Foreword
If you don’t know much about international trade logistics, or don’t know how to transport and import tool bags, this post will answer all your questions. I will share with you different situations and provide the best solution for you.
Transporting and importing of tool bags are mainly divided into three processes: customs declaration, transportation, customs clearance, and mainly have 4 roles: importer (usually the buyer who purchases the goods), exporter (usually the seller who sells the goods), transportation company (the company responsible for transporting goods), forwarder(the company that helps the importer and the exporter to handle the import and export matters).
Related Article: How to Find Tool Bag Suppliers or Manufacturers.
The Guide To Import Tool Bags From China
Step 1: You Need To Know What Is Customs
There is a lot of knowledge about ‘customs’ on the Internet, you can easily google it. You can also check Wikipedia’s explanation of this – Wikipedia/wiki/Customs.
Step 2: You Need To Know What Is Customs Declaration
If you import tool bags from China, the exporter have to make customs declaration to declare to the customs. After customs approval, the tool bags are allowed to leave China.
Here is the explanation on Wikipedia – Wikipedia/Wiki/Customs_declaration.
Step 3: The Tariff Classification Of Importing Tool Bags From China
When making customs declaration of tool bags, the exporter have to provide some information of tool bags. The following is the information of the tool bags that may be required. I have explained the filling method of each item in the Comments From Ironland.
Tool Bag HS Code
| Item | Description | Comments From Ironland |
| Tool Bag HS Code | 4202129000 | Usually this HS code applies to almost all tool bag products |
| Product Name | Other bags of plastic or textile material | You can make it more simple, such as model code+ tool bag, model code + tool backpack |
| Product Description | Includes suitcases, pouches, briefcases, school bags and similar bags | Bags for storing, carrying and protecting tools |
Tax Information Of Tool Bag
| Item | Description |
| Measurement unit | kg/pc |
| Export tax rate | 0% |
| Export tax return rate | 13% |
| VAT rate | 13% |
| MFN rate | 10% |
Declare Elements Of Tool Bag
| Item | Option1 | Option2 | Option3 | Comments From Ironland |
| Brand Type | No brand | Domestic independent brand | Overseas brand (OEM/ODM) | / |
| Tariff Preference | Preferential Tariff | No preferential tariff | Not sure | Countries with preferential Tariff: Korea, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Laos, ASEAN, Pakistan, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Costa Rica, Iceland, Switzerland, Australia, Georgia |
| Type | Tool bag | / | / | / |
| Surface material and composition content | / | / | / | You can ask your tool bag supplier for details |
| Brand | / | / | / | The brand name of tool bag |
| Model Code | / | / | / | The model code of tool bag |
Inspection And Quarantine Of Tool Bag
Non
Agreed Tax Rate Of Tool Bag
| Country | ASEAN | Chile | Pakistan | New Zealand | Peru | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Iceland | Australia | Korea | Georgia | Mauritius |
| Tax Rate | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 12% |
RCEP Tax Rate Of Tool Bag
| Country | Australia | Brunei | Cambodia | South Korea | Laos | Malaysia | New Zealand | Singapore | Thailand | Vietnam | Japan |
| Tax Rate | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18.2% |
CIQ Code(13-digit HS Code Of Tool Bag)
| Code | Category |
| 4202129000102 | Other luggage (including suitcases, pouches, briefcases, briefcases, school bags and similar containers) of plastic or textile material (textile material box) |
| 4202129000105 | Other luggage (including suitcases, pouches, briefcases, briefcases, school bags and similar containers) of plastic or textile material (textile bags for children) |
| 4202129000106 | Other luggage (including suitcases, pouches, briefcases, briefcases, school bags and similar containers) of plastic or textile material (other than children’s textile bags) |
5 Ways To Transport Tool Bags
International Courier
If you just import and transport tool bag samples or small quantities of tool bags (under 500kg). We can ship them to you by international courier, which takes 3 – 7 days for most countries and regions.
We have cooperated with many international courier companies or freight forwarders, such as DHL, FedEx, EMS International, TNT and UPS， We can offer you low courier prices.
Sea Freight
For bulk cargo or bulk orders of tool bags, sea freight is the most commonly used shipping option. It usually takes 10-45 days to transport the tool bag cargo to the destination port depending on the distance and route. After the cargo arrive at the port, the importer should to provide the original B/L or telex B/L to pick up the cargo. In sea freight, the B/L is the document of title to the cargo.
Air Freight
For bulk cargo or bulk orders of tool bags, air freight is the fastest but most expensive option. Usually it only takes 2-5 days. Compared with international courier, the cost of air freight (over 500kg) is lower. B/L in air frdight is not a document of title to the goods.
