Cargo customs clearance
All organizations engaged in a foreign trade activities, regularly face the need to perform customs clearance of goods and cargoes. Customs clearance is a complicated procedure during which various unforeseeable events may occur. Incorrect paperwork or lack of appropriate certificate can cause a delay of goods at customs.
Lantrans renders services for customs clearance of goods and cargoes in St. Petersburg Moscow, Novorossiysk regardless of their variety, mode of delivery and country of origin.
A package of measures for customs clearance of international consignments is usually referred as «customs formalities» which have its own peculiarities, and therefore in the professional sphere they are classified into three types:
- import delivery is the preparation and legalization of documentation prior to the importation of goods and payment of all relevant fees to legalize the importation;
- export shipping implies a number of actions for release of goods with a view to export them.
Owner of the cargoes (declarant) must provide correct and reliable information or particulars required by Customs. The infringement of this requirement may result in delay of cargo at customs, fines, penalties, and administrative sanctions imposed on the owner. The declarant has the right to perform customs clearance either on its own provided it has the required maintenance engineering support and knowledge of declaring or through an intermediary — an agent (broker) acting in its name and on its behalf.
Understanding how important reliability and efficiency in export, import and re-export of goods and commodities are, we offer a wide range of services:
- provide competent advisory services;
- prepare a complete set of customs documents;
- draft foreign trade contracts;
- contribute to obtaining the necessary certificates and permits;
- determine customs tariff numbers (HS codes);
- assist in passing various types of control;
- provide expert opinions;
- declare goods.