--- title: "How to Set the Consignee and Notify Party of Ocean Bill of Lading for Entrepot Trade to Meet Payment and Collection Compliance Requirements?" description: "Foreign trade enterprises engaged in entrepot trade often encounter blocked payment and collection，out-of-control cargo title and even customs detention and port congestion risks due to improper setting of ocean bill of lading. New practitioners tend to fall into misunderstandings such as arbitrary consignee setting and missing required clause marking. It is necessary to implement full-process control from pre-document review，core node connection，to contingency plan formulation，clarify bill of l..." url: "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/transshipment-trade-ocean-bill-of-lading-shipper-notify-party-compliance-setup.html" language: "en" type: "Q&A" category: "Entrepôt Trade Q&A" datePublished: "2026-07-13" dateModified: "2026-07-13" brand: "Zhongshen Trading China" answerCount: 10 --- # How to Set the Consignee and Notify Party of Ocean Bill of Lading for Entrepot Trade to Meet Payment and Collection Compliance Requirements? ## Question I am a salesperson from a Shanghai-based foreign trade company mainly engaged in entrepot trade with Southeast Asia. Last week, I got stuck in bank payment and collection audit for three weeks due to wrong consignee setting on the ocean bill of lading for a rubber shipment transshipped to the US. I not only paid the customer nearly 20,000 RMB as port detention penalty, but also almost lost the five-year cooperative origin supplier channel. Now I have another shipment of PVC containers from Thailand transshipped to the EU to arrange for shipment, with only 5 days left before the sailing date, and I am really afraid of making mistakes again: Should the bill of lading consignee be the origin supplier or our company? Should the notify party be the final buyer or the transshipment port forwarder? Do I need to mark special clauses for entrepot trade? And if there is a document amendment requirement during the process, how to operate without triggering customs inspection? I am so anxious that I can't even eat, please clarify all these details for me. ## Answers ### Answer 1 — Best Answer First，you need to complete pre-document review，and check all basic documents for entrepot trade in advance: including the purchase contract signed by the origin supplier and the final consignee，the entrepot agency agreement between your company and both parties，and the shipping company's pre-entry manifest information. Focus on **confirming that the cargo description，quantity，and container number on the certificate of origin and the bill of lading are completely consistent**，to avoid triggering customs inspection due to conflicting document information. At the core node connection stage，the bill of lading consignee should be set as the operating entity of the entrepot trade (i.e。your company)，the notify party should be the transshipment port forwarder designated by the final consignee. Meanwhile，mark "Transshipment Cargo: No Entry into Local Market" in the cargo description column of the bill of lading，to avoid being judged as a direct shipment by the destination country customs. Before the shipping company issues the original bill of lading，require the forwarder to provide an electronic confirmation，check one by one that the bill of lading number，container number，and seal number fully match the manifest information，to ensure full control of cargo title throughout the process. You need to formulate a contingency plan in advance: If you need to amend the bill of lading，you need to submit a formal amendment application within 24 hours after vessel departure，and synchronously update the document information filed for bank payment and collection，**to avoid broken document chain after amendment that causes blocked payment and collection**. If the cargo is subject to random inspection by the transshipment port customs，you need to immediately provide the entrepot agency agreement and a copy of the certificate of origin，to clarify that the cargo is only in transit and will not enter the local circulation market of the transshipment port. When finalizing compliance implementation，you need to archive the original bill of lading，certificate of origin，entrepot agreement，and payment receipt together，and keep them for at least 5 years，to meet the retrospective inspection requirements of China Customs and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange，and ensure the compliance of the entire entrepot trade chain. **status:** accepted **Author:** Michael Zhang **Date:** 2026-07-13 ### Answer 2 The declaration of the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade must strictly match the information on the customs declaration. The cargo name, HS code, and quantity on the bill of lading must be completely consistent with those on the entrepot customs declaration. Any deviation will trigger customs valuation doubt, and even lead to being judged as misreporting of trade mode. For entrepot cargo, the words "entrepot trade" should be marked on the customs declaration, and the bill of lading should be accompanied by the entrepot agency agreement as supporting document. If there is inconsistency between the bill of lading and the customs declaration, you need to complete the amendment before the cargo arrives at the port, and synchronously modify the customs declaration