Sample declarations

Seven finished import declarations

Each one went through the same checks as a real shipment: duty and tax rates, trade agreements and rules of origin, import bans and permits, and trade remedies. Open the PDF to see what the filer receives, in the destination's language.

South Korea to Germany · Declaration in German

Microwave ovens

Customs value: $184,440$180,000 goods + $3,900 freight + $540 insurance
Duty: 5% reduced to 0% under EU-Korea FTAsaves $9,222
VAT: $35,044
Rules of origin: Change of tariff heading rule (EU-Korea FTA); the exporter must show it.
Estimated import charges: $35,044

What the checks flagged

Origin: the EU-Korea FTA rule is a change of tariff heading, so the exporter's origin declaration must show it before the 0% rate is claimed.
CE marking and the EU declaration of conformity are flagged as needed before import. Freight and insurance are added to the FOB value to reach the customs value.

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South Korea to France · Declaration in French

Microwave ovens

Customs value: $180,000
Duty: 5% reduced to 0% under EU-Korea FTAsaves $9,000
VAT: $36,000
Rules of origin: Change of tariff heading rule (EU-Korea FTA); the exporter must show it.
Estimated import charges: $36,000

What the checks flagged

Origin: the EU-Korea FTA rule is a change of tariff heading, so the exporter's origin declaration must show it before the 0% rate is claimed.
The certificate-of-origin text is drafted in French and marked for the client's signature before filing.

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United States to Mexico · Declaration in Spanish

Frozen fries and pretzel snacks

Customs value: $37,170$35,200 goods + $1,850 freight + $120 insurance
Duty: 20% reduced to 0% under USMCAsaves $6,463
VAT: $5,947
Rules of origin: Change of tariff heading rule (USMCA); the exporter must show it.
Estimated import charges: $5,947

What the checks flagged

Origin: a USMCA change-of-tariff-heading rule applies to both lines; the certification of origin and the producer's records must back it.
Mexican NOM compliance (labelling) is flagged for the food goods. VAT is charged on the customs value, which includes freight and insurance.

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Canada to Vietnam · Declaration in Vietnamese

Newsprint and paper sacks

Customs value: $99,000
Duty: 20% reduced to 0% under CPTPPsaves $19,800
VAT: $9,900
Rules of origin: Change of tariff heading rule (CPTPP); the exporter must show it.
Estimated import charges: $9,900

What the checks flagged

Origin: a CPTPP change-of-tariff-heading rule applies to both paper lines; the certification of origin must be held at filing.
Vietnam's ban on used consumer goods does not apply to new paper, so the declaration is not blocked.

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Germany to Kuwait · Declaration in Arabic

Non-alcoholic malt beverage

Customs value: €21,600
Duty: No agreement applies: 5% standard rate
VAT: Not charged on imports
Rules of origin: No trade agreement covers this pair of countries.
Estimated import charges: €1,080

What the checks flagged

Prohibition check: Kuwait bans alcoholic beverages and pork. A malt drink with 0.0% alcohol is within the 0.05% limit, so it is allowed; keep the label or a lab report.
An import licence and Chamber of Commerce registration, and ICCP pre-shipment certification, are flagged as needed. No VAT is charged on imports in Kuwait.

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China to South Africa · Declaration in English

Car tyres and flat steel

Customs value: $99,000
Duty: No agreement applies: 30% standard rate
VAT: $24,328
Trade remedies: $36,485
Rules of origin: No trade agreement covers this pair of countries.
Estimated import charges: $87,513

What the checks flagged

An anti-dumping duty of 41.47% on the tyres (the rate for exporters not named in the measure) and an 11% safeguard duty on the flat steel are added on top of the normal duty.
VAT is charged on the value plus all duties. No ITAC permit is needed because the goods are new; that is flagged for confirmation.

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Japan to Mozambique · Declaration in Portuguese

Right-hand-drive cars

Customs value: $96,000
Duty: No agreement applies: 12.5% standard rate
VAT: $17,280
Rules of origin: No trade agreement covers this pair of countries.
Estimated import charges: $29,280

What the checks flagged

An import licence from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and a mandatory Intertek pre-shipment inspection are flagged; customs will not release the vehicles without them.
The ban on left-hand-drive commercial vehicles does not apply to these right-hand-drive cars. No trade agreement links Japan and Mozambique, so the full 12.5% is charged.

The form name for this destination is not yet confirmed against a primary government source; the PDF says so.

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How these were made

The companies, invoices and quantities are invented. Rates, rules and measures are read from the live reference data, and the same review step that runs on real shipments wrote the notes. A person approves every real declaration; here that approval is simulated.

What these samples do not show

Import quotas are not modelled yet, so none are applied.
Figures are estimates from published rates, not customs assessments, and VAT uses each country's rate on file.
Declarations in Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Thai cannot be rendered yet; those destinations fall back to English.

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Nomenclatures, tariffs and agreements come from the WCO, UN Comtrade, Eurostat, the USITC, HMRC and the customs authorities of China, India, the UAE, Brazil, Türkiye, Egypt and more. We credit every source and say what we changed.

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WCO
UN Comtrade
Eurostat
USITC
UK HMRC / DBT
State Council Tariff Commission (CN)
CBIC (India)
Dubai Customs
Siscomex (Brazil)
Resmî Gazete (Türkiye)
Egyptian Customs
ECOWAS
EAC
World Bank WITS
UNCTAD TRAINS
AfCFTA Secretariat
Eurasian Economic Commission
CEPII

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