Customs Clearance
Three Lines Shipping offers unparalleled customs clearance services. Since our inception, we have been growing day by day as trustworthy and popular customs clearance agents, offering world class customs clearing services. It is our endeavour to enhance our customers’ delight by offering them the right solution at the right time.
We have developed insight and intelligence related to the guidelines of international trade which helps us in offering the best consultancy to our customers. We place our experts in trading procedures, international transportation and customs clearance at company owned import-export cargo handling facilities in major ports and airports in MENA, also we have partnered agents across all major ports and borders worldwide to provide seamless customs solutions for all your needs.
We have our offices in UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait & Oman.
- Documentation for customs clearance services
- Registration of the contract with customs for the project clearance
- Custom clearance of the import cargo at the port of entry
- Reconciliation of the contract after completion of import
- Port handling and arranging bonded warehouse as and when required by the client
- Providing suggestions to the customer on documentation of purchase order, contract, invoice and packing
- Assistance in making the document compatible with the related country customs for appropriate classification and easy clearance
- Assistance for effective packing for economic handling and safety
- Handling of stuffing & de-stuffing at ports, ICD’s and customers’ warehouse
FAQ's
Cleared customs refers to the successful completion of the customs clearance process, which includes a series of checks like,
- clearing payment of all taxes and duties,
- ascertaining compliance of goods with the laws and regulations of respective importing / exporting nations,
- validity of declarations followