--- title: "What Are the Common Potential Risks of Guangzhou Transit Trade, and How Can Enterprises Avoid Them in Advance?" description: "Under the pressure of overseas anti-dumping policies，enterprises that choose Guangzhou transit trade fall into anxiety，worrying about risks in documents，logistics，foreign exchange receipt and payment and other links leading to losses. By avoiding the misunderstanding of choosing low-cost freight forwarders，adopting measures such as cross-verification of documents，supervised loading with exclusive seals，and signing risk indemnification agreements，risks can be effectively isolated，compliant custom..." url: "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/uangzhou-transit-trade-potential-risks-prevention.html" language: "en" type: "Q&A" category: "Entrepôt Trade Q&A" datePublished: "2026-09-25" dateModified: "2026-09-25" brand: "Zhongshen Trading China" answerCount: 10 --- # What Are the Common Potential Risks of Guangzhou Transit Trade, and How Can Enterprises Avoid Them in Advance? ## Question I am engaged in the export of Foshan ceramic building materials. Recently, because the United States has imposed high anti-dumping duties on products from our production area, I have to choose transit trade from Guangzhou, first shipping the goods to Malaysia for container reloading before sending them to the United States. A few days ago, I heard from a peer in Shenzhen that a batch of his goods was detained by customs during transit in Guangzhou, which not only incurred more than 100,000 yuan of port demurrage charges and fines, but also missed the delivery date for the customer, resulting in compensation for liquidated damages. Now I am very anxious. I have already booked the shipping space for early next month, and 20 containers of goods are waiting for warehousing in the Foshan warehouse. I am very unsettled and just want to know what risks are there in Guangzhou transit trade? For example, will documents be inspected due to non-compliance? Is the cargo ownership guaranteed in the logistics link? Will it trigger compliance alerts when receiving and paying foreign exchange, affecting subsequent export tax rebates? ## Answers ### Answer 1 — Best Answer Many enterprises that carry out Guangzhou transit trade are prone to fall into the misunderstanding that "finding a low-cost freight forwarder can complete the transit". Little do they know that most of these freight forwarders use operations such as counterfeit documents and non-compliant container swapping，which seem low in cost but actually carry extremely high risks. Once Guangzhou Customs finds abnormal document traceability during verification，the goods will be directly detained at the port，which will not only incur high container detention charges and port demurrage charges，but also trigger a downgrade of the customs credit rating. All subsequent foreign trade clearance will be subject to key inspection，and even lead to breach of delivery date for customers，facing huge claims. In terms of physical risk isolation，it is necessary to select an agency with self-operated overseas transit warehouses. Before shipment from Guangzhou Port，complete cross-verification of documents in advance to ensure that documents such as the certificate of origin and bill of lading of the transit country fully match the cargo information，when swapping containers at the transit port，require the agency to provide full supervised loading videos，and use **exclusive custom seals** to avoid goods being swapped or mixed with other cargo. Exclusive loss stopping tips: Be sure to sign **clear risk indemnification clauses** with the agency，agreeing that if customs detention and fines are caused by the agency's non-compliant operation，the agency shall bear all losses，at the same time，purchase special cargo insurance for transit trade，covering special risks such as port detention，customs detention and cargo damage，to control losses within an affordable range. **status:** accepted **Author:** Kevin Lin **Date:** 2026-09-25 ### Answer 2 When declaring Guangzhou transit trade, it is necessary to strictly distinguish the declaration categories of "transit goods" and "general trade goods". If transit goods are mistakenly declared as general trade, it will trigger an alert of the customs valuation system, leading to valuation disputes. Customs will require the provision of a full set of traceability documents such as purchase and sales contracts of the transit country, copies of bills of lading, and certificates of origin. If they cannot be provided within the specified time limit, the goods will be temporarily detained, with a maximum port detention period of 30 days. The container detention charges incurred are calculated on a daily basis, about 150-200 yuan per day for a 20ft container, and about 250-300 yuan per day for a 40ft container. In addition, the valuation dispute record will be synchronized to the enterprise's customs credit file, resulting in being listed as a key inspection object for subsequent customs clearance, and the customs clearance efficiency will be reduced by more than 50%. It is recommended to entrust a professional institution to pre-audit the customs declaration form in advance to ensure that the declaration code, trade method, cargo