Generally speaking, the value of antique furniture mainly depends on five factors, namely material, age, craftsmanship, category, and integrity. Age refers to the period when furniture was produced. Furniture produced in different periods has the characteristics of different periods, and the artistic value is naturally different. There are many second-hand pieces of furniture around the world, and the process of importing them is also very complicated.
The basic process of customs declaration for the import of furniture in France.
The basic process of customs declaration for the import of furniture in France is divided into the following steps:
1. Prepare import information, including certification documents, purchase contracts, invoices, etc. of French furniture manufacturers.
2. Entrust the customs broker to handle it, and the customs broker will prepare the import declaration form according to the import information.
3. Pay relevant fees, including customs declaration fees, customs duties, value-added tax, etc.
4. Pick up the goods and enter the country, and select the corresponding transportation company according to the way of sea or air transportation to pick up the goods and enter the country.
5. Complete the customs declaration procedures and deliver the imported goods to the customs for inspection and release procedures.
6. Deliver the goods to the destination and deliver the goods to the consignee at the destination.
The above is the basic process of French furniture import declaration, and the specific operation needs to be adjusted according to the actual situation.
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In the fifty-eighth year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1719), a civil uprising on Hainan Island shocked the government and the opposition, and the Kangxi Emperor was furious and ordered the ** to quickly and thoroughly investigate and quell the chaos. The results of the investigation were unexpected: the cause of ** originated from the forcible plundering of local resources by the governor of Yazhou (now Yacheng Town, Sanya City, Hainan Island), so that the prisoner Xing Keshan led the Li people to resist, and the fierce Li people held machetes and wounded the Qing soldiers, and the resources they fought for were actually a unique local wood - "Huali" (now known as Huanghuali).
295 years later, in a county town in southern China, hundreds of people gathered in front of a timber yard, the gate gate opened, and they swarmed in, armed with scrapers, glue, magnifying glasses and other tools, scrambling to rush to the trucks. The vast majority of them are engaged in the production and wholesale of mahogany handicrafts traders, are rushing to buy the newly arrived red sandalwood, red sour branches and other precious wood materials, the tools in their hands are used to quickly identify the authenticity of the red sandalwood and the quality of the "artifact". Affected by the shortage of some precious timber and the tight import at that time, such as red sandalwood, red acid branches and other raw materials, at the same time, the blind demand for the production of precious hardwood products in China led to such a shocking "rush to buy incident".