Basic procedure for importing printing equipment

In recent years, some printing companies, especially private packaging and printing companies, have demanded the import of various printing presses in order to improve the printing quality of the company, improve the grade of the products, and undertake more and better prints at home and abroad. However, many printing companies are not very clear about the procedures for the current import of printing equipment. In particular, the Catalogue of Industries, Products, and Technologies Currently Encouraged by the State to Promote Development, and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation stipulated by the State Development Planning Commission and the State Economic and Trade Commission stipulated that the imported equipment, such as offset presses, need to be tendered, so that the procedures for imported equipment are more complicated than in the past. Greatly extended. In order to let printing companies do a good job of introducing printing equipment, here we will briefly talk about the basic procedures for the current import of printing equipment.
First, it is necessary to carefully prepare a feasibility study report in accordance with the basic content of the feasibility study report on technological transformation.
The basic content of the feasibility study report is:
1. The basic situation of an enterprise (affiliation, nature, fixed assets, main products, output, annual output value, sales revenue, profits and taxes, etc.)
2. Reasons and purposes for importing printing equipment;
3. Market demand analysis;
4. Equipment selection: In the preparation of the feasibility study report, according to the actual production of the unit, the needs of the market, do a good job of equipment selection, it is best to go to the domestic enterprises have introduced equipment for field visits, analysis and comparison, basically determine the equipment model, write The reason and purpose of the selected type;
5. Details of imported equipment (name, model, unit, quantity, price, place of production, implementation date);
6. Investment scale (how much is the amount of foreign exchange quota in RMB): Estimate the price of imported equipment to be accurate, neither too high to avoid arbitrage, nor too low, otherwise the actual price and valuation will be re-introduced. Once the above problems occur, it is easy to delay time and cause unnecessary troubles;
7. Sources of funds: how much is self-financing, how much is the loan, and how much is the purchase of foreign exchange;
8. Implementation date: XXXX year X month XXXX year X month;
9. Expected economic and social benefits analysis;
10. Estimated investment payback period;
11. Conclusion.
Note: The local economic and trade commissions have different requirements for the feasibility study report. Some of the requirements are concise, some require detailed, and some require the design institute to write a feasibility study report, charging 78,000 yuan or even 10,000 yuan. I personally think that this is not necessary. However, it is hoped that all companies will write in accordance with the specifications and the feasibility study report will have at least the above-mentioned points.
2. After submitting the feasibility study report of the competent authority reviewing and approving the introduction of printing equipment, the enterprise shall promptly report it to the competent department of the grassroots level for review, such as the provincial, municipal and county economic and trade commissions and wells to report to the provincial, autonomous regional and municipal economic and trade commissions. The economic and trade commissions of the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall approve the feasibility study report.
After the approval of the feasibility study report of the economic and trade committee of the province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the central government where the three tendering companies are located, the buyer’s company must entrust the tendering company to conduct the bidding. The two parties must sign an entrustment agreement and provide the tender security. At the same time, the tender documents shall be jointly prepared, and the relevant import management agencies (ie the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Products Import and Export of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and the Import and Export Office of Mechanical and Electrical Products of the Province, Autonomous Region, and Municipality directly under the Central Government, both the above-mentioned two agencies commonly known as the first- and second-tier agencies) shall, after review and approval, be invited The company organizes bidding and evaluation. For details of the specific measures and regulations, see the “Administrative Measures on International Bidding of Mechanical and Electrical Products” formulated by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation.
The working time in this stage is longer, at least two months or more, the company is best to have someone responsible, in order to speed up the progress; Second, companies must carefully prepare the tender documents, accurately put forward the technical requirements of imported equipment in order to buy the equipment satisfactory Thirdly, the 1.5% service charge to be submitted to the tendering company shall be provided by the company according to regulations, but it is actually provided by the winning bidder.
4. After assessing the import procedures of mechanical and electrical products, the buyer company and the bidding company shall affix the official seals of both parties and have the opinions of the judges signed by the judges to report to the corresponding import management agency for review. If there is no objection, the bid invitation agency will issue the notification of successful bid.
The enterprise holds “Feasibility Study Report” and “Reply” and tender documents, and collects the “Electromechanical Product Import Application Form” from the wells of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, cities planning separately, and the import and export office of the Electromechanical Products of the Special Economic Zone. The opinions were signed by the import and export offices of the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government and special seals for imports were stamped.
According to the regulations, electromechanical products (such as electric extensions and offset printing presses) that are subject to import restrictions and specific product categories must hold "researchable reports", "reployment" of competent authorities on scientific research reports, and import of electromechanical products of departments (provinces, cities, and districts). Office's comments went to the Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation's Department of Mechanical and Electrical Products Import and Export for import procedures.
5. Conduct business negotiations. After signing the purchase contract for import and export of mechanical and electrical products, the company may request foreign trade companies with foreign trade rights (preferably foreign trade companies with good reputation and good service) to conduct business negotiations with foreign companies, and then sign the orders with foreign companies. contract.
Sixth, to the customs for tax relief procedures, domestic foreign trade companies and enterprises and foreign merchants signed a contract for the purchase of goods. The enterprise shall be responsible for the project approval department (provincial, municipal, and district economic and trade committee), and shall issue a certificate of confirmation of the technical reform project registration or a domestic-funded project encouraged by the state on the basis of the approval of the “feasibility report”, the contract, and the import application form for mechanical and electrical products. The confirmation letter is in duplicate, and then the company goes to the local customs office to apply for exemption or reduction of import duties and VAT procedures. The company must submit to the local customs a copy of the purchase contract, import application form for electromechanical products, project feasibility study report, approval of the feasibility study report of the technical reform project by the competent department, confirmation of the domestic capital project, and a formal invoice from the foreign company to the local Customs office where the enterprise is located. Filing approval procedures.
After payment of the payment for seven goods has been signed for the purchase contract, the company shall pay a deposit of 10% to 15% to the foreign company through the foreign trade company. The remaining loan is paid by the enterprise to the foreign trade company, and then the foreign trade company settles with the foreign company according to international conventions and contract terms.
Eight customs declaration and customs clearance enterprises should choose foreign equipment to enter the nearest foreign ports. After the machinery and equipment arrives in Hong Kong, the company will use the bills of lading, packing lists, invoices, contracts, electromechanical product import application forms and taxation or tax exemption certificates provided by foreign companies to designate customs clearance and delivery. When the machinery and equipment are shipped to the company, the company should request the commodity inspection department to carry out the commodity inspection and ask the commodity inspection department to issue a commodity inspection report. The company itself should also conduct comprehensive and meticulous inspections of the equipment and spare parts left over, missing parts or damage against the contract in order to obtain timely claims.
The above is the basic working procedure for the introduction of printing equipment. Some of these details are not elaborated here, and companies can consult with relevant departments. (Yang Fangming) ("China Packaging News")