Cheapest Clearing Agents. International Trade Management. ITM.’s Post

The ocean shipping process begins with placing a purchase order. Communication with a freight forwarder follows, ensuring the seamless course of shipment details. This step guides the freight forwarder to collect the necessary containers. Next, a customs clearance takes place. A U.S. Customs entry is filed, securing the essential clearance for the goods. The containers arrive at the port, leading to their meticulous loading onto the awaiting ship. The containers then sail across the oceans. Meanwhile, the shipper diligently compiles and presents documentation to the consignee. The documentation and essential information are reviewed and sent to U.S. Customs. Then follows the diligent customs review. The containers arrive at the port, where they encounter customs examinations. They then find their attachment to trucks. Trucking to the distribution center follows, where the consignee stands ready to accept the awaited cargo. As the journey concludes, the supply chain machinery rests momentarily. 🚢 #MilspedAirandSea #oceanshipping #freightforwarding #internationallogistics #globaltrade #maritimetransport #shippingsolutions #supplychainmanagement #cargoshipping #containershipping #shippingindustry #traderoutes #portoperations #logisticsnetwork

🔹 Contact Your Customs Broker: Contact your customs broker or freight forwarder. They have expertise in resolving these types of issues. 🔹 Check Documentation: Ensure all paperwork is correct and complete. Swiftly address any discrepancies that customs points out. 🔹 Be Patient During Inspections: If your goods undergo inspections, await the outcome. Ensure all items are correctly labelled and packed. 🔹 Stay Informed: Familiarise yourself with customs regulations specific to your goods and importing country to avoid similar hiccups in the future. Remember: Prompt action and clear communication can ease the process. #stelnogroup #logisticservices #supplychain #airfreight #seafreight #peakperformer #peakbusiness

Many businesses are now moving their supply chains to the USA rather than sourcing materials from Asia; this is known as ‘nearshoring’. The shift has occurred because global supply chains often need long lead times and incur high costs associated with transporting goods. One such country being Mexico. Most of the products manufactured in Mexico are transported to USA by the cross- border trucks coming back and forth between Mexico and USA. USA and Mexico share a nearly 3000 kilometers border. And there are six major urban agglomeration along the border to be the inland ports transferring the products from Mexico to USA. These six urban agglomerations are San Diego–Tijuana, Mexicali–Calexico, Nogales–Nogales, El Paso–Juárez, Laredo–Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa–McAllen. When the products are ready to be exported from Mexico to USA, Mexican trucking companies will pick up the products from the factory and bring the products to the warehouses near the border. When to products arrive at the warehouses, the customs broker in Mexico will do the export customs clearance. After finishing the export custom clearance, the documents will be transferred to the USA customs broker to do the import customs clearance. After finishing the import customs clearance and paying the duty, the trucking companies will use 53ft trailer to pick up products from the warehouses, cross the border and deliver to the final destinations.  #supplychain #logistics #3pllogistics #freight #crossborder #shippingworldwide

The import clearance process is an interesting and complex process and specific steps must be followed. One of the many important steps is knowing what are the requirements at the port of arrival and how this operates. There are 2 types of ports in the UK: inventory linked and non-inventory linked ports and each type of port has its own processes and requirements. Some ports can be mixed - where both the temporary storage and pre-lodgement models can operate within one border location. 🔸The inventory linked ports also known as the temporary storage model have customs control systems linked to the HMRC systems. These systems are accessed by HMRC, Border Force and agencies - enabling them to control the movement of goods. When goods arrive at an inventory linked port, the goods are either cleared at port or moved into a temporary storage facility. The goods can’t be moved from the location until they have been customs cleared and released by all government agencies. For a smooth customs clearance process you must ensure all the details entered into the inventory system match the invoice and the customs entry. The goods won’t be released if details like packages or weights don’t match. 🔹The non-inventory linked ports also referred to as ports operating the pre-lodgement model via GVMS require a customs declaration to be submitted for all goods in advance of boarding the vessel in the EU. When the goods arrive at the port there is no need to self-nominate the UCN as GVMS  is connected to CDS /CHIEF and allows for the immediate release of goods with pre-lodged declarations as soon as they arrive in the UK. Traders and hauliers moving goods through GVMS ports must register and use GVMS to link the customs references - MRNS to the trailer carrying the goods via GMR. It’s important to know that without a valid GMR traders won’t be allowed to board the ferry or clear the goods through non-inventory linked locations. #customsclearance #traders #logistics #importexport #customscompliance #freightforwarders

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