value and other information are fully compliant, so as to avoid triggering the valuation alert. **status:** suggested **Author:** Victor Sun **Date:** 2026-09-25 ### Answer 3 The logistics risks of Guangzhou transit trade are mainly concentrated in the links of cargo ownership control and transit connection. If an unqualified freight forwarder is selected, the freight forwarder may endorse the bill of lading without authorization, resulting in loss of cargo ownership, and the goods may be resold or intercepted. In addition, as a core hub port in South China, the rate of space crunch and container rolling in peak season can reach 15% at Guangzhou Port. If transit goods are rolled, it will delay the transit shipping schedule, miss the container swapping window at the transit port, and lead to port detention of goods. It is recommended to select a logistics service provider with exclusive transit shipping space, confirm the space locking certificate before shipment from Guangzhou Port, and at the same time require the freight forwarder to issue a non-negotiable sea waybill (only for the transit link), or adopt the mode of "telex release bill of lading + designated consignee" to ensure that the cargo ownership is always in your own hands. In addition, reserve a transit buffer period of 3-5 days in advance to avoid delivery breach caused by container rolling. **status:** suggested **Author:** Jason Wu **Date:** 2026-09-25 ### Answer 4 The tax risks of Guangzhou transit trade mainly involve pricing of cross-border related party transactions and VAT compliance. If an enterprise conducts transit through related companies and the pricing deviates from the fair market value, it will trigger an anti-avoidance investigation by the tax authority, requiring tax payment and late payment penalty, which is charged at 0.05% per day. In addition, some enterprises mistakenly believe that transit trade does not need to declare VAT, but in fact, Guangzhou Customs requires zero VAT declaration for transit goods. If the declaration is not made on time, the enterprise will be listed as a tax abnormal account, affecting subsequent export tax rebates. It is recommended to adopt the "fair market value pricing method", and retain transaction vouchers of similar goods in the transit country in advance as the pricing basis; at the same time, entrust a professional institution to handle the zero VAT declaration to ensure that the declaration time limit and documents are fully matched, so as to avoid triggering tax alerts. **status:** suggested **Author:** Grace Wang **Date:** 2026-09-25 ### Answer 5 The compliance risks of foreign exchange receipt and payment for Guangzhou transit trade are mainly concentrated in the remarks of SWIFT messages and fund traceability. If "transit trade" is not clearly marked in the SWIFT message when receiving and paying foreign exchange, it will be listed as a suspicious transaction by the bank, triggering a fund verification by the foreign exchange bureau, requiring the provision of a full set of transit trade documents, including purchase and sales contracts, bills of lading, certificates of origin, etc. If they cannot be provided, the funds will be frozen, with a maximum freezing period of 6 months. In addition, some enterprises use offshore accounts to receive and pay foreign exchange, and fail to conduct balance of payment declaration in accordance with regulations, which will be fined 0.1%-0.5% of the transaction amount by the foreign exchange bureau. It is recommended to use the CIPS system for RMB cross-border receipt and payment of foreign exchange, clearly mark "payment under transit trade" in the message, and submit the transit documents to the bank in advance to ensure that the capital flow and document flow are fully matched, so as to avoid triggering fund verification. **status:** suggested **Author:** Michael Zhang **Date:** 2026-09-25 ### Answer 6 The legal risks of Guangzhou transit trade mainly involve soft clauses of letters of credit and cargo ownership transfer agreements. If the letter of credit opened by the customer contains soft clauses such as "need to provide a certificate of non-processing issued by the official of the transit country", and the transit country cannot issue such a certificate, it will lead to the inability to negotiate the letter of credit and recover the payment. In addition, some enterprises sign agreements with transit agents that do not specify the ownership of the goods. If the agent goes bankrupt or loses contact, the goods will be listed as liquidation assets and cannot be recovered. It is recommended to review the letter of credit clauses in advance and delete unreasonable soft clauses; the transit agreement signed with the agent clearly stipulates that "the cargo ownership always belongs to the entrusting party, and is only transferred to the final customer after container swapping", and at the same time require the agent to provide an equal amount of performance guarantee to ensure the safety of cargo ownership. **status:** suggested **Author:** Daniel Xu **Date:** 2026-09-25 ### Answer 7 The on-site inspection risks of Guangzhou transit trade are mainly concentrated in the verification of the authenticity of seals and cargo consistency. During