1. Pay attention to the correct seal.
All kinds of commercial documents that need to be certified should be affixed with the seals of the entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureaus at all levels or the local Council for the Promotion of International Trade or handle the corresponding impartiality letters or certificates.
2. Pay attention to the time required for embassy certification.
Different countries have different regulations on the time for embassy certification. The Argentine Embassy stipulates 20 days for embassy authentication and 25 days for Saudi Arabia. At the same time, because the embassies of various countries are often our country's holidays and their own holidays are closed, enterprises should pay attention to the provisions of each embassy on the certification time limit when applying for embassy certification, and handle it as early as possible in order to smooth customs clearance and foreign exchange.
3. Note that some countries require that the certification of some trade documents be handled at the same time.
Countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iran, Jordan, Syria and others require invoices to be certified together with a Certificate of Origin. In addition, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and other countries also require that meat products exported to the country must be certified at the same time 4 kinds of documents: invoice, origin certificate, inspection and quarantine certificate, and slaughter certificate. The UAE also requires broiler chickens to be exported on the inspection and quarantine certificate to indicate virus-free, harmless and influenza-free. Kuwait also requires that invoices be authenticated, among other things, together with a certificate of origin and a white certificate of origin (a type of certificate of origin in Arabic).
4. Note that some countries require additional documents or documents.
Argentina requires that two invoices be certified at the same time for the certification of the certificate of origin of goods re-exported to Argentina from other countries or regions. Libya requires that the original invoice be attached to the separate certification of the certificate of origin, and a handling fee of 8.3/1000 of the invoice amount, and four copies of the invoice and certificate of origin, etc.
5. Pay attention to the cost of embassy certification.
Almost all countries charge a fee for embassy accreditation, and some charge more. Therefore, enterprises should consider the cost of certification when carrying out export trade to these countries, especially for trade with a small transaction amount. It should also be noted that some countries charge per batch, while others charge a percentage of the invoice amount.
6. Pay attention to the provisions of embassy certification on the language.
If you apply for embassy authentication in Libya and Kuwait, the relevant documents in Arabic must be attached. Applications to Venezuela, Colombia, Uruguay and Bolivia must be accompanied by a Spanish translation, etc.
effect
1. The long processing time for embassy authentication is very obvious restriction on China's export of goods from countries that require embassy certification.
2. The higher embassy authentication fee most directly affects China's export of goods to the certified country;
3. Some countries require the authentication of some trade documents to be handled at the same time, making the certification of CO embassies more cumbersome;
4. Some countries require that relevant documents or documents be attached to the embassy certification, which makes it more difficult to apply for CO embassy authentication;
5. Some countries' embassy authentication has regulations on the language, which makes it more difficult to handle embassy authentication;
6. Some countries have special regulations for documents of embassy personnel, which increases the difficulty and cost of embassy authentication.
procedure
1. The applicant fills in the authentication application form, submits the required authentication certificate to the Certification Department of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and pays the corresponding authentication fee;
2. After confirmation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, submit it to the Embassy in China for authentication and endorsement;
3. The certificate authenticated and signed by the embassy will be returned to the authentication office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the same way;
4. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs returns the certified certificate to the applicant.
Time apostille:
1, South China is divided into Hong Kong and Beijing apostille, not the whole country, East China, some can be added in Shanghai. The embassies in Hong Kong are: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Brazil. Among them, Argentina and Brazil only certify the documents of Hong Kong companies.
2。 Endorsements in Hong Kong are generally 3 working days, plus the time for leave by mail, so it is generally 7 days. Beijing additional visa is generally 7-30 working days, depending on the country, Venezuela, Libya, Brazil, Qatar and other countries take longer, but generally about three weeks.
3。 The cost of apostille of certificates of origin is lower than the cost of other commercial documents, and the apostille of commercial documents must be certified in accordance with the new regulations of CCPIT, so there is an additional cost of certification, and some countries invoice apostille is charged according to the invoice amount, such as: the United Arab Emirates, Libya, Iran, Qatar, the higher the invoice amount, the more the cost of certification.
4。 Since September 2007, according to the new CCPIT regulations, CCPIT apostille documents cannot be directly stamped on the documents, but must be certified in the form of certificates.
5。 There are at least two types of chamber of commerce certification: certificate of origin chamber certification, at which time a chamber of commerce seal can be stamped in column 5 of the certificate of origin. The certification of the document Chamber of Commerce is to be made into the form of a commercial certificate.
6。 Because the embassy certification time is generally long, in order not to affect the customs clearance of foreign guests, it is best to handle it before the information is complete, that is, before the sailing. When you are not sure about the issue of apostille, we should communicate with the customer, because the customer is more familiar with the customs regulations of their home country than we do.
Due to the increase in China's export of Argentine products, the number of documents that need to be certified by the Argentine embassy is also increasing, the Argentine Embassy in Beijing has piled up many documents to be certified, due to the shortage of stamps and stamps required for certification by the Argentine embassy, and this kind of stamps and stamps can not be produced in our country, can only be produced by Argentina and then shipped to our country, so the certification that previously took only 7 working days may be extended to one month or more, and the personnel who need to do so need to prepare in advance. It is best to do it in advance before shipping.