information, to avoid cargo detention caused by inconsistent documents, which incurs thousands of detention and storage fees per day. In addition, you must ensure that the port of departure on the bill of lading is the actual origin port of the cargo, and the port of destination is the final receiving port. Do not conceal the transshipment port information, otherwise it will be regarded as illegal customs declaration, facing fines and credit downgrade. **status:** suggested **Author:** Evelyn Li **Date:** 2026-07-13 ### Answer 3 The core of cargo title control for entrepot trade ocean bill of lading lies in the setting of consignee and endorsement. If an order bill of lading (To Order) is adopted, the consignee needs to make a blank endorsement on the back of the bill of lading, to ensure that the transshipment port forwarder can pick up the cargo smoothly, and avoid the final consignee directly controlling the cargo title. You need to confirm the free storage period of the transshipment port in advance. If the free storage period is insufficient, mark "Apply for 14-day extension of free storage period" on the bill of lading, to avoid container detention fees. In case of rolled container or overbooking, you need to immediately require the shipping company to issue a reallocation notice, synchronously update the vessel name, voyage and departure date on the bill of lading, and inform the final consignee to adjust the pickup plan, to avoid destination port detention caused by information delay. In addition, you need to choose a shipping company with experience in entrepot operation, to avoid wrong bill of lading marking caused by the shipping company's unfamiliarity with the entrepot process. **status:** suggested **Author:** Kevin Lin **Date:** 2026-07-13 ### Answer 4 The setting of the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade needs to match the demand of cross-border tax planning. If the consignee of the bill of lading is set as an offshore company, you can enjoy the tax exemption policy of the offshore account, but you need to ensure that the related party transaction pricing between the offshore company and the domestic company conforms to the arm's length principle, to avoid being identified as profit transfer by the tax authority. If VAT deferral is adopted, the notify party on the bill of lading needs to be the domestic agency company, to ensure that the tax authority can trace the cargo flow information. It should be noted that the profit of entrepot trade needs to be declared in China. If the bill of lading consignee is an overseas company, you need to provide the entrepot agency agreement to prove the agency fee income of the domestic company, to avoid being regarded as tax evasion. In addition, you need to keep documents such as the bill of lading, payment certificate, and purchase contract as supporting materials for tax declaration, to avoid tax investigation caused by incomplete documents. **status:** suggested **Author:** Linda Gao **Date:** 2026-07-13 ### Answer 5 The setting of the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade needs to meet the payment and collection compliance requirements. The bill of lading consignee must be consistent with the transaction subject of payment and collection. If the domestic company handles payment and collection, the bill of lading consignee should be the domestic company; if the offshore company handles payment and collection, the bill of lading consignee should be the offshore company. You need to mark "Transshipment" on the bill of lading, to avoid the bank judging it as direct trade and refusing to process payment and collection procedures. If there is inconsistency between the bill of lading and foreign exchange declaration information, you need to immediately submit the amended bill of lading copy to the bank, and issue a situation statement to prove that the information deviation is an operational error, to avoid being listed on the watchlist by the foreign exchange authority. In addition, you must ensure that the payment and collection amount of entrepot trade is consistent with the cargo value on the bill of lading. Excessive deviation between the two will trigger foreign exchange inspection. **status:** suggested **Author:** Victor Sun **Date:** 2026-07-13 ### Answer 6 The clauses of the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade need to clearly define cargo title ownership and responsibility division. You need to add exclusive clauses for entrepot trade on the back of the bill of lading, clarifying that the cargo is only in transit, the entrepot operator is only responsible for cargo transshipment, and does not bear disputes over cargo quality and ownership. If settlement is made by letter of credit, the bill of lading must meet the requirements of the letter of credit, including consignee, notify party, cargo description, issuance date, etc., to avoid letter of credit rejection due to discrepancies. It should be noted that as a document of title, the bill of lading must be issued by the shipping company or its authorized forwarder. House Bill of Lading (HBL) cannot be used for payment and collection, otherwise it will be regarded as an invalid document. In addition, you need to keep the original bill of lading for at least 5 years as legal evidence for trade disputes, to avoid difficulty in rights protection caused by document loss. **status:** suggested **Author:** Grace Wang **Date:** 2026-07-13 ### Answer 7 The information on the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade must be consistent with the actual situation of the cargo. The container number and seal number on the bill of lading must fully match the actual container number and seal number of the cargo. Inconsistent seal number will trigger on-site inspection and lead to cargo detention. You need to mark a special identifier for entrepot cargo on the bill of lading, such as "Transshipment Cargo", to facilitate on-site identification by customs, and avoid being misjudged as imported cargo. In case of customs devanning inspection, you need to provide documents such as the bill of lading, certificate of origin, and entrepot agency agreement to prove that the cargo is only in transit and will not enter the local market. In addition, you must ensure that the cargo name on the bill of lading is consistent with the cargo name marked on the actual packaging, to avoid unqualified inspection and customs detention caused by inconsistent name. **status:** suggested **Author:** Daniel Xu **Date:** 2026-07-13 ### Answer 8 The cargo description on the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade must be consistent with the cargo packaging information. For dangerous goods entrepot trade, the cargo description on the bill of lading must include United Nations dangerous goods number (UN No.) and dangerous goods category, which must be completely consistent with the information on MSDS, to avoid cargo detention caused by inconsistent information. You need to mark the packaging method on the bill of lading, such as "UN Approved Packaging", to prove that the cargo packaging meets transportation requirements. If special packaging such as moisture-proof packaging or reinforced packaging is used, relevant information needs to be marked on the bill of lading, so that the transshipment port forwarder can arrange loading and unloading according to the packaging type, and avoid cargo damage. In addition, you must ensure that the cargo weight on the bill of lading is consistent with the weight marked on the packaging, to avoid inspection and detention fee caused by weight deviation. **status:** suggested **Author:** Eric Zhou **Date:** 2026-07-13 ### Answer 9 Entrepot trade is not within the scope of export tax rebate. The setting of the ocean bill of lading needs to clearly distinguish entrepot trade from general trade. If the port of departure on the bill of lading is a port within Chinese territory, it will be regarded as general trade, and export tax rebate declaration is required, otherwise it will be identified as underreporting by the tax authority. You need to mark "Transshipment Cargo: Not for Export Rebate" on the bill of lading, to avoid being misjudged as general trade. You need to keep documents such as the bill of lading, entrepot agency agreement, and payment and collection voucher as supporting materials for tax authority audit, to prove the authenticity of entrepot trade, and avoid being identified as export tax rebate fraud. In addition, you must ensure that the profit of entrepot trade is consistent with the operating income of the domestic company, to avoid tax audit doubt caused by profit deviation. **status:** suggested **Author:** Cindy Chen **Date:** 2026-07-13 ### Answer 10 The setting of the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade needs to match the overall layout of the supply chain. If the global inventory linkage strategy is adopted, the notify party on the bill of lading needs to be the global inventory management center, to ensure that the cargo can be allocated to the final consignee in time. You should choose a suitable shipping company according to the logistics efficiency of the transshipment port, and the transit port on the bill of lading should be a logistics hub port, such as Singapore, Port Klang of Malaysia, to shorten transit time and reduce logistics costs. You need to mark "Priority Transshipment" on the bill of lading, to ensure that the cargo is prioritized for loading and unloading at the transshipment port, and avoid final consignee breach of contract caused by transit delay. In addition, you need to synchronize bill of lading information to the supply chain management system, realize full cargo tracking, respond to logistics abnormalities in time, and improve the response speed of the supply chain. **status:** suggested **Author:** Jason Wu **Date:** 2026-07-13 ## 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": "How to Set the Consignee and Notify Party of Ocean Bill of Lading for Entrepot Trade to Meet Payment and Collection Compliance Requirements?", "text": "I am a salesperson from a Shanghai-based foreign trade company mainly engaged in entrepot trade with Southeast Asia. Last week, I got stuck in bank payment and collection audit for three weeks due to wrong consignee setting on the ocean bill of lading for a rubber shipment transshipped to the US. I not only paid the customer nearly 20,000 RMB as port detention penalty, but also almost lost the five-year cooperative origin supplier channel. Now I have another shipment of PVC containers from Thailand transshipped to the EU to arrange for shipment, with only 5 days left before the sailing date, and I am really afraid of making mistakes again: Should the bill of lading consignee be the origin supplier or our company? Should the notify