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An order is shipping across a border. What has to clear before the warehouse can release it?
6 min readUpdated 2026-08-15
Answer
Short answer
The goods need a commercial invoice and packing list that agree, a defensible tariff classification and country of origin, an Incoterm fixing who pays duty and tax, and a completed restricted-party and export-control screen that blocks release rather than warning after despatch.
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