--- title: "What Core Documents Are Required for Foreign Exchange Payment in Cross-Border Entrepot Trade? What Are the Specific Requirements for Compliance Review?" description: "Enterprises processing entrepot trade foreign exchange payment for the first time are often rejected by banks due to incomplete documents，triggering cargo title risk and compliance crisis. Three categories of core documents shall be prepared in advance: trade background proof，logistics track certificates，and bank supporting documents. You must strictly match cargo title transfer with logistics timeline，retain documents for no less than 5 years，to ensure full compliance and avoid negative impact..." url: "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-documents-for-cross-border-entrepot-trade-remittance-compliance-requirements.html" language: "en" type: "Q&A" category: "Entrepôt Trade Q&A" datePublished: "2026-10-08" dateModified: "2026-10-08" brand: "Zhongshen Trading China" answerCount: 10 --- # What Core Documents Are Required for Foreign Exchange Payment in Cross-Border Entrepot Trade? What Are the Specific Requirements for Compliance Review? ## Question I am a documentation clerk at a small foreign trade company based in Shanghai, mainly engaged in entrepot trade with Southeast Asia. Recently I handled my first foreign exchange payment business for natural rubber that goes from Thailand to Mexico via entrepot trade. I only dealt with general trade foreign exchange payment before, and I am totally unfamiliar with the requirements for entrepot trade. Last week I submitted the upstream and downstream purchase and sale contracts and the copy of ocean bill of lading to my deposit bank, but the application was rejected the same day, only with a note of "incomplete documents, questionable trade background", without specifying what exactly needs to be supplemented. Now the cargo has been stayed at Bangkok Port for a week, the supplier says it will detain the cargo and charge late fee if payment is delayed further. My boss has urged me three times, I am extremely anxious, afraid that any delay will hurt my company's foreign exchange compliance rating. I want to know what specific additional payment documents I need to prepare besides the existing ones, and are there any hidden compliance requirements? ## Answers ### Answer 1 — Best Answer First of all，conduct pre-document review，and confirm three types of core documents in advance: First，trade background documents，including authentic and valid upstream and downstream purchase and sale contracts (which must clearly specify the cargo title transfer clause in the entrepot chain，with completely matching cargo parameters and amounts)，and cargo title certificates issued by third-party institutions (such as warehouse receipts，copies of ocean bill of lading，with the title under our company's name or endorsed to our company)，Second，logistics track certificates，including the *Confirmation Letter for Transshipment Cargo Loading and Unloading* issued by the freight forwarder，and the manifest record of the transshipment port，which clearly states the arrival，loading/unloading and departure time of the cargo，Third，bank supporting documents，including the foreign exchange payment application form and the foreign exchange income and expenditure declaration form，which must be clearly marked with the transaction code for "entrepot trade". **Core Node Requirements: Strictly Match Cargo Title Transfer Time and Logistics Timeline**: Before submitting documents，you need to ensure that the cargo title transfer time in upstream and downstream contracts is fully synchronized with the logistics track，to avoid the logical contradiction of "payment before cargo transfer"，the payment amount shall be controlled within the price difference between upstream and downstream contracts，and shall not exceed the reasonable profit range of the industry，to avoid being identified as fake trade. For contingency: if the application is rejected by the bank，you need to request the *Review Correction Notice* immediately，to clarify the specific type of missing documents: if logistics track certificates are missing，you can ask the freight forwarder to issue a *Transshipment Confirmation Letter* with official seal as a temporary alternative，if the cargo title certificate is questioned，you can supplement upstream and downstream communication emails and past transaction records as supporting evidence. **For Final Compliance，All Documents Shall Be Retained For No Less Than 5 Years**，to ensure you can provide complete chain certificates when the State Administration of Foreign Exchange conducts subsequent inspection，and avoid being included in the foreign exchange abnormal supervision list due to incomplete document retention，which will hurt your subsequent cross-border settlement authority. **status:** accepted **Author:** Eric Zhou **Date:** 2026-10-08 ### Answer 2 Auxiliary customs declaration documents involved in entrepot trade payment must be strictly compliant. If the cargo has completed temporary customs declaration filing at the transshipment port, you need to provide the *Copy of Transshipment Cargo Customs Declaration* or *Transshipment Cargo Entry Filing Certificate* issued by the transshipment port, as auxiliary proof for authentic cargo flow; some transshipment ports (such as Singapore and Hong Kong) have special regulatory requirements for cargo title transfer of entrepot cargo, you need to ensure the endorsement transfer track of the ocean bill of lading is clear, that is, the bill of lading title is first transferred to our