Customs clearance can bring a lot of problems to the recipient. The reasons may be different, but the result is the same – the goods are delayed on the way. And we are talking about large deliveries for business, or about important acquisitions, shipments of individuals, the situation brings little pleasure.

Why exactly my cargo?

Frequently, the cargo cannot go through customs clearance for one reason – the shipment through the fault of the supplier or recipient does not meet the requirements of the law. Additional checks in the implementation of control are often appointed, and bring import-export companies a lot of difficulties.

Those consignments of products that are transported without paying duty are subjected to close inspection. Problems can also arise when it comes to a low tax rate or low cost of the cargo itself. The inspector can be vigilant in the case of the import of specific goods by rail, road or sea transport: cultural property, technical equipment, precious metals, “live” goods. Permitting documentation should always be in perfect order.

To confirm the information about the characteristics of the products specified in the declaration, you must provide a whole package of documents. At customs, not the slightest question should arise about the legality of the transportation and border crossing of a certain type of goods.

It makes no sense to talk about the biased attitude of inspectors – the services operate only in accordance with the current legislation. “It is your” cargo that could get stuck and not pass control for several reasonable reasons:

  • the recipient has not provided a complete list of documents required for the legal import of a certain type of product, or accreditation has not been passed correctly;
  • there is no information about financial guarantees and a cargo carrier, forwarding invoices;
  • the product code is incorrect;
  • during the inspection, suspicions arose about the specified customs value of the products;
  • there are errors in the completed declaration;
  • the product does not meet the specifications stated in the documents.

In the case of buying cars abroad, customs always have problems with a real assessment of their value. During the control check, they often try to overestimate it, which causes problems for the recipient.

How do I know if there is a problem?

Modern technologies have long been used in the work of the customs service and transport companies. The declaration is carried out in electronic form, and with the help of special programs you can track the route of the cargo from one point to another.

If problems were found during the control, you will be immediately notified about it. Additional checks may be assigned, which means that specific instructions will also be received: they will explain to you what documents the inspector needs to make the final decision on the release of the parcel from the customs point.

What will customs require?

The main problem that arises, in most cases, concerns precisely the confusion in “numbers”. In the declaration, the technical characteristics of the product may be incorrectly indicated or the amount of customs payment may be incorrectly calculated .

The inspector can schedule an inspection of the arrived cargo in order to verify the veracity of the specified data. Therefore, it is important to take care that all possible markings are in order.

The unreliability of the indicated price is another point that will be rechecked. In the work of customs services, there is a concept of “throughput” value, that is, approximate, for a certain type of goods. If yours is priced several times cheaper, this will raise a lot of doubts. It will be necessary to document the reasons for the deviation from the norm. And if the documents also raise suspicion, the cost of the parcel will be recalculated upward, in fact, without your desire. Therefore, before buying a product at a big discount, you should carefully consider the documentation of its receipt.

The assignment of a TN VED code to a cargo presupposes an assessment of its technical characteristics. It is also used to calculate the amount of the fee. If the code is incorrect and the customs office decides to change it, you will have to collect a new set of documents.

Each of the emerging problems carries certain risks:

  • you may not receive your parcel, as it will be sent back to the sender;
  • you will lose money if the delivery has already been paid for;
  • you will face additional costs that will be required to reissue the package of documents;
  • you will waste a lot of time.

Customs clearance is a complex and multi-stage procedure that is difficult to go through without a certain level of knowledge and experience. Only a naive person can think that the correct customs clearance of goods is a way out of the situation. Even in the “cleanest” documents, there may be those points that will permanently detain the cargo at the border, and the way out of the situation will be incomprehensible.

In cases where there is no experience, it is better to contact a professional broker who will take care of all the worries about passing customs control. Thus, it will be possible to save a lot of time, effort and money.

What cannot be influenced?

Problems with registration may arise not only due to mistakes made during the registration of the “carriage” by the sender or the recipient, but due to external circumstances.

You can not keep track of regularly changing legislation, do not take into account the effect of quarantine restrictions on the territory of the country, or simply get into a long queue at the terminal.

Another reason for frequent delays is software updates, during which any checks are postponed indefinitely, or updating design rules. Employees of control services are people too, you need to understand this, and they need to adapt to innovations, and therefore the productivity of their work may be reduced.

To avoid getting into the waiting area, it is worth calculating the delivery time correctly. The most “peak” season is considered to be the autumn season, as well as the end of spring, when, first of all, food products imported into the country with a short shelf life (fish, vegetables, fruits, berries) are checked.

Individual consultation on customs clearance

You can avoid problems with customs clearance if you take into account some of the rules:

  • ordering a large number of identical goods involves commercial activities, and therefore the cargo will attract increased attention of customs officers;
  • expensive goods will be rechecked due to possible deception of the cargo owner when paying duties;
  • they are also attentive to the estimated value of the cargo, so here you need to be especially vigilant when collecting documents.

The simplest way out of the situation is to seek help from professionals who will carry out the delivery and customs clearance of the cargo in the shortest possible time. The procedure will not bring any problems to the client.

You will find individual advice on customs clearance and assistance from a broker in the Sea Way company , which has many years of experience in the field of international container transportation.

The company’s specialists are well aware of the entire legislative framework, as well as all possible bureaucratic “nooks” where an ordinary person can get lost. The company provides a wide range of services at an affordable price – with such support, delays at customs are out of the question! And if the problem already exists, solving it with the help of “Sea Way” will not be difficult!