party be the final buyer or the transshipment port forwarder? Do I need to mark special clauses for entrepot trade? And if there is a document amendment requirement during the process, how to operate without triggering customs inspection? I am so anxious that I can't even eat, please clarify all these details for me.", "answerCount": 10, "upvoteCount": 2, "datePublished": "2026-07-13T15:36:00Z", "dateModified": "2026-07-13T15:41:27Z", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhongshen Trading China", "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/transshipment-trade-ocean-bill-of-lading-shipper-notify-party-compliance-setup.html" } ,"acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "First，you need to complete pre-document review，and check all basic documents for entrepot trade in advance: including the purchase contract signed by the origin supplier and the final consignee，the entrepot agency agreement between your company and both parties，and the shipping company's pre-entry manifest information. Focus on confirming that the cargo description，quantity，and container number on the certificate of origin and the bill of lading are completely consistent ，to avoid triggering customs inspection due to conflicting document information. At the core node connection stage，the bill of lading consignee should be set as the operating entity of the entrepot trade (i.e。your company)，the notify party should be the transshipment port forwarder designated by the final consignee. Meanwhile，mark "Transshipment Cargo: No Entry into Local Market" in the cargo description column of the bill of lading，to avoid being judged as a direct shipment by the destination country customs. Before the shipping company issues the original bill of lading，require the forwarder to provide an electronic confirmation，check one by one that the bill of lading number，container number，and seal number fully match the manifest information，to ensure full control of cargo title throughout the process. You need to formulate a contingency plan in advance: If you need to amend the bill of lading，you need to submit a formal amendment application within 24 hours after vessel departure，and synchronously update the document information filed for bank payment and collection， to avoid broken document chain after amendment that causes blocked payment and collection . If the cargo is subject to random inspection by the transshipment port customs，you need to immediately provide the entrepot agency agreement and a copy of the certificate of origin，to clarify that the cargo is only in transit and will not enter the local circulation market of the transshipment port. When finalizing compliance implementation，you need to archive the original bill of lading，certificate of origin，entrepot agreement，and payment receipt together，and keep them for at least 5 years，to meet the retrospective inspection requirements of China Customs and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange，and ensure the compliance of the entire entrepot trade chain.", "upvoteCount": 2, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/transshipment-trade-ocean-bill-of-lading-shipper-notify-party-compliance-setup.html#acceptedAnswer", "datePublished": "2026-07-13T17:00:13Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Michael Zhang","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/michael-zhang/"} } ,"suggestedAnswer": [ { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The declaration of the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade must strictly match the information on the customs declaration. The cargo name, HS code, and quantity on the bill of lading must be completely consistent with those on the entrepot customs declaration. Any deviation will trigger customs valuation doubt, and even lead to being judged as misreporting of trade mode. For entrepot cargo, the words "entrepot trade" should be marked on the customs declaration, and the bill of lading should be accompanied by the entrepot agency agreement as supporting document. If there is inconsistency between the bill of lading and the customs declaration, you need to complete the amendment before the cargo arrives at the port, and synchronously modify the customs declaration information, to avoid cargo detention caused by inconsistent documents, which incurs thousands of detention and storage fees per day. In addition, you must ensure that the port of departure on the bill of lading is the actual origin port of the cargo, and the port of destination is the final receiving port. Do not conceal the transshipment port information, otherwise it will be regarded as illegal customs declaration, facing fines and credit downgrade.