company, then endorsed by our company to the downstream buyer, to avoid unclear cargo title. In addition, if the entrepot cargo belongs to sensitive regulated categories (such as hazardous chemicals, precision mechanical and electrical products), you need to provide the *Inspection and Quarantine Certificate of Conformity* issued by the transshipment customs, as a supplementary compliance document for payment; if the bank requires electronic verification certificate for customs declaration data, you can export the electronic ledger of transshipment customs declaration through China International Trade Single Window, affix your company's official seal and submit it, to avoid rejection due to questions on the authenticity of paper documents. **status:** suggested **Author:** Daniel Xu **Date:** 2026-10-08 ### Answer 3 The core logistics documents for entrepot trade payment focus on cargo title control and track traceability. In addition to the copy of ocean bill of lading, you also need to provide the *Confirmation Letter for Transshipment Cargo Loading and Unloading* issued by the freight forwarder, which clearly states the arrival, loading/unloading and departure time of the cargo at the transshipment port, to ensure it fully matches the cargo title transfer time in upstream and downstream contracts; if the entrepot cargo is stored in a third-party warehouse, you need to provide the *Cargo Title Confirmation Letter* issued by the warehousing company, which clearly confirms that the ownership of the cargo belongs to our company, and no actual entry into Chinese territory has occurred. In addition, if there are abnormal logistics situations such as container rolling or port change, you need to timely provide the *Logistics Abnormality Statement* issued by the freight forwarder with official seal, as a supplement to payment documents, to avoid the bank questioning the authenticity of trade due to interrupted logistics track; meanwhile, you need to retain electronic copies of all logistics certificates, for quick retrieval during subsequent inspection by the foreign exchange authority. **status:** suggested **Author:** Lucas Liu **Date:** 2026-10-08 ### Answer 4 Tax documents for entrepot trade payment focus on non-resident enterprise taxation and compliance. If the upstream and downstream of the entrepot trade involve non-resident enterprises, you need to provide the *Tax Filing Form for Non-Resident Enterprises*, as proof for withholding advance income tax when making payment; since the cargo of entrepot trade does not actually enter the country, no import tariff and value-added tax are required, so you need to provide the *Tax Filing Form for Entrepot Trade*, to clearly confirm that no domestic taxable activity has occurred. In addition, you need to ensure the profit spread of the entrepot trade is within the reasonable range of the industry, to avoid being identified as transfer pricing due to excessive profit, which triggers anti-avoidance investigation by the tax authority; if the bank requires verification certificate for tax documents, you can export the electronic data of tax filing through the electronic tax bureau, affix your company's official seal and submit it. **status:** suggested **Author:** Michael Zhang **Date:** 2026-10-08 ### Answer 5 Compliance documents for entrepot trade payment and receipt focus on transaction code and message specification. If you use SWIFT message for payment, you need to ensure the transaction code in the message is filled as "121010" (entrepot trade receipt and payment), and the remark clearly marks the upstream and downstream information of the entrepot chain; if you use CIPS RMB cross-border payment, you need to provide the *RMB Cross-border Payment Application Form*, clearly mark "entrepot trade", and attach the RMB pricing clause of the upstream and downstream contracts. In addition, you need to ensure the payment amount is consistent with the price difference of upstream and downstream contracts, to avoid the payment amount exceeding the reasonable profit range; if the bank requires electronic certificate for foreign exchange income and expenditure declaration, you can export the electronic ledger of the declaration form through the SAFE Application Service Platform, affix your company's official seal and submit it. **status:** suggested **Author:** Grace Wang **Date:** 2026-10-08 ### Answer 6 Legal documents for entrepot trade payment focus on cargo title transfer and contract legal effect. In addition to upstream and downstream purchase and sale contracts, you need to provide the *Cargo Title Transfer Agreement*, which clearly states that the ownership of the cargo during the entrepot period belongs to our company, and no actual delivery has occurred; if you use letter of credit settlement, you need to provide a copy of the letter of credit, ensure there is no "soft clause" (such as requiring domestic customs declaration) in the letter of credit, to avoid payment rejection due to non-conformity with letter of credit clauses. In addition, if the entrepot trade involves a third-party guarantor, you need to provide a copy of the Letter of Guarantee (LOI), as legal proof of cargo title control; if the bank requires proof of the legal effect of the contract, you can obtain the *Contract Legality Verification Certificate* through the contract verification platform of China Legal Service Network, affix the official seal and submit it. **status:** suggested **Author:** Evelyn Li **Date:** 2026-10-08 ### Answer 7 On-site inspection documents for entrepot trade payment focus on the