Customs clearance is the set of activities performed by border security personnel to help national governments monitor trade, prevent dangerous activities, and collect revenue. It is a necessary procedure before goods can be imported or exported internationally. Often it involves documentation and inspections of goods being imported to and exported from a country.
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Assistance with Customs Clearance
We've been on the front lines of customs brokerage for more than 5 decades. Today we share those capabilities with companies of all sizes looking to open new markets. Things like customs clearance, standardized processing across multiple modes, assistance with global regulatory compliance, document imaging, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) solutions, export filing and more.
Trade Advisory Services
Getting shipments across various borders, classifying them correctly, claiming free trade agreements and optimizing your duty spend can be complicated. We take those tasks off your hands and make it simple for you. With Transocean® Trade Advisory Services, all your products can be classified, and your paperwork and duty optimization strategies can be managed.
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Transocean Logistics International is a highly experienced U.S, U.K and McAllen customs broker firm helping in the clearance of cargo through U.S. customs and other government agencies. We also help clients in preparing and presenting required U.S, U.K, Mexican and/or any other import and export documents anywhere in the world.
Our understanding of customs regulations, classifications, tariff issues, valuations, and free trade agreements will save you red tape and costly penalties from infractions and customs seizures. Our several licensed customs brokers have a combined experience of over 50 years. In addition, we have remote location privileges which allow us to clear shipments in all U.S. ports. Transocean Logistics® not only works with U.S. Customs and Border Protection but will work with you to ensure you meet the requirements of the FDA, USDA, and other partner government agencies.
We can coordinate the services of a Mexican Customs Broker for your company that will best fit to meet your needs. This will ensure that your cargo will transit from country to country in a cost-effective, timely, and safe manner. Importers can rely on Transocean Logistics® to provide the logistics solutions you may need.
The importer is always ultimately responsible for knowing CPB requirements and compliance with all federal rules. We want you to be confident that you are appropriately and efficiently trading goods between both destinations.
When it comes to the import industry, choosing the right customs brokers can make a big difference in the ease of your operations. Here at Transocean Logistics, our licensed customs brokers have extensive expertise in navigating the complicated process of transporting freight over the border, and we can help you optimize your supply chain management. We are committed to providing efficient, effective solutions to our clients, and we can provide the guidance you need to achieve your import and export goals.
At Transocean Logistics, we are committed to maintaining airtight compliance on behalf of our clients, and you can rely on us to steer you clear of penalties and risk. Our partnerships with Mexico customs brokers give us a head start when it comes to U.S. /Mexico trade, and we can put those partnerships to work for you.
Customs Clearance Services
Our teams helps in acquiring import clearance in the most compliant, cost-effective and efficient way.
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A government requirement to gain permission to load an outbound vessel regardless of the mode of transportation, for exporters shipping outside of their trade zones.
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An ECTN (Electronic Cargo Tracking Note) Certificate is a document that is mandated by certain African countries for the import of goods.
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With the global customs landscape undergoing constant change, professional guidance can help you turn challenges into opportunities. Our team of compliance experts and specialist trade consultants assist you in navigating the complex world of tariff codes, taxes, duties and international trade regulations. We develop strategies to help you decrease costs, manage risks and increase predictability. With services like HS Classification, Trade Compliance Services, Customs Strategy and Optimisation, Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Guru and more, we’ve made it easier for you to build and optimise your customs strategy.
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The customs broker or customs clearance agent charges a custom clearance fee to cater to the expenses of preparing and filing customs documents. Fees are payable as one price for a bundle of services, as a flat per piece, or as a percentage of the shipment value. The transaction happens at the origin or destination.
Fees differ depending on several factors. The most influential ones are the company of choice, the location, and the various services provided. Despite the additional fees by the clearance agents, clients can save money as they avoid the unwarranted charges and penalties.
There are many types of charges that make up the customs clearance fees. They are definite, those one must cater to and those paid for occasionally. The former includes merchandise procession fee (MPF), harbor maintenance fee (HMF) for shipments that enter via the ocean, customs broker fee, and bond premiums.
Bond premiums are payable to a surety company which in turn offers a guarantee that you will issue the Import Security Filing (ISF) and cater for all charges on your merchandise. In addition, charges that are paid from time to time include fees to regulatory agencies, import duties, fines, inspection fees, and any other custom clearance fees related to inspection.
After collecting the required documents, the customs officer will check whether there would be any alteration required. This can be done after the permission taken from the Deputy/ Assistant Commissioner.
Green Channel Facility
Some importers and exporters are provided with the Green Channel Facility. This ensures that there be no as such need for routine examination procedure for the checking of good. Instead, under Green Channel Facility the declaration in the declaration form will be made at the time of bill of entry. There would be the normal procedure instead of any physical examination of the goods.
Payment of the Duty
It is important for all the importers and the exporters to pay the duty through TR-6 challans. Various customs houses have numerous bank branches, that are meant to deposit the duty at. One must make sure to check clearly the name of the Bank before depositing the duty.
Prior Entry for Shipping Bill
If an importer wishes to fill the bill of entry before the arrival of the goods, it can be done easily. The bill of entry will be valid if the goods have arrived 30 days before the actual date of presentation of the shipping bill.
Specialised Bonds
Under specialised schemes such as DEEC and EOU, import of goods needs to execute strong bonds with the customs clearance procedure authorities. At the time of the failure of the bond, the importer is required to pay the duty that has been remarked on those goods. The amount of bond will be equal to the amount of duty that has been livable on the imported goods. One must make sure to exhibit the bank guarantee along with the bond. The amount of the bank guarantee depends upon the prestigious status of the importer. process
Bill of entry for warehousing
There is altogether a different form of a bill of entry for customs clearance procedure of goods for warehousing procedure. The evaluation for this bill is done in an exact manner as the normal bill of entry thereafter, the duty payable is considered.
Delivery of Goods
This can easily be done once the whole process of the bill of entry is done in a legalised manner. On confirming the customs clearances to the port officials, the importer can take the delivery of his goods. In the state of cargo stored in a warehouse, the importer will display different bill of entry called the ex-bond bill of entry to clear the entire or portion of the warehoused cargo.
How much time is taken for Goods to Clear Customs?
After the customs clearance procedure is done. How much time does it take to get clear- Answer to this is the customs release of a shipment can take wherever of 20 minutes to many days depending on conditions. Once your Customs Broker has made your entry for customs and sends the data, it takes around 20 minutes. Now that your entry has been received, it is now up to an administrator to examine the entry and both allow or reject the shipment – This step can take anywhere from only a few minutes to several hours depending on the amount of Customs staff ready and excess at the port of crossing.
However, there can be a possibility that earlier to its release, one’s shipment may be Taken for inspection. If one’s shipment is inspected, it will be located in a bonded warehouse and examined by Customs officers at their quickest convenience. Usually, Customs officers will attend multiple sites throughout the day and prepare their releases in the afternoon. The method can take wherever 12-48 hours and even higher during long traffic periods. Customs releases are also not insured.
Temporary rejects: This may occur when data keyed into the entry does not meet up exactly with the shipment’s paperwork. Customs will inform the broker and a switch to the entry will be made.
Permanent Rejects: There are many causes why a shipment may be rejected altogether.
Misdeclaration
Under-valuing your goods
Not permissible due to health and safety reasons.
If this is the case, one will either have to possess the goods shipped back to the supplier. Also, have the goods destroyed by the officials at your own price.
Conclusion:
The customs clearance procedure is a needful task to be done by every importer and the exporter before the exchange process takes place between the countries. The importer and exporter should make sure, to have all the necessary documents that will be required to be assessed during the time of bill of the entry.