What are the reasons for the delay in foreign trade customs clearance?

Customs clearance means that the import, export or transit of goods must comply with various laws and regulations within the customs territory of a specific country. Other terms are also referred to as customs clearance. In the process of customs clearance, the goods are under the supervision of the customs. And cannot be freely distributed. There must be a reason for the delay in customs clearance. Why?

1. Reasons for the goods themselves
   （1） Contraband: all countries in the world have contraband, such as drugs, guns, ammunition, weapons, etc. As we all know, it is a contraband in every country in the world. Most countries prohibit animals, plants, meat and books, the United States prohibits herbal medicine, the United Kingdom prohibits milk and meat products, and Singapore prohibits electronic cigarettes. The prohibited articles in the destination country will be detained by the customs or returned directly.
   (2) Products are trademarks and infringing products: they are protected by intellectual property rights, and brand authorization is required when selling products. After the product arrives in your country / region, you need to obtain a brand license at the customs. This will be postponed. The customs will detain the goods and return them directly.
2. Agent or owner
   (1) Incomplete and incomplete input of product information: materials and documents directly filled in by the agent or the owner, the number of products with incomplete documents, and random sketches of product names (for example, the product itself is shoes, the registered name is clothing, etc.)) The declared amount is inconsistent with the actual amount (many sellers do this. The low value of goods is to prevent the consignee from paying the goods and taxes, but if the price is too low, the customs will delay the customs clearance). If the commercial invoice is incomplete, the shipper must provide a complete new commercial invoice.
   (2) Logistics transportation mode: in order to save freight and deduct freight for the recipient, the seller will choose a logistics transportation route with reasonable price and long transportation time. The cheaper the price, the longer the transportation time. Customs processing speed is slow, and products often take a long time.
3. Customs
   （1） Regular inspection by the Customs: the customs conducts regular inspection of goods. After receiving the goods on site, you just need to wait without the help of the recipient. Regular audits are usually completed within 1-3 working days, based on working days. Once the customs determines that the article is normal, the article will be shipped.
   (2) Taxation: the customs will determine that the price quoted by the customer is inconsistent with the actual situation, and the recipient must clear the customs. If the declared amount is consistent with the value of the goods, but the customs considers it inconsistent, the customs can check the customs clearance with the value of the goods. If the declared amount is inconsistent with the actual amount, the addressee must pay customs duty once the customs finds it.
4. Addressee
   (1) Unwilling to pay taxes: if the goods are taxed, the tax is too high, or the tax exceeds the value of the goods, the consignee is unwilling to pay high taxes and does not pay the customs clearance fee; The goods are at the customs, and are returned from the auction or the Customs after the customs clearance period.
   （2） The payee has no relevant certificate;
5. Other factors
   (1) Environment: such as customs strike, dock worker strike, airport worker strike, logistics worker strike or natural disaster and war. (2) Policy: in some countries, such as Brazil, the customs clearance speed is slow, the customs clearance efficiency is low, and the customs clearance procedures are complex. It depends on relevant national policies.