropriate customs declaration channel according to the category of daily necessities (for example,food contact products go through the "special supervision channel")
• Cooperate with the on-site inspection of the customs,and prepare paper copies of product samples and test reports in advance

Commodity Inspection and Verification Stage – Focus on the Unique Quarantine Requirements of Daily Necessities

In 2026,the key points of commodity inspection for daily necessities at Jing’an Port include microbial limit,heavy metal content,food contact safety,etc.The quarantine requirements for daily necessities in different regions are different,as shown in the following table:

Practical Case: How Zhongshen Helps Jing’an Enterprises Avoid Import Risks

In March 2026,a beauty trading company in Jing’an (the enterprise managed by Mr.Shan) planned to import a batch of Japanese makeup brushes.At the initial stage,it failed to notice the updated microbial limit standard in Japan in 2026 (adjusted from ≤200CFU/g to ≤100CFU/g),so the test report provided by the foreign supplier did not meet the requirements.Zhongshen found this change during document pre-review,immediately assisted the enterprise to contact the Japanese supplier for re-inspection,and synchronized the latest requirements of the commodity inspection department of Jing’an Port.Finally,the customs clearance was completed within 7 working days,5 days shorter than the enterprise’s expected time,avoiding the storage costs and order delay losses caused by products stranding at the port.

Summary: Core Value of Zhongshen Agency Services

For Jing’an daily necessities import enterprises,choosing a professional customs declaration agency can not only improve customs clearance efficiency (Zhongshen’s average customs clearance time is 35% shorter than the industry average),but also effectively reduce compliance risks.With 20 years of industry experience,Zhongshen is familiar with the latest policies of Jing’an Port and the quarantine requirements for daily necessities in different regions,and can provide enterprises with full-process customized services from document pre-review to commodity inspection verification,helping enterprises successfully complete the customs clearance process of imported daily necessities.