on-site inspection by customs, if it is found that the seal does not match the seal number marked on the bill of lading, or the origin marking on the cargo packaging is not completely removed, it will be suspected of false transit trade, and the goods will be temporarily detained for inspection, with an inspection period of 7-15 days, resulting in high port demurrage charges. In addition, if the goods are placed in disorder during unstuffing inspection, it will be determined as "false declaration" by customs, and a fine of 5%-10% of the cargo value will be imposed. It is recommended to remove all origin markings on the cargo packaging before loading at Guangzhou Port, use custom seals with unique codes, and shoot the whole process video during loading; in case of inspection, entrust a special commissioner to assist in advance, provide transit documents quickly, and cooperate with customs to complete the verification, so as to shorten the inspection time. **status:** suggested **Author:** Evelyn Li **Date:** 2026-09-25 ### Answer 8 The packaging risks of Guangzhou transit trade mainly involve damage and compliance of goods during transit. If the goods are fragile (such as ceramics and glass) and use ordinary packaging, the damage rate can reach 5%-10% during transportation from Guangzhou Port to the transit port, resulting in customer rejection or claim. In addition, if the goods are dangerous chemicals and are not packaged in accordance with the UN dangerous goods packaging standards, they will be detained by Guangzhou Customs, requiring repackaging, which delays the shipping schedule. It is recommended to choose professional packaging according to the characteristics of the goods. Fragile goods adopt double packaging of "air cushion + wooden frame". Dangerous chemicals are entrusted to institutions with UN packaging qualification for packaging, and MSDS documents conforming to international standards are prepared in advance to ensure that the packaging and documents are fully matched, so as to avoid customs detention caused by packaging problems. **status:** suggested **Author:** Cindy Chen **Date:** 2026-09-25 ### Answer 9 The tax rebate risks of Guangzhou transit trade mainly involve the illegal operation of "false transit trade for real export". Some enterprises disguise general trade goods as transit goods to defraud export tax rebates, but actually export directly. If investigated and punished by the tax authority, the already refunded tax will be recovered, and a fine of 1-5 times will be imposed. If the circumstances are serious, criminal responsibility will also be investigated. In addition, if the documents of transit trade are not filed in accordance with regulations, and cannot be provided when the tax authority verifies, the enterprise will be listed as a tax rebate abnormal account, affecting the export tax rebate of subsequent general trade. It is recommended to strictly distinguish the documents of transit trade and general trade, and file the documents of transit trade separately, including transit contracts, bills of lading, certificates of origin, etc., to avoid confusion with general trade documents; at the same time, ensure that the capital flow, document flow and cargo flow of transit trade are completely consistent, so as to avoid triggering tax rebate verification. **status:** suggested **Author:** Linda Gao **Date:** 2026-09-25 ### Answer 10 The supply chain risks of Guangzhou transit trade mainly involve cost out of control and poor node connection. If the enterprise does not accurately calculate the full-link cost of transit trade in advance, including Guangzhou Port sundry charges, container swapping fees at the transit port, document fees, etc., the actual cost may be 10%-15% higher than expected, compressing the profit margin. In addition, poor connection of transit nodes, such as too long interval between the shipping schedule from Guangzhou Port and the container swapping schedule at the transit port, will lead to port detention of goods and incur additional costs. It is recommended to adopt a full-link cost accurate calculation model, calculate the costs of all links in advance, and reserve a 10% cost buffer; sign a node connection agreement with the logistics service provider, clearly stipulating that the container swapping operation at the transit port must be arranged within 24 hours after shipment from Guangzhou Port, so as to ensure smooth connection of shipping schedules and avoid port detention. **status:** suggested **Author:** Andy Guo **Date:** 2026-09-25 ## 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 Are the Common Potential Risks of Guangzhou Transit Trade, and How Can Enterprises Avoid Them in Advance?", "text": "I am engaged in the export of Foshan ceramic building materials. Recently, because the United States has imposed high anti-dumping duties on products from our production area, I have to choose transit trade from Guangzhou, first shipping the goods to Malaysia for container reloading before sending them to the United States. A few days ago, I heard from a peer in Shenzhen that a batch of his goods was detained by customs during transit in Guangzhou, which not only incurred more than 100,000 yuan of port demurrage charges and fines, but also missed the delivery date for the customer, resulting in compensation for liquidated damages. Now I am very anxious. I have already booked the shipping space for early next month, and 20 containers of goods are waiting for warehousing in the Foshan warehouse. I am very unsettled and just want to know what risks are there in Guangzhou transit trade? For example, will documents be inspected due to non-compliance? Is the cargo ownership guaranteed in the logistics link? Will it trigger compliance alerts when receiving and paying foreign exchange, affecting subsequent export tax rebates?", "answerCount": 10, "upvoteCount": 2, "datePublished": "2026-09-25T05:04:38Z", "dateModified": "2026-09-25T05:06:24Z", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhongshen Trading China", "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/uangzhou-transit-trade-potential-risks-prevention.html" } ,"acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Many enterprises that carry out Guangzhou transit trade are prone to fall into the misunderstanding that "finding a low-cost freight forwarder can complete the transit". Little do they know that most of these freight forwarders use operations such as counterfeit documents and non-compliant container swapping，which seem low in cost but actually carry extremely high risks. Once Guangzhou Customs finds abnormal document traceability during verification，the goods will be directly detained at the port，which will not only incur high container detention charges and port demurrage charges，but also trigger a downgrade of the customs credit rating. All subsequent foreign trade clearance will be subject to key inspection，and even lead to breach of delivery date for customers，facing huge claims. In terms of physical risk isolation，it is necessary to select an agency with self-operated overseas transit warehouses. Before shipment from Guangzhou Port，complete cross-verification of documents in advance to ensure that documents such as the certificate of origin and bill of lading of the transit country fully match the cargo information，when swapping containers at the transit port，require the agency to provide full supervised loading videos，and use exclusive custom seals to avoid goods being swapped or mixed with other cargo. Exclusive loss stopping tips: Be sure to sign clear risk indemnification clauses with the agency，agreeing that if customs detention and fines are caused by the agency's non-compliant operation，the agency shall bear all losses，at the same time，purchase special cargo insurance for transit trade，covering special risks such as port detention，customs detention and cargo damage，to control losses within an affordable range.", "upvoteCount": 2, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/uangzhou-transit-trade-potential-risks-prevention.html#acceptedAnswer", "datePublished": "2026-09-25T06:30:39Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Kevin Lin","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/kevin-lin/"} } ,"suggestedAnswer": [ { "@type": "Answer", "text": "When declaring Guangzhou transit trade, it is necessary to strictly distinguish the declaration categories of "transit goods" and "general trade goods". If transit goods are mistakenly declared as general trade, it will trigger an alert of the customs valuation system, leading to valuation disputes. Customs will require the provision of a full set of traceability documents such as purchase and sales contracts of the transit country, copies of bills of lading, and certificates of origin. If they cannot be provided within the specified time limit, the goods will be temporarily detained, with a maximum port detention period of 30 days. The container detention charges incurred are calculated on a daily basis, about 150-200 yuan per day for a 20ft container, and about 250-300 yuan per day for a 40ft container. In addition, the valuation dispute record will be synchronized to the enterprise's customs credit file, resulting in being listed as a key inspection object for subsequent customs clearance, and the customs clearance efficiency will be reduced by more than 50%. It is recommended to entrust a professional institution to pre-audit the customs declaration form in advance to ensure that the declaration code, trade method, cargo value and other information are fully compliant, so as to avoid triggering the valuation alert.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/uangzhou-transit-trade-potential-risks-prevention.html#suggestedAnswer-2", "datePublished": "2026-09-25T06:26:34Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Victor Sun","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/victor-sun/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The logistics risks of Guangzhou transit trade are mainly concentrated in the links of cargo ownership control and transit connection. If an unqualified freight forwarder is selected, the freight forwarder may endorse the bill of lading without authorization, resulting in loss of cargo ownership, and the goods may be resold or intercepted. In addition, as a core hub port in South China, the rate of space crunch and container rolling in peak season can reach 15% at Guangzhou Port. If transit goods are rolled, it will delay the transit shipping schedule, miss the container swapping window at the transit port, and lead to port detention of goods. It is recommended to select a logistics service provider with exclusive transit shipping space, confirm the space locking certificate before shipment from Guangzhou Port, and at the same time require the freight forwarder to issue a non-negotiable sea waybill (only for the transit link), or adopt the mode of "telex release bill of lading + designated consignee" to ensure that the cargo ownership is always in your own hands. In addition, reserve a transit buffer period of 3-5 days in advance to avoid delivery breach caused by container rolling.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/uangzhou-transit-trade-potential-risks-prevention.html#suggestedAnswer-3", "datePublished": "2026-09-25T06:22:42Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Jason Wu","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/jason-wu/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The tax risks of Guangzhou transit trade mainly involve pricing of cross-border related party transactions and VAT compliance. If an enterprise conducts transit through related companies and the pricing deviates from the fair market value, it will trigger an anti-avoidance investigation by the tax authority, requiring tax payment and late payment penalty, which is charged at 0.05% per day. In addition, some enterprises mistakenly believe that transit trade does not need to declare VAT, but in fact, Guangzhou Customs requires zero VAT declaration for transit goods. If the declaration is not made on time, the enterprise will be listed as a tax abnormal account, affecting subsequent export tax rebates. It is recommended to adopt the "fair market value pricing method", and retain transaction vouchers of similar goods in the transit country in advance as the pricing basis; at the same time, entrust a professional institution to handle the zero VAT declaration to ensure that the declaration time limit and documents are fully matched, so as to avoid triggering tax alerts.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/uangzhou-transit-trade-potential-risks-prevention.html#suggestedAnswer-4", "datePublished": "2026-09-25T06:12:12Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Grace Wang","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/grace-wang/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The compliance risks of foreign exchange receipt and payment for Guangzhou transit trade are mainly concentrated in the remarks of SWIFT messages and fund traceability. If "transit trade" is not clearly marked in the SWIFT message when receiving and paying foreign exchange, it will be listed as a suspicious transaction by the bank, triggering a fund verification by the foreign exchange bureau, requiring the provision of a full set of transit trade documents, including purchase and sales contracts, bills of lading, certificates of origin, etc. If they cannot be provided, the funds will be frozen, with a maximum freezing period of 6 months. In addition, some enterprises use offshore accounts to receive and pay foreign exchange, and fail to conduct balance of payment declaration in accordance with regulations, which will be fined 0.1%-0.5% of the transaction amount by the foreign exchange bureau. It is recommended to use the CIPS system for RMB cross-border receipt and payment of foreign exchange, clearly mark "payment under transit trade" in the message, and submit the transit documents to the bank in advance to ensure that the capital flow and document flow are fully matched, so as to avoid triggering fund verification.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/uangzhou-transit-trade-potential-risks-prevention.html#suggestedAnswer-5", "datePublished": "2026-09-25T05:48:13Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Michael Zhang","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/michael-zhang/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The legal risks of Guangzhou transit trade mainly involve soft clauses of letters of credit and cargo ownership transfer agreements. If the letter of credit opened by the customer contains soft clauses such as "need to provide a certificate of non-processing issued by the official of the transit country", and the transit country cannot issue such a certificate, it will lead to the inability to negotiate the letter of credit and recover the payment. In addition, some enterprises sign agreements with transit agents that do not specify the ownership of the goods. If the agent goes bankrupt or loses contact, the goods will be listed as liquidation assets and cannot be recovered. It is recommended to review the letter of credit clauses in advance and delete unreasonable soft clauses; the transit agreement signed with the agent clearly stipulates that "the cargo ownership always belongs to the entrusting party, and is only transferred to the final customer after container swapping", and at the same time require the agent to provide an equal amount of performance guarantee to ensure the safety of cargo ownership.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/uangzhou-transit-trade-potential-risks-prevention.html#suggestedAnswer-6", "datePublished": "2026-09-25T05:46:55Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Daniel Xu","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/daniel-xu/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The on-site inspection risks of Guangzhou transit trade are mainly concentrated in the verification of the authenticity of seals and cargo consistency. During on-site inspection by customs, if it is found that the seal does not match the seal number marked on the bill of lading, or the origin marking on the cargo packaging is not completely removed, it will be suspected of false transit trade, and the goods will be temporarily detained for inspection, with an inspection period of 7-15 days, resulting in high port demurrage charges. In addition, if the goods are placed in disorder during unstuffing inspection, it will be determined as "false declaration" by customs, and a fine of 5%-10% of the cargo value will be imposed. It is recommended to remove all origin markings on the cargo packaging before loading at Guangzhou Port, use custom seals with unique codes, and shoot the whole process video during loading; in case of inspection, entrust a special commissioner to assist in advance, provide transit documents quickly, and cooperate with customs to complete the verification, so as to shorten the inspection time.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/uangzhou-transit-trade-potential-risks-prevention.html#suggestedAnswer-7", "datePublished": "2026-09-25T05:28:26Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Evelyn Li","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/evelyn-li/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The packaging risks of Guangzhou transit trade mainly involve damage and compliance of goods during transit. If the goods are fragile (such as ceramics and glass) and use ordinary packaging, the damage rate can reach 5%-10% during transportation from Guangzhou Port to the transit port, resulting in customer rejection or claim. In addition, if the goods are dangerous chemicals and are not packaged in accordance with the UN dangerous goods packaging standards, they will be detained by Guangzhou Customs, requiring repackaging, which delays the shipping schedule. It is recommended to choose professional packaging according to the characteristics of the goods. Fragile goods adopt double packaging of "air cushion + wooden frame". Dangerous chemicals are entrusted to institutions with UN packaging qualification for packaging, and MSDS documents conforming to international standards are prepared in advance to ensure that the packaging and documents are fully matched, so as to avoid customs detention caused by packaging problems.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/uangzhou-transit-trade-potential-risks-prevention.html#suggestedAnswer-8", "datePublished": "2026-09-25T05:20:47Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Cindy Chen","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/cindy-chen/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The tax rebate risks of Guangzhou transit trade mainly involve the illegal operation of "false transit trade for real export". Some enterprises disguise general trade goods as transit goods to defraud export tax rebates, but actually export directly. If investigated and punished by the tax authority, the already refunded tax will be recovered, and a fine of 1-5 times will be imposed. If the circumstances are serious, criminal responsibility will also be investigated. In addition, if the documents of transit trade are not filed in accordance with regulations, and cannot be provided when the tax authority verifies, the enterprise will be listed as a tax rebate abnormal account, affecting the export tax rebate of subsequent general trade. It is recommended to strictly distinguish the documents of transit trade and general trade, and file the documents of transit trade separately, including transit contracts, bills of lading, certificates of origin, etc., to avoid confusion with general trade documents; at the same time, ensure that the capital flow, document flow and cargo flow of transit trade are completely consistent, so as to avoid triggering tax rebate verification.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/uangzhou-transit-trade-potential-risks-prevention.html#suggestedAnswer-9", "datePublished": "2026-09-25T05:18:46Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Linda Gao","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/linda-gao/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The supply chain risks of Guangzhou transit trade mainly involve cost out of control and poor node connection. If the enterprise does not accurately calculate the full-link cost of transit trade in advance, including Guangzhou Port sundry charges, container swapping fees at the transit port, document fees, etc., the actual cost may be 10%-15% higher than expected, compressing the profit margin. In addition, poor connection of transit nodes, such as too long interval between the shipping schedule from Guangzhou Port and the container swapping schedule at the transit port, will lead to port detention of goods and incur additional costs. 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