Import clearance
Declarations lodged against pre-sent documents so the entry is filed as the shipment arrives rather than days after it.
Customs brokerage plus the export and import paperwork that goes with it, prepared before the cargo arrives.
Overview
Most freight delays are document delays. A tariff code that does not match the goods, a certificate that was never legalized, an invoice missing the incoterm — each one costs days at the port and storage charges on top.
We handle the declarations ourselves rather than passing the file to a third party, which means the person answering your question is the person who lodged the entry.
One team, one reference number, and the same person answering the phone from the first quote to the final delivery.
What's included
Declarations lodged against pre-sent documents so the entry is filed as the shipment arrives rather than days after it.
Export declarations and port formalities completed in time for the cut-off, not against it.
HS codes checked against the goods and the applicable duty rate confirmed before you commit to a landed cost.
Certificates of origin, chamber of commerce attestation, embassy legalization and consular formalities where the destination requires them.
Ministry approvals, health and phytosanitary certificates, standards conformity and other controlled-goods permissions.
Goods entering for exhibitions, repair or projects handled under temporary regimes and re-exported cleanly.
How it runs
The same sequence every time, so you always know which stage your shipment is at and who is holding it.
Invoice, packing list and transport document checked for the errors that cause queries — before the shipment moves.
HS code confirmed and the duty and tax position calculated so there is no surprise at clearance.
Entry lodged with customs and any inspection or approval requirement dealt with directly.
Duties and taxes settled and the payment evidence issued to you for your records.
Goods released and handed to the delivery leg, with the cleared file sent to you in full.
At a glance
Paperwork we handle
Questions
If yours isn't here, send it over — we would rather answer it before the booking than after.
Yes. Send us the transport document and the commercial paperwork and we will handle the clearance and delivery even if the freight was booked elsewhere.
Send the documents early. When the file is complete before arrival, the entry goes in on day one and the free time is spent on delivery instead of on paperwork.
We can give you the classification and the applicable rate so you can build a landed cost. Say what the goods are, in detail, and where they are made.
Yes — chamber of commerce attestation and consular legalization are part of the documentation service.
Origin, destination, commodity, weight and volume is all we need to come back with a rate and a routing.