How to Prevent Cross-Border Parcel Holds From Mismatched Country of Origin

A batch of cross-border parcels got delayed even though the HS codes and declared values looked reasonable. The carrier note pointed to customs review, but the real issue was country of origin. Our product catalog had origin at the parent SKU level, while the warehouse packed a variant from a different supplier. The commercial invoice and the label did not agree with the actual item. I traced…