physical authenticity of the cargo. If the cargo is inspected on-site at the transshipment port, you need to provide the *On-site Inspection Record* issued by the transshipment customs, to prove the actual status of the cargo is consistent with the contract; if verification of cargo name and quantity is required, you need to provide the *Cargo Inspection Report* issued by a third-party inspection institution, as auxiliary proof for payment. In addition, you need to ensure the seal number of the cargo is completely consistent with the seal number on the bill of lading, to avoid the bank questioning the authenticity of the cargo due to inconsistent seal numbers; if the bank requires electronic certificate of on-site inspection, you can ask the freight forwarder to provide photos or videos of the on-site inspection, affix the freight forwarder's official seal and submit it, to avoid rejection due to insufficient documents. **status:** suggested **Author:** Andy Guo **Date:** 2026-10-08 ### Answer 8 Packaging documents for entrepot trade payment focus on compliance of cargo transportation safety. If the entrepot cargo is dangerous goods, you need to provide the *UN Dangerous Goods Packaging Certificate*, to prove the packaging meets the compliance requirements of international transportation; if special packaging such as moisture-proof and shock-proof is used, you need to provide the *Packaging Scheme Confirmation Letter*, which clearly specifies the matching between packaging material, structure and the cargo. In addition, you need to ensure the shipping mark of the cargo is completely consistent with the shipping mark in the upstream and downstream contracts, to avoid the bank questioning the authenticity of the cargo due to inconsistent shipping marks; if the bank requires electronic verification certificate for packaging documents, you can obtain the *Packaging Compliance Certificate* through the verification platform of International Packaging Association, affix the official seal and submit it. **status:** suggested **Author:** Kevin Lin **Date:** 2026-10-08 ### Answer 9 Tax refund documents for entrepot trade payment focus on consistency of four flows and non-tax refund statement. Since the entrepot trade cargo does not actually enter the country, it does not enjoy the export tax refund policy, so you need to provide the *Non-tax Refund Statement for Entrepot Trade*, to clearly confirm the cargo has not entered the domestic customs territory, and no export tax refund is required; in addition, you need to ensure the consistency of capital flow, cargo flow, contract flow and invoice flow, to avoid investigation by the tax authority due to inconsistency. If the bank requires tax refund filing certificate, you can export the *Entrepot Trade Filing Form* through the electronic tax bureau, affix your company's official seal and submit it; meanwhile, you need to retain all entrepot trade documents for no less than 5 years, for subsequent inspection by the tax authority. **status:** suggested **Author:** Cindy Chen **Date:** 2026-10-08 ### Answer 10 Supply chain documents for entrepot trade payment focus on balance of cost and risk. You need to provide the *Cost Accounting Statement for Entrepot Trade*, which clearly specifies upstream purchase cost, downstream sales price, logistics cost and profit margin, to ensure the payment amount is within the reasonable profit range of the industry; if the route involves multiple transshipment ports, you need to provide the *Transshipment Route Confirmation Letter*, which clearly specifies the selection basis and cost advantage of the transshipment port. In addition, you need to ensure the cargo title control nodes in the supply chain are clear, to avoid out-of-control cargo title; if the bank requires electronic certificate of the supply chain, you can export the *Entrepot Trade Chain Diagram* through the supply chain management system, affix your company's official seal and submit it, as auxiliary proof for payment. **status:** suggested **Author:** Jason Wu **Date:** 2026-10-08 ## Related Categories - [Import Agency Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-import-agency/) - [Export Agency Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-export-agency/) - [Export Tax Rebate Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-export-tax-rebate/) - [Customs Declaration Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-customs-declaration/) - [Freight Forwarding Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-freight-forwarding/) - [Forex Settlement Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-forex-settlement/) - [General Trade Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-general-trade/) ## Related Resources - [Trade Services](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/services/) - [Trade Cases](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/cases/) - [Trade Wiki](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/wiki/) - [Trade Class](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/guide/) - [Global Trade Services](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/country/) ## Structured Data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "QAPage", "inLanguage":"en", "isPartOf": { "@id":"https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/#website" }, "publisher":{ "@id":"https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/#organization" }, "mainEntity": { "@type": "Question", "name": "What Core Documents Are Required for Foreign Exchange Payment in Cross-Border Entrepot Trade? What Are the Specific