What is the difference between inspection and quarantine in international logistics?

Import and export goods involve many links, one of which is inspection. Friends who have heard about customs declaration may not be very familiar with the concept of inspection. Some friends may also have the same question: whether all goods need to be inspected, and what is the difference between inspection and inspection?

Difference 1: Differences in management authorities.

Customs clearance, in simple terms, refers to declaring goods to the customs, with the competent authority being the customs; When applying for inspection, the goods should be directly declared to the inspection and quarantine agency, whose competent authority is the inspection and quarantine agency.

Difference 2: The order of appearance is sequential.

Generally, customs declaration is made after inspection. Only after inspection and confirmation by the inspection department can customs accept the declaration application, while document review and release are made after inspection. Generally speaking, the customer's inspection application is accepted by the customs only after the inspection department confirms its accuracy, and then a series of processes such as review and release are carried out.

However, in the practical application of international logistics companies, not all goods need to be inspected. Only goods that are explicitly stipulated by certain countries need to be inspected, and all import and export goods need to be declared, which is beyond doubt.

Difference three: Each performs their own duties and does not interfere with each other.

Just now, it was mentioned that not all goods need to be inspected, so it can be found that customs declaration and inspection are two independent links, and they will not affect other links because there is no one link. However, in actual import and export, if there is a clear requirement for inspection, the inspection form is usually filled out simultaneously to avoid deviation.