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/transshipment-trade-ocean-bill-of-lading-shipper-notify-party-compliance-setup.html#suggestedAnswer-2", "datePublished": "2026-07-13T16:52:13Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Evelyn Li","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/evelyn-li/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The core of cargo title control for entrepot trade ocean bill of lading lies in the setting of consignee and endorsement. If an order bill of lading (To Order) is adopted, the consignee needs to make a blank endorsement on the back of the bill of lading, to ensure that the transshipment port forwarder can pick up the cargo smoothly, and avoid the final consignee directly controlling the cargo title. You need to confirm the free storage period of the transshipment port in advance. If the free storage period is insufficient, mark "Apply for 14-day extension of free storage period" on the bill of lading, to avoid container detention fees. In case of rolled container or overbooking, you need to immediately require the shipping company to issue a reallocation notice, synchronously update the vessel name, voyage and departure date on the bill of lading, and inform the final consignee to adjust the pickup plan, to avoid destination port detention caused by information delay. In addition, you need to choose a shipping company with experience in entrepot operation, to avoid wrong bill of lading marking caused by the shipping company's unfamiliarity with the entrepot process.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/transshipment-trade-ocean-bill-of-lading-shipper-notify-party-compliance-setup.html#suggestedAnswer-3", "datePublished": "2026-07-13T16:51:51Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Kevin Lin","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/kevin-lin/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The setting of the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade needs to match the demand of cross-border tax planning. If the consignee of the bill of lading is set as an offshore company, you can enjoy the tax exemption policy of the offshore account, but you need to ensure that the related party transaction pricing between the offshore company and the domestic company conforms to the arm's length principle, to avoid being identified as profit transfer by the tax authority. If VAT deferral is adopted, the notify party on the bill of lading needs to be the domestic agency company, to ensure that the tax authority can trace the cargo flow information. It should be noted that the profit of entrepot trade needs to be declared in China. If the bill of lading consignee is an overseas company, you need to provide the entrepot agency agreement to prove the agency fee income of the domestic company, to avoid being regarded as tax evasion. In addition, you need to keep documents such as the bill of lading, payment certificate, and purchase contract as supporting materials for tax declaration, to avoid tax investigation caused by incomplete documents.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/transshipment-trade-ocean-bill-of-lading-shipper-notify-party-compliance-setup.html#suggestedAnswer-4", "datePublished": "2026-07-13T16:51:06Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Linda Gao","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/linda-gao/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The setting of the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade needs to meet the payment and collection compliance requirements. The bill of lading consignee must be consistent with the transaction subject of payment and collection. If the domestic company handles payment and collection, the bill of lading consignee should be the domestic company; if the offshore company handles payment and collection, the bill of lading consignee should be the offshore company. You need to mark "Transshipment" on the bill of lading, to avoid the bank judging it as direct trade and refusing to process payment and collection procedures. If there is inconsistency between the bill of lading and foreign exchange declaration information, you need to immediately submit the amended bill of lading copy to the bank, and issue a situation statement to prove that the information deviation is an operational error, to avoid being listed on the watchlist by the foreign exchange authority. In addition, you must ensure that the payment and collection amount of entrepot trade is consistent with the cargo value on the bill of lading. Excessive deviation between the two will trigger foreign exchange inspection.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/transshipment-trade-ocean-bill-of-lading-shipper-notify-party-compliance-setup.html#suggestedAnswer-5", "datePublished": "2026-07-13T16:33:52Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Victor Sun","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/victor-sun/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The clauses of the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade need to clearly define cargo title ownership and responsibility division. You need to add exclusive clauses for entrepot trade on the back of the bill of lading, clarifying that the cargo is only in transit, the entrepot operator is only responsible for cargo transshipment, and does not bear disputes over cargo quality and ownership. If settlement is made by letter of credit, the bill of lading must meet the requirements of the letter of credit, including consignee, notify party, cargo description, issuance date, etc., to avoid letter of credit rejection due to discrepancies. It should be noted that as a document of title, the bill of lading must be issued by the shipping company or its authorized forwarder. House Bill of Lading (HBL) cannot be used for payment and collection, otherwise it will be regarded as an invalid document. In addition, you need to keep the original bill of lading for at least 5 years as legal evidence for trade disputes, to avoid difficulty in rights protection caused by document loss.