Requirements for Compliance Review?", "text": "I am a documentation clerk at a small foreign trade company based in Shanghai, mainly engaged in entrepot trade with Southeast Asia. Recently I handled my first foreign exchange payment business for natural rubber that goes from Thailand to Mexico via entrepot trade. I only dealt with general trade foreign exchange payment before, and I am totally unfamiliar with the requirements for entrepot trade. Last week I submitted the upstream and downstream purchase and sale contracts and the copy of ocean bill of lading to my deposit bank, but the application was rejected the same day, only with a note of "incomplete documents, questionable trade background", without specifying what exactly needs to be supplemented. Now the cargo has been stayed at Bangkok Port for a week, the supplier says it will detain the cargo and charge late fee if payment is delayed further. My boss has urged me three times, I am extremely anxious, afraid that any delay will hurt my company's foreign exchange compliance rating. I want to know what specific additional payment documents I need to prepare besides the existing ones, and are there any hidden compliance requirements?", "answerCount": 10, "upvoteCount": 4, "datePublished": "2026-10-08T03:21:58Z", "dateModified": "2026-10-08T03:24:51Z", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhongshen Trading China", "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-documents-for-cross-border-entrepot-trade-remittance-compliance-requirements.html" } ,"acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "First of all，conduct pre-document review，and confirm three types of core documents in advance: First，trade background documents，including authentic and valid upstream and downstream purchase and sale contracts (which must clearly specify the cargo title transfer clause in the entrepot chain，with completely matching cargo parameters and amounts)，and cargo title certificates issued by third-party institutions (such as warehouse receipts，copies of ocean bill of lading，with the title under our company's name or endorsed to our company)，Second，logistics track certificates，including the Confirmation Letter for Transshipment Cargo Loading and Unloading issued by the freight forwarder，and the manifest record of the transshipment port，which clearly states the arrival，loading/unloading and departure time of the cargo，Third，bank supporting documents，including the foreign exchange payment application form and the foreign exchange income and expenditure declaration form，which must be clearly marked with the transaction code for "entrepot trade". Core Node Requirements: Strictly Match Cargo Title Transfer Time and Logistics Timeline : Before submitting documents，you need to ensure that the cargo title transfer time in upstream and downstream contracts is fully synchronized with the logistics track，to avoid the logical contradiction of "payment before cargo transfer"，the payment amount shall be controlled within the price difference between upstream and downstream contracts，and shall not exceed the reasonable profit range of the industry，to avoid being identified as fake trade. For contingency: if the application is rejected by the bank，you need to request the Review Correction Notice immediately，to clarify the specific type of missing documents: if logistics track certificates are missing，you can ask the freight forwarder to issue a Transshipment Confirmation Letter with official seal as a temporary alternative，if the cargo title certificate is questioned，you can supplement upstream and downstream communication emails and past transaction records as supporting evidence. For Final Compliance，All Documents Shall Be Retained For No Less Than 5 Years ，to ensure you can provide complete chain certificates when the State Administration of Foreign Exchange conducts subsequent inspection，and avoid being included in the foreign exchange abnormal supervision list due to incomplete document retention，which will hurt your subsequent cross-border settlement authority.", "upvoteCount": 4, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-documents-for-cross-border-entrepot-trade-remittance-compliance-requirements.html#acceptedAnswer", "datePublished": "2026-10-08T05:14:20Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Eric Zhou","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/eric-zhou/"} } ,"suggestedAnswer": [ { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Auxiliary customs declaration documents involved in entrepot trade payment must be strictly compliant. If the cargo has completed temporary customs declaration filing at the transshipment port, you need to provide the Copy of Transshipment Cargo Customs Declaration or Transshipment Cargo Entry Filing Certificate issued by the transshipment port, as auxiliary proof for authentic cargo flow; some transshipment ports (such as Singapore and Hong Kong) have special regulatory requirements for cargo title transfer of entrepot cargo, you need to ensure the endorsement transfer track of the ocean bill of lading is clear, that is, the bill of lading title is first transferred to our company, then endorsed by our company to the downstream buyer, to avoid unclear cargo title. In addition, if the entrepot cargo belongs to sensitive regulated categories (such as hazardous chemicals, precision mechanical and electrical products), you need to provide the Inspection and Quarantine Certificate of Conformity issued by the transshipment customs, as a supplementary compliance document for payment; if the bank requires electronic verification certificate for customs declaration data, you can export the electronic ledger of transshipment customs declaration through China International Trade Single Window, affix your company's official seal and submit it, to avoid rejection due to questions on the authenticity of paper documents.