Railway Freight
In railway freight, the transit time is nearly half that of sea freight. If you ship tool bags to Eurasian countries such as Germany, we can transport the goods via the China-Europe railway, which is very convenient.
Multimodal Transport
According to the international multimodal transport contract, the transport of goods by the multimodal transport operator from the place of taking over in one country to the designated place of delivery in another country by at least two different modes of transport. This is the definition of multimodal transport
For example, ship tool bags from Hangzhou, China to Yantai, China by railway, and then ship tool bags from Yantai, China to Incheon, South Korea by sea. Or, ship tool bags from Shanghai, China to Los Angeles, United States by sea, and then ship tool bags to the central or eastern United States by railway or road.
Oftentimes, multimodal transport can shorten transit times and reduce shipping costs.
Solutions Of Tansporting Tool Bags In Different Incoterms
Incoterms, also known as terms of trade, price terms. In international trade, the responsibilities of buyers and sellers will affect the price of goods. Each mode of offer sets out the obligations and responsibilities of buyers and sellers under certain terms of trade. The terms used to describe such obligations and responsibilities are called incoterms.
If you want to import and transport tool bags from China, you have to realize incoterms, because it involves product price and responsibility division, you can click on the links for these incoterms below to view details. I will exemplify several incoterms that are common in global tool bag business, and tell you the corresponding solutions.
EXW Incoterms
EXW means that the seller provides the goods on its premises or other designated location. In EXW, you have to handle the customs declaration, transportation and customs clearance of the goods, which means that you are responsible for all matters in importing and transportation.
Solution Of Tansporting Tool Bags In EXW Incoterms
You can find an excellent international freight forwarder and entrust them to handle the import and transportation of the tool bags, and you only need to pay the freight forwarder for freight, handling fees and other related costs. Besides, you can also entrust this forwarder to transport the goods from the port to your warehouse. If you don’t know much with import, export and shipping, I hope that you do not go with this incoterm.
FOB Incoterms
FOB means that the seller bears all costs and risks before the shipment of the goods. In FOB, you have to handle the transportation and customs clearance.
Solution Of Tansporting Tool Bags In FOB Incoterms
Similar with EXW, you can entrust international freight forwarder (such as Kuehne+Nagel, Sinotrans, DHL, DSV, DB Schenker in famouse) to handle it. FOB is the most common incoterm in the global tool bag B2B business, which is very fair and convenient for both buyers and sellers.
CIF/CFR Incoterms
CIF=Cost+Insurance+Freight. CFR=Cost + Freight，In CFR and CIF, you only have to deal with customs clearance, while both exporting and transportation are handled by the exporter.
Solution Of Tansporting Tool Bags In CIF/CFR Incoterms
You can consult the local customs of your country to understand the relevant procedures and required documents for customs clearance, and find a local logistics company to transport your goods from the port to the warehouse. If you want things to be easier, then forwarder can help you with all that too.
DDP/DDU Incoterms
DDP means delivered duty paid. In DDP, you don’t have to do anything, just wait for the goods to be delivered to your warehouse！DDU means delivered duty unpaid. In DDU, you only have to pay the tariff(delivered duty), which is relatively simple. Please consult your local customs for the specific process. Sometimes, you only need to pay the tariff to the driver who transports the goods!
Solution Of Tansporting Tool Bags In DDP/DDU Incoterms
It looks like you don’t need to deal with the transporting of tool bags in this incoterm, do you?
Tips To Make Customs Clearence Of Tool Bags In Your Country
When tool bags are transported from China to port in your country, as importer, you have to deal with customs clearance. you needs to ask the exporter for some documents to provide to the customs for customs clearance. These documents are usually commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, original B/L or telex B/L,, etc. Customs in some countries may require importers to provide other documents, Please consult your country’s customs for details.
After the customs clearence finished, you can pick it up and transport it to warehouse.
Summary
As a tool bag manufacturer, supplier and exporter, IRONLAND has 10 years of experience in the international trade of tool bags, we know what solution of transportation is the most convenient and cost-effective for our clients, and we have powerful cooperated freight forwarder that can help handle the exporting and transporting of tool bags. Whether it is CIF or DDP, we can help you.
We promise not to earn any fees for the exporting and transporting of tool bags, you know, we just provide this service and don’t make a profit, all bills can be made public!
If you have cooperated freight forwarder, you can compare their freight quotes with ours and it’s up to you which solution you choose. Get your solution for importing and transporting tool bags now!