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/transshipment-trade-ocean-bill-of-lading-shipper-notify-party-compliance-setup.html#suggestedAnswer-6", "datePublished": "2026-07-13T16:21:09Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Grace Wang","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/grace-wang/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The information on the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade must be consistent with the actual situation of the cargo. The container number and seal number on the bill of lading must fully match the actual container number and seal number of the cargo. Inconsistent seal number will trigger on-site inspection and lead to cargo detention. You need to mark a special identifier for entrepot cargo on the bill of lading, such as "Transshipment Cargo", to facilitate on-site identification by customs, and avoid being misjudged as imported cargo. In case of customs devanning inspection, you need to provide documents such as the bill of lading, certificate of origin, and entrepot agency agreement to prove that the cargo is only in transit and will not enter the local market. In addition, you must ensure that the cargo name on the bill of lading is consistent with the cargo name marked on the actual packaging, to avoid unqualified inspection and customs detention caused by inconsistent name.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/transshipment-trade-ocean-bill-of-lading-shipper-notify-party-compliance-setup.html#suggestedAnswer-7", "datePublished": "2026-07-13T16:14:36Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Daniel Xu","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/daniel-xu/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The cargo description on the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade must be consistent with the cargo packaging information. For dangerous goods entrepot trade, the cargo description on the bill of lading must include United Nations dangerous goods number (UN No.) and dangerous goods category, which must be completely consistent with the information on MSDS, to avoid cargo detention caused by inconsistent information. You need to mark the packaging method on the bill of lading, such as "UN Approved Packaging", to prove that the cargo packaging meets transportation requirements. If special packaging such as moisture-proof packaging or reinforced packaging is used, relevant information needs to be marked on the bill of lading, so that the transshipment port forwarder can arrange loading and unloading according to the packaging type, and avoid cargo damage. In addition, you must ensure that the cargo weight on the bill of lading is consistent with the weight marked on the packaging, to avoid inspection and detention fee caused by weight deviation.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/transshipment-trade-ocean-bill-of-lading-shipper-notify-party-compliance-setup.html#suggestedAnswer-8", "datePublished": "2026-07-13T16:05:04Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Eric Zhou","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/eric-zhou/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Entrepot trade is not within the scope of export tax rebate. The setting of the ocean bill of lading needs to clearly distinguish entrepot trade from general trade. If the port of departure on the bill of lading is a port within Chinese territory, it will be regarded as general trade, and export tax rebate declaration is required, otherwise it will be identified as underreporting by the tax authority. You need to mark "Transshipment Cargo: Not for Export Rebate" on the bill of lading, to avoid being misjudged as general trade. You need to keep documents such as the bill of lading, entrepot agency agreement, and payment and collection voucher as supporting materials for tax authority audit, to prove the authenticity of entrepot trade, and avoid being identified as export tax rebate fraud. In addition, you must ensure that the profit of entrepot trade is consistent with the operating income of the domestic company, to avoid tax audit doubt caused by profit deviation.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/transshipment-trade-ocean-bill-of-lading-shipper-notify-party-compliance-setup.html#suggestedAnswer-9", "datePublished": "2026-07-13T15:58:39Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Cindy Chen","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/cindy-chen/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The setting of the ocean bill of lading for entrepot trade needs to match the overall layout of the supply chain. If the global inventory linkage strategy is adopted, the notify party on the bill of lading needs to be the global inventory management center, to ensure that the cargo can be allocated to the final consignee in time. You should choose a suitable shipping company according to the logistics efficiency of the transshipment port, and the transit port on the bill of lading should be a logistics hub port, such as Singapore, Port Klang of Malaysia, to shorten transit time and reduce logistics costs. You need to mark "Priority Transshipment" on the bill of lading, to ensure that the cargo is prioritized for loading and unloading at the transshipment port, and avoid final consignee breach of contract caused by transit delay. 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