How are shipping goods generally classified?

Shipping goods are generally classified into two categories: "Normal goods" and "Sensitive goods."

What are the consequences of shipping sensitive goods via a normal clearance channel?

Shipping sensitive goods via a normal clearance channel may lead to clearance bypass failure, resulting in a delayed shipment or the requirement of extra shipping fees to proceed with the sensitive freight.

What are some examples of normal goods and sensitive goods for both Air freight and Sea freight?

For Air freight, normal goods include clothes, shoes, bags, furniture, maternal and child supplies, etc., while sensitive goods include branded items, valuables, jewelry, medications, etc. For Sea freight, normal goods include similar items with minimal quantities of certain products, and sensitive goods include significant quantities of certain items such as toys and ceramics.

What are some examples of prohibited goods for both Air freight and Sea freight?

Prohibited goods for both Air freight and Sea freight include weapons, animals, currencies, flammable products, drugs, tobacco, non-ferrous metals, precious metals, etc.

Normal and Sensitive Goods

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The shipping goods are generally classified into two categories which is “Normal goods” and “Sensitive goods”. This classification is applied in custom inspection process for China export duty to other countries. If the sensitive goods are shipped via an normal clearance channel, it may leads to fail clearance bypass. The consequences of this would be a delayed shipment or required extra shipping fee to proceed to the sensitive freight.

The following table gives a detailed classification for Air freight and Sea freight with different normal goods and sensitive goods：


Normal goods Normal goods	Clothes, shoes, bags, furnitures, maternal and child supplies, sports equipment, non battery or magnet containing goods, books Generally everything excluding batteries, liquid, powders, branded stuff, magnets and sprays
Sensitive goods Sensitive goods	Branded/ Counterfeit goods, Branded stuffed toys, valuables, jewelry, liquid, medications, CDs, batteries, electrical appliances, sharps, food and beverages.
Prohibited goods Prohibited goods	Weapons, animals, currencies, flammable product, high pressure gas or sprays, dangerous cargo, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, plants, drone, non-ferrous metals, precious metals


Normal goods Normal goods	Clothes, shoes, bags, furnitures, maternal and child supplies, sports equipment, non battery or magnet containing goods, books, electrical appliances Minimal quantity of liquid/powder form, medication, cosmetics, food, beverages, chemicals, perfume, supplements, pesticides, ceramics, toilet bowl, bricks, marbles, sex toys
Sensitive goods Sensitive goods	Significant quantity toys, ceramics,, toilet bowl, marbles, pesticides, food and beverages
Prohibited goods Prohibited goods	Tobacco, Flammable Product, Dangerous Cargo, Animals, Drugs, Air Conditioning Refrigerant, Plants, Alcohol, Non-ferrous Metals, Precious Metals