Import traders fall into two types: import distribution (food / cosmetics / apparel / mother & baby) and import equipment agents (machine tools / medical / industrial goods). Both share the pain of "many documents + complex duty calculation + strict FX payment + high demurrage." SBK closes the full import loop: landed-cost pre-calculation, complete documents + pickup alerts + compliant FX payment + capitalized registration.
6 core challenges shared by import distribution + import equipment agents
Pain: adding all taxes to the CIF price drives cost up 50%. SBK: HS Code library auto-calculates duty + VAT + consumption tax
Pain: unsure which of import license / 3C / CIQ / inspection are needed. SBK: auto-determine by HS Code + checklist red/green lights
Pain: missing pickup after the free-use period burns money daily. SBK: dual alerts 3 days / 1 day before the free period ends
Pain: FX payment needs the import declaration + contract + invoice, and the bank bounces it if any are missing. SBK: the FX-payment request auto-collects the materials
Pain: finance only registers equipment at month-end after arrival, making depreciation inaccurate. SBK: convert the import declaration to an asset card in one click, with original value including all fees
Pain: it looks cheap on the books but is 20% more after taxes. SBK: a full-cost dashboard for each import including taxes and fees
All fees estimated before procurement
An imported machine at USD 1 million looks reasonable, but with 8% duty + 13% VAT + ocean freight + insurance + inland transport + installation, the total landed cost soars past CNY 7 million — far over the boss's budget. SBK gives a landed total-cost estimate at the procurement stage, avoiding the discovery of a heavy loss only after ordering.
Required docs determined by HS Code
Food requires CIQ / a health certificate / Chinese-label filing, 3C electronics require 3C certification, and special industries require import licenses — arrange them late and cargo is stuck for weeks at port + demurrage explodes. SBK auto-produces a document checklist by HS Code, with red/green lights clear at ordering so you immediately arrange whatever's missing.
Import → FX Payment → Fixed Asset chain
Paying the overseas supplier: FX-payment materials gather the import declaration + contract + invoice. After equipment arrives and is capitalized: import declaration + duty + VAT + freight & insurance all included in original value. SBK chains import operations, FX payment and fixed assets together, cutting 80% of repetitive entry.
Imported French wine carries 14% duty + 10% consumption tax + 13% VAT; per-bottle landed cost is 1.5× the purchase price, and the boss adjusts pricing once it's clear.
A duty-free imported CT scanner has a 5-year supervision period during which it can't be resold; the system alerts to avoid non-compliant disposal.
Before importing Bluetooth speakers, the system checks 3C certification is arranged, so clearance is smooth on arrival with no demurrage.
The FX-payment request auto-collects the import declaration + contract + invoice, and the bank processes the outbound payment in 30 minutes.
Use these features together to cover the full import workflow
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