Imports and Customs Clearance - Overview
Import Services
When any Organization Imports any product into the country, the cargo would need to be Custom Cleared. The consignment transported by Air, Ship or by Trailer on the Road, would have to be deposited at the Customs Notified and Bonded Area. Customs Clearance or brokering is done by third party service providers who are certified by Customs for the stated purpose. They represent the Importer and co-ordinate with Customs Department in addition to other specific departments to Custom Clear the cargo.
There are list of a number of items that can not be imported into the countries freely and would require specific License. Alcoholic Beverages, Animals and Animal items, Fire Arms and Ammunitions, Meat and Meat items, Milk, Diary and Cheese products, Plants and Plant items, Poultry and Poultry Products, Petroleum and Petroleum products etc would have to be imported under the License released by different agencies and such imports would have to be in compliance with the rules and conditions set by respective agencies.
There are numerous other products such as art materials, artifacts and antiques, cultural home, dangerous and harmful materials, globally prohibited products like ivory etc are typically restricted for imports into the Country.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Animal and Plant Inspection Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Drug Administration are few of the companies that exist in the majority of the nations which regulate and manage imports of the particular items covered under their schedule.
When the Cargo lands at the Customs Bonded W/house, along with Customs Clearance, the certified products would need to be checked and approved for clearance by these particular firms too. Customizeds brokers perform the required process of submitting documents, help with sampling and inspection and follow up to get approvals.
All freight being imported in addition to export from a country would need to be deposited at Customs Bonded storage facility to complete export and import rules and get Customs approval to turn over the cargo to the freight forwarder in case of Export and to the Importer incase of Imports. The customs bonded storage facility is a customs alerted location and the freight while in bonded storage facility is under the Customs Charge. Typically bonded storage facilities are available and operated by Customs Departments at the Airports and Seaports. In case of bigger airports and Shipping yards, the Government established a different corporation or company to setup and operates such bonded storage facility. In most cases Governments do give licenses to the Customs Clearing Agents to setup bonded warehouses for exports where the cargo can be offloaded by the exporter, custom-mades procedures completed and after customs approval the cargo can be stuffed into the Shipping container. Usually if the export freight is of smaller sized lots, the clearing agents move the freight to these bonded warehouses. If the export is of one complete container volume, then the cargo is stuffed into the container at the exporter's facility itself and the container is deposited at the shipping yard in the custom-mades bonded warehouse or designated area waiting on export clearance.
An imported consignment can be imported and warehoused in Customs bonded warehouse for certain period of time in bond. This gives the versatility to the importer to customized clear the consignment in parts when needed for consumption and pay customizeds duty just for the consignment that is being de bonded. They can even more sell the materials to 3rd party while in bond and it would be considered as high sea sale. Un till the importer files expense of entry for home consumption and pays customs duty to take shipment of the consignment, the import consignment technically is ruled out to be imported and owned by the importer. Customs bonded storage facilities charge regular warehousing leasing and other deal charges for the goods warehoused. In addition beyond a specific totally free period determined by Customs beforehand, the importer may be charge a certain interest on the customs duty payable on the said import, relying on case to case basis.
When any Organization Imports any product into the country, the cargo would need to be Custom Cleared. The consignment transported by Air, Ship or by Trailer on the Road, would have to be deposited at the Customs Notified and Bonded Area. Customs Clearance or brokering is done by third party service providers who are certified by Customs for the stated purpose. They represent the Importer and co-ordinate with Customs Department in addition to other specific departments to Custom Clear the cargo.
There are list of a number of items that can not be imported into the countries freely and would require specific License. Alcoholic Beverages, Animals and Animal items, Fire Arms and Ammunitions, Meat and Meat items, Milk, Diary and Cheese products, Plants and Plant items, Poultry and Poultry Products, Petroleum and Petroleum products etc would have to be imported under the License released by different agencies and such imports would have to be in compliance with the rules and conditions set by respective agencies.
There are numerous other products such as art materials, artifacts and antiques, cultural home, dangerous and harmful materials, globally prohibited products like ivory etc are typically restricted for imports into the Country.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Animal and Plant Inspection Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Food and Drug Administration are few of the companies that exist in the majority of the nations which regulate and manage imports of the particular items covered under their schedule.
When the Cargo lands at the Customs Bonded W/house, along with Customs Clearance, the certified products would need to be checked and approved for clearance by these particular firms too. Customizeds brokers perform the required process of submitting documents, help with sampling and inspection and follow up to get approvals.
All freight being imported in addition to export from a country would need to be deposited at Customs Bonded storage facility to complete export and import rules and get Customs approval to turn over the cargo to the freight forwarder in case of Export and to the Importer incase of Imports. The customs bonded storage facility is a customs alerted location and the freight while in bonded storage facility is under the Customs Charge. Typically bonded storage facilities are available and operated by Customs Departments at the Airports and Seaports. In case of bigger airports and Shipping yards, the Government established a different corporation or company to setup and operates such bonded storage facility. In most cases Governments do give licenses to the Customs Clearing Agents to setup bonded warehouses for exports where the cargo can be offloaded by the exporter, custom-mades procedures completed and after customs approval the cargo can be stuffed into the Shipping container. Usually if the export freight is of smaller sized lots, the clearing agents move the freight to these bonded warehouses. If the export is of one complete container volume, then the cargo is stuffed into the container at the exporter's facility itself and the container is deposited at the shipping yard in the custom-mades bonded warehouse or designated area waiting on export clearance.
An imported consignment can be imported and warehoused in Customs bonded warehouse for certain period of time in bond. This gives the versatility to the importer to customized clear the consignment in parts when needed for consumption and pay customizeds duty just for the consignment that is being de bonded. They can even more sell the materials to 3rd party while in bond and it would be considered as high sea sale. Un till the importer files expense of entry for home consumption and pays customs duty to take shipment of the consignment, the import consignment technically is ruled out to be imported and owned by the importer. Customs bonded storage facilities charge regular warehousing leasing and other deal charges for the goods warehoused. In addition beyond a specific totally free period determined by Customs beforehand, the importer may be charge a certain interest on the customs duty payable on the said import, relying on case to case basis.
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