01

Screen the destination first

Before deposit, ask a qualified destination party about age rules, steering, safety and charging standards, customs classification, technical inspection, taxes and registration. A vehicle can clear customs yet remain difficult or impossible to register.

02

Lock the candidate identity

Put VIN, original Chinese name, English description, pure-electric propulsion, configuration, dimensions and value into the working file. Match the contract, invoice, inspection and export records. A replacement VIN restarts the affected review.

03

Inspect before inland release

Complete agreed condition, battery, charging, software and equipment checks while the seller still controls the vehicle. Record defects, repairs, included keys and cables. Repeat affected items after repair or a long storage interval.

04

Verify commercial control

Confirm the contracting entity, vehicle owner, beneficiary and authority to export. Independently verify changed payment instructions. State inspection, rejection, refund, custody and document duties in the commercial agreement rather than relying on chat assurances.

05

Prepare carrier and customs data

Declare dimensions, mass, propulsion, battery information and operability accurately. Meet current state-of-charge, alarm, loose-item and key rules. Send draft documents to the customs and destination advisers before port entry.

06

Plan arrival before sailing

Name the importer, broker, release documents, charging or recovery plan, technical work, registration steps and inland delivery. Keep condition photographs and insurance claims instructions available at handover.

07

Delivery file close-out

Close this specific file by placing destination eligibility opinion, aligned VIN document set and accepted inspection report in one dated candidate record. The reviewer should be able to confirm that road registration is checked separately and that pure-electric identity is consistent. Name the person or provider responsible for every unresolved point, add a realistic cost or consequence, and state what evidence will change the decision. If the VIN, version, condition or destination basis changes, reopen this file instead of carrying the previous conclusion into a different purchase.

08

Decision boundary

A useful decision records what is verified, what remains seller-stated and what was not tested. Attach a consequence and owner to each open item. Do not let a broad assurance replace a missing VIN record, charge test, condition image or destination opinion. Acceptance should be explicit: proceed, proceed with a priced condition, obtain more evidence, or reject. A replacement VIN never inherits an earlier acceptance.

09

Document discipline

Give images, scans, diagnostics and quotations a date, source and vehicle identity. Preserve originals before translation or editing. If custody, software, repair, route or candidate changes, identify which conclusions expire and repeat the affected checks instead of silently carrying them forward. Before inland release, read the same identity, propulsion, value and parties across contract, invoice, inspection and shipping drafts. Registration and customs remain separate destination checks.