Customer background: A garment exporter in Guangzhou was investigated by the US Customs EAPA for defective transit documents in Vietnam and faced a fine of $2.3 million.
Violation tracing:
Vietnam OEM did not obtain ISO certification, certificate of origin was ruled "washing origin"
The freight forwarder secretly mixed the Chinese accessories (buttons, zippers), triggering the customs unpacking inspection
Compliance rebuilding:
Supply chain audit: Eliminated 3 non-compliant OEM factories in Vietnam and introduced the bonded warehouse in Mundra Port, India, for secondary sorting
Full link traceability of accessories: Yiwu warehouse provides SGS certified buttons and zippers
Legal response: Joint Ningbo Maritime Court expert team to provide evidence of production logs and logistics documents
Apply to the U.S. Customs Supplemental Disclosure process, and the fine is reduced to $480,000
Cost hedging: Use of "China-India production capacity synergy" : India's zero tariff policy on US textiles, saving $1.5 million per year
The self-operated Chittagong route replaces the Malacca Channel, and the on-time shipping rate has increased to 95%
Results quantification:
The order recovery rate in the United States was 92%, and the company was newly certified as a "gold supplier" by Walmart
The annual overseas warehouse turnover efficiency increased to 6.8 times/year, exceeding the industry average by 30%
Selected as "Cross-border E-commerce Compliance Benchmark Enterprise" in Guangdong Province
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