Documents in Shanghai Port

Export Documents
Classification	Document name	Required by	Form of submission
Required commonly	1. Customs Export Declaration	Customs	★
	2. Customs Power of Attorney	Customs	★
	3. Certificate of Origin (export)	Destination Customs	★ （Online application and self-printing）
Required under certain conditions	4. Commercial Invoice	Customs	★
	5. Contract	Customs	★
	6. Packing List (P/L)	Customs	★
	7. Solas Certificate (VGM)	Maritime Bureau	★
Documentary Fees	Government agencies do not charge fees, only shipping companies charge a document fee of CNY 450 (USD 66.6) for issuing a B/L.

Import Documents
Classification	Document name	Required by	Form of submission
Required commonly	1. Customs Export Declaration	Customs	★
	2. Customs Power of Attorney	Customs	★
	3. Commercial Invoice	Customs	★
	4. Contract	Customs	★
Required under certain conditions	5. Bill of Lading (B/L)	Customs	★
	6. Packing List (P/L)	Customs	★
	7. Certificate of Origin	Customs	★/■ Issued by oversea institutions, part of them can be verified online
	8. Import License（Automatic Import License is already cancelled）	Customs	★/■ The number of all import licenses has been reduced from 86 to 46, and remaining licenses can be verified online by Customs through the Single Window except for 4 by confidentiality requirements.
Documentary Fees	Government agencies do not charge fees, only shipping companies charge a document fee of CNY 450 (USD 66.6) for issuing a B/L.

Instructions: 1. Classification: classified to Required commonly

and Required under certain conditions. Documents Required under certain conditions refer to those required by regulatory authorities only in particular type of goods. 2. Document name: refers to documents required by the government and relevant organizations, excludes those required by the port operator, such as EIR, delivery order (D/O), CLP, etc. 3. Form of Submission: ★ Electronic submission (can be submitted through the Single Window except for VGM); ■ Paper submission.