Import is more complex than export — duty + import VAT + consumption tax stacked three deep, CIQ inspection, import licenses, 3C certification, customs deposits — miss any step and pickup is delayed, racking up demurrage fees. SBK digitizes the full import flow with tax pre-calculation + complete documentation + progress tracking.
Tax pre-calculation + complete documents + broker integration + pickup alerts
Auto-calculate duty (MFN / agreement / general / interim) + 13% VAT + consumption tax by HS Code, so total import cost is clear at a glance
Archived management + expiry alerts for automatic import licenses (export license), automatic mechanical-electronic import licenses, and solid-waste import licenses
Statutory-inspection requirements for food, cosmetics, agricultural products and mechanical-electronic goods libraried; auto-determines whether inspection is required + links the quarantine certificate
Track duty deposits / bonded-warehouse deposits, with reminders to renew or release before the guarantee period expires
Real-time status at each stage: arrival → unloading → declaration → tax payment → inspection → release → container pickup
Dual reminders 3 days / 1 day before the free-storage period expires, avoiding hundreds of dollars a day in demurrage / port charges
HS 8421.39 import tax breakdown
A piece of imported equipment at USD 1 million looks like a deal, but add 8% duty, 13% VAT, customs fees, freight and insurance, and the landed cost can top CNY 7 million. SBK gives a "landed total-cost estimate" at the procurement stage — covering all taxes, freight, insurance, broker fees and inland transport — so the boss doesn't discover a heavy loss only after ordering.
Required docs determined by HS 8421.39
Import license not arranged, 3C certification not in, CIQ not declared — cargo gets stuck at port for days or weeks, with demurrage of hundreds of dollars a day. SBK turns each product type's document requirements into a "document checklist," checking completeness at ordering and reminding again before arrival.
Free-use countdown per container
Carriers usually grant a 7–14 day free-use period for containers; beyond that it's USD 30-100 per container per day. Twenty containers a week overdue can lose tens of thousands of dollars. SBK auto-captures the free-period deadline from the B/L / carrier data and gives dual alerts 3 days and 1 day before, prompting the salesperson to schedule pickup.
The procurement stage calculates 5% duty + 13% VAT, with landed total-cost estimation accurate to ±2%, so the boss confidently approves the order.
Importing olive oil requires CIQ + a health certificate + Chinese-label filing; the system flags the document checklist at ordering, avoiding the discovery at arrival that they weren't arranged.
Importing Bluetooth speakers requires 3C certification; batches without it are blocked at ordering, avoiding demurrage at the port.
The system alerts 3 days before the free period ends; the salesperson coordinates the driver to pick up early, avoiding USD 80/container × 20 containers in demurrage.
After import customs come the FX-payment / capitalization / sales chains
Duty-rate library + document-requirement library
Overseas procurement payment linked to the import declaration
Imported equipment capitalized, with duty and VAT included in original value
Real-time arrival-status tracking, with pickup plans scheduled in advance
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