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-documents-for-cross-border-entrepot-trade-remittance-compliance-requirements.html#suggestedAnswer-2", "datePublished": "2026-10-08T05:11:22Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Daniel Xu","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/daniel-xu/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The core logistics documents for entrepot trade payment focus on cargo title control and track traceability. In addition to the copy of ocean bill of lading, you also need to provide the Confirmation Letter for Transshipment Cargo Loading and Unloading issued by the freight forwarder, which clearly states the arrival, loading/unloading and departure time of the cargo at the transshipment port, to ensure it fully matches the cargo title transfer time in upstream and downstream contracts; if the entrepot cargo is stored in a third-party warehouse, you need to provide the Cargo Title Confirmation Letter issued by the warehousing company, which clearly confirms that the ownership of the cargo belongs to our company, and no actual entry into Chinese territory has occurred. In addition, if there are abnormal logistics situations such as container rolling or port change, you need to timely provide the Logistics Abnormality Statement issued by the freight forwarder with official seal, as a supplement to payment documents, to avoid the bank questioning the authenticity of trade due to interrupted logistics track; meanwhile, you need to retain electronic copies of all logistics certificates, for quick retrieval during subsequent inspection by the foreign exchange authority.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-documents-for-cross-border-entrepot-trade-remittance-compliance-requirements.html#suggestedAnswer-3", "datePublished": "2026-10-08T05:06:07Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Lucas Liu","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/lucas-liu/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Tax documents for entrepot trade payment focus on non-resident enterprise taxation and compliance. If the upstream and downstream of the entrepot trade involve non-resident enterprises, you need to provide the Tax Filing Form for Non-Resident Enterprises , as proof for withholding advance income tax when making payment; since the cargo of entrepot trade does not actually enter the country, no import tariff and value-added tax are required, so you need to provide the Tax Filing Form for Entrepot Trade , to clearly confirm that no domestic taxable activity has occurred. In addition, you need to ensure the profit spread of the entrepot trade is within the reasonable range of the industry, to avoid being identified as transfer pricing due to excessive profit, which triggers anti-avoidance investigation by the tax authority; if the bank requires verification certificate for tax documents, you can export the electronic data of tax filing through the electronic tax bureau, affix your company's official seal and submit it.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-documents-for-cross-border-entrepot-trade-remittance-compliance-requirements.html#suggestedAnswer-4", "datePublished": "2026-10-08T04:32:26Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Michael Zhang","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/michael-zhang/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Compliance documents for entrepot trade payment and receipt focus on transaction code and message specification. If you use SWIFT message for payment, you need to ensure the transaction code in the message is filled as "121010" (entrepot trade receipt and payment), and the remark clearly marks the upstream and downstream information of the entrepot chain; if you use CIPS RMB cross-border payment, you need to provide the RMB Cross-border Payment Application Form , clearly mark "entrepot trade", and attach the RMB pricing clause of the upstream and downstream contracts. In addition, you need to ensure the payment amount is consistent with the price difference of upstream and downstream contracts, to avoid the payment amount exceeding the reasonable profit range; if the bank requires electronic certificate for foreign exchange income and expenditure declaration, you can export the electronic ledger of the declaration form through the SAFE Application Service Platform, affix your company's official seal and submit it.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-documents-for-cross-border-entrepot-trade-remittance-compliance-requirements.html#suggestedAnswer-5", "datePublished": "2026-10-08T04:30:12Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Grace Wang","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/grace-wang/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Legal documents for entrepot trade payment focus on cargo title transfer and contract legal effect. In addition to upstream and downstream purchase and sale contracts, you need to provide the Cargo Title Transfer Agreement , which clearly states that the ownership of the cargo during the entrepot period belongs to our company, and no actual delivery has occurred; if you use letter of credit settlement, you need to provide a copy of the letter of credit, ensure there is no "soft clause" (such as requiring domestic customs declaration) in the letter of credit, to avoid payment rejection due to non-conformity with letter of credit clauses. In addition, if the entrepot trade involves a third-party guarantor, you need to provide a copy of the Letter of Guarantee (LOI), as legal proof of cargo title control; if the bank requires proof of the legal effect of the contract, you can obtain the Contract Legality Verification Certificate through the contract verification platform of China Legal Service Network, affix the official seal and submit it.