Comprehensive Import Supervision Scheme, abbreviated to CISS, is a non-tariff trading barrier business. In general, one or several international inspection companies are designated by relevant bodies of import government to perform compulsory pre-shipment inspection on import commodities. The Clean Report of Findings issued by the designated international inspection company is considered as one of the valid references to make negotiation of money and settlement of clearance through Customs.

Now the import countries that entrusted CCIC GUANGDONG with CISS business include:
Ghana, Coted’ Ivorie, Senegal, Tanzania, Ecuador, Togo, Columbia, Bangladesh, Benin, Niger, Kenya, Iran, Peru，Nigeria, Madagascar.
For smooth entering of our export cargoes into CISS countries, CCIC has signed entrustment agreements with CONTECNA, OMIC BV, ITS respectively according to pre-shipment inspection of cargoes and price comparison as well as clean report of findings on their behalf.
The main items of CISS inspection include: quality analysis, quantity/weight survey, packing inspection, loading supervision, price comparison, and classification of H.S. code.

Procedures of CISS business
1. The importer apply for import license with proforma invoice to relevant authorities.
2. Relevant authorities issue import license.
3. Relevant authorities forward the import license together with the proforma invoice to the liaison office of the inspection company stationed in the importer’s country.
4. The import license is registered after being checked by the liaison office,
meanwhile one set of which will be mailed as the inspection order to the inspection agency stationed in the exporter’s country.
5. After being checked by the inspection agency, the inspection order is registered, and the inspection notice is mailed to the exporter together with other relevant business documentations.
6. When the goods are ready for shipment, the exporter will apply for inspection.
Relevant documents would be provided, such as receipt of inspection notice, L/C, contract, proforma invoice, packing list, factory testing report, export price list and export cargo list, etc. Appointment for inspection time and place should also be made.
7. Inspectors are dispatched by relevant inspection agencies to conduct the inspection as appointed.
8. If the goods are proved qualified, afterward the exporter can operate export procedures and advance all the relevant documentations to the inspection agency, such as copy of the original B/L, final business invoice, copy of the declaration form, etc.
9. The inspection agency check all the items stipulated in the relevant documents to conduct price comparison.
10. Clean report of findings is issued if no problem was found in the documents, or one non-negotiable report is issued instead


Most Frequently Used Clauses
1. Direct trade
（1）Original and copy clean report of findings as to quality and quantity inspection and price comparison issued by xxxx or its affiliate subsidiary or agent
（2）Clean report or findings issued by xxxx or its authorized affiliates and representatives
（3）Clean report of findings issued by xxxx or its affiliates afters a comprehensive inspection involving quantity，quality and price comparison
2. Indirect trade
（4）Copy of applicants telex to beneficiary authorizing shipment or copy of satisfactory inspection report issued by ccic
（5）Iinspection certificate issued by ccic