USA is a country famous for shopping, no matter who goes to this country, they must buy souvenirs, whether it's clothes, bags, shoes. It is also a country where many Thais live, whether they go to study or work. As a result, Thais who go to live in USA often have their relatives in Thailand send them food and other things, or sometimes have people living in USA send them things back. Therefore, CPLINTER brings you knowledge about importing and exporting to USA that you must know the rules, regulations, and conditions before importing and exporting to USA. Let's take a look.

2 Shipping channels to USA

1) Air freight

Air freight is the most popular way to import and export to USA. It is convenient and fast, but it is also expensive. Suitable for small products and small quantities, for example, documents, clothes, bags, etc.

There are 2 types of sea freight:

• Air Courier
• Air Cargo. It takes about 5-10 days to transport goods.

2) Sea freight

Sea freight or water freight is a form of transport that is suitable for large products. And the products to be delivered must not be urgent and must be able to withstand the environment, for example, machinery, furniture, etc.

There are 2 types of sea freight:

• LCL sea freight, which is less than a full container.
• FCL shipping, which is a full container transport. It comes in 20-foot, 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube containers. It takes about 30-35 days.

USA import regulations

1) Import duties or taxes

When importing goods into USA, the importer must pay import duties or taxes that are separate for each type of product before the goods can be removed from the destination. But mostly, importers will not have to pay import duty if the value of the goods is less than 800 USD or about 24,600 THB and some electronic products, art objects, antiques that are 100 years old or older are exempted from import duty.

2) Products prohibited from being imported into the USA

are as follows:

• Pets or living things
• All types of drugs
• Firearms
• Sharp objects
• Meat containing pork, chicken and eggs, such as pork jerky, shredded pork
• Medicines without a prescription
• Hazardous or flammable substances

3) Import license or business license

Imported goods that require an import license or business license from the relevant agency

3.1) Products that require an import license include:

• Alcoholic beverages
• Some medications
• Fruits, vegetables and nuts
• Milk, butter products and products made from milk and butter
• Plants and plant products
• Oil and petroleum products

3.2) Products with trademarks or copyrights

Import must comply with the specified regulations.

3.3) Dry food products

If you want to import them to USA, you should not send more than 10-20 kilograms. If more than that, you must have documents from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to control food and drug products. Or it is up to the discretion of customs to consider.

USA export regulations

1) Export license

In order to export goods to USA, exporters must be aware that the goods to be exported to USA must obtain an export license. However, most products do not require a license from USA agency prior to export. Only some products must be certified by USA agency. The exporter must check whether the product is an export-controlled product of USA agency and that the product must not be a prohibited product in the destination country.

2) VAT

VAT in USA is 10 percent VAT.

In conclusion, if you want to import and export to USA, you need to know this brief information as basic knowledge and a guideline before importing and exporting to USA. If you are interested in importing and exporting to USA, CPLINTER provides comprehensive freight services at a reasonable price. With many other services to facilitate all customers, whether it is a product packing service, preparing documents for export, and import and export procedures. Interested in exporting-importing goods, contact CPL at 02-519-4426, 063-519-4426, 091-519-4426 Line @cplinter or you can study more information at www.cplinter.com) WHAT IS EP.7: USA Let's see. https://youtu.be/iqHtyWYcW-k