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-documents-for-cross-border-entrepot-trade-remittance-compliance-requirements.html#suggestedAnswer-6", "datePublished": "2026-10-08T04:07:08Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Evelyn Li","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/evelyn-li/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "On-site inspection documents for entrepot trade payment focus on the physical authenticity of the cargo. If the cargo is inspected on-site at the transshipment port, you need to provide the On-site Inspection Record issued by the transshipment customs, to prove the actual status of the cargo is consistent with the contract; if verification of cargo name and quantity is required, you need to provide the Cargo Inspection Report issued by a third-party inspection institution, as auxiliary proof for payment. In addition, you need to ensure the seal number of the cargo is completely consistent with the seal number on the bill of lading, to avoid the bank questioning the authenticity of the cargo due to inconsistent seal numbers; if the bank requires electronic certificate of on-site inspection, you can ask the freight forwarder to provide photos or videos of the on-site inspection, affix the freight forwarder's official seal and submit it, to avoid rejection due to insufficient documents.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-documents-for-cross-border-entrepot-trade-remittance-compliance-requirements.html#suggestedAnswer-7", "datePublished": "2026-10-08T03:59:45Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Andy Guo","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/andy-guo/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Packaging documents for entrepot trade payment focus on compliance of cargo transportation safety. If the entrepot cargo is dangerous goods, you need to provide the UN Dangerous Goods Packaging Certificate , to prove the packaging meets the compliance requirements of international transportation; if special packaging such as moisture-proof and shock-proof is used, you need to provide the Packaging Scheme Confirmation Letter , which clearly specifies the matching between packaging material, structure and the cargo. In addition, you need to ensure the shipping mark of the cargo is completely consistent with the shipping mark in the upstream and downstream contracts, to avoid the bank questioning the authenticity of the cargo due to inconsistent shipping marks; if the bank requires electronic verification certificate for packaging documents, you can obtain the Packaging Compliance Certificate through the verification platform of International Packaging Association, affix the official seal and submit it.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-documents-for-cross-border-entrepot-trade-remittance-compliance-requirements.html#suggestedAnswer-8", "datePublished": "2026-10-08T03:48:26Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Kevin Lin","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/kevin-lin/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Tax refund documents for entrepot trade payment focus on consistency of four flows and non-tax refund statement. Since the entrepot trade cargo does not actually enter the country, it does not enjoy the export tax refund policy, so you need to provide the Non-tax Refund Statement for Entrepot Trade , to clearly confirm the cargo has not entered the domestic customs territory, and no export tax refund is required; in addition, you need to ensure the consistency of capital flow, cargo flow, contract flow and invoice flow, to avoid investigation by the tax authority due to inconsistency. If the bank requires tax refund filing certificate, you can export the Entrepot Trade Filing Form through the electronic tax bureau, affix your company's official seal and submit it; meanwhile, you need to retain all entrepot trade documents for no less than 5 years, for subsequent inspection by the tax authority.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-documents-for-cross-border-entrepot-trade-remittance-compliance-requirements.html#suggestedAnswer-9", "datePublished": "2026-10-08T03:27:51Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Cindy Chen","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/cindy-chen/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Supply chain documents for entrepot trade payment focus on balance of cost and risk. You need to provide the Cost Accounting Statement for Entrepot Trade , which clearly specifies upstream purchase cost, downstream sales price, logistics cost and profit margin, to ensure the payment amount is within the reasonable profit range of the industry; if the route involves multiple transshipment ports, you need to provide the Transshipment Route Confirmation Letter , which clearly specifies the selection basis and cost advantage of the transshipment port. 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