Custom Handling and Clearance

Professional movers and packers have their expertise in handling all the documentation and formalities related to a hassle free inter-country or inter-continental relocation. They are well versed with the paper work and the procedures. So, a lot of unnecessary time and cost is saved if the services of moving and packing professionals is hired. They have subject matter expertise, particularly in terms of knowledge of policy/tariff

Some of them also have expert staff in trading procedures, international transportation and custom clearance at the company-owned import-export cargo handling facilities in major ports and airports. They handle the clearance of all consignments arriving by Air, Land or Sea.

Their regular dealings with expert customs brokers and agents ensures a smooth entry of shipment at the destination ports. Where ever possible, the shipments are pre-cleared using electronic means to ensure that as soon as the ship touches the port, containers are straight away loaded on a waiting chassis and taken straight to the destination of choice.

A few of the activities undertaken by the movers and packers in custom clearance are:

• Custom Documentation
• Carting / Receiving Goods
• Examination Of Shipments
• Handling of stuffing & de-stuffing at Ports, ICD's and Customers warehouse
• ICD's and Customers warehouse

The experienced technical experts help the goods clear quickly and efficiently, with the customs-clearance network of these service providers. The customs experts guide the customers, at all steps, through the complexity of customs department.

A mover and packer can also be a registered custom house broker and offer facilities like online billing of papers with customs EDI. These houses offer a wide range of custom clearance services like:

• Liaison with all regulatory agents.
• Council to deal with all types of cargo.
• Advice on all modes of transportation- surface, sea and air.
• Arranging of storage in clearance stage, movement of goods.
• Coordinating between warehouse statutory authority and the shipping line.
• Speedy transaction of all custom formalities and obtaining all required certificates.

The solutions offered are tailor made in the sense that for each customer, a manual is created; consisting of product specification and policies applicable to these goods. These are continuously revised to suit the changes in product profile and policy. The landed cost is monitored for duty, insurance and freight. Some of the movers and packers also submit customized reports like cycle time charts, landed cost reports, etc,.