Step-by-step China Air Export Booking Workflow

1. Send us your cargo details: product name, HS code, total gross weight, volume, package quantity, value, shipper info and full Mexico consignee information

2. We check airline space availability, confirm flight schedule, transit time and quotation, send booking confirmation to you

3. Arrange factory pickup from your China supplier address or you deliver cargo directly to our warehouse

4. Our logistics team reviews all export documents and prepares customs declaration data

5. Submit China customs declaration, wait for customs release, arrange cargo transportation to airport warehouse

6. Airline accepts cargo, issues Air Waybill (AWB), flight departs to selected Mexico airport

7. We send AWB copy, flight schedule and tracking number to your Mexico consignee for VUCEM and import preparation

Documents Required for China Export Customs Declaration

• Commercial Invoice with product description, unit price, total value, currency and correct HS code

• Packing List showing package count, net weight, gross weight and measurement of each carton or pallet

• Air Waybill (AWB) information, shipper letter of instruction

• Export declaration form, trading documents, certificate of origin if requested

• Special certificates for restricted goods: CE, test report, MSDS for chemical goods, UN document for battery cargo

What the Mexico Consignee Must Prepare Before Cargo Arrival

• Valid RFC (Registro Federal de Contribuyentes) Tax ID issued by SAT (Servicio de Administración Tributaria), mandatory for all commercial importers

• Active registration in Padrón de Importadores (Mexican National Importer Registry)

• Fully registered legal company name of consignee (must match invoice and customs declaration data exactly)

• Complete detailed street address, city, state, correct postal code / post code in Mexico

• Valid local Mexico contact phone number, active business email address

• Licensed Mexican customs broker authorized to file pedimento declaration on VUCEM single window system

• Special import permits for regulated goods: electronics, food, medical products, chemicals, toys and textiles as required by Mexican authorities

Mexico Airport Import Customs Clearance Steps

1. Consignee receives arrival notice and AWB copy from airline or Mexico airport cargo terminal

2. Licensed customs broker submits import pedimento declaration through VUCEM (Ventanilla Única de Comercio Exterior Mexicana)

3. Submit supporting documents: commercial invoice, packing list, AWB, certificate of origin, import permits and product certifications

4. ANAM and SAT customs officers review declaration, select for inspection or direct release, calculate import duty and VAT (IVA)

5. Consignee pays import duty and IVA tax to Mexican tax authority SAT

6. Customs releases cargo after tax settlement and inspection clearance

7. Consignee arranges cargo pickup from airport warehouse

8. Consignee arranges local trucking or inland transportation to final destination within Mexico

BETTERluck Logistics provides freight forwarding, as well as import and export services that allow companies to reach markets throughout the world. Since 2007, betterluck help customers of all sizes solve the intricacies of shipping goods globally by providing comprehensive international ocean and air freight forwarding, surface transportation and distribution, customs brokerage, trade and customs advisory services, and advanced e-commerce and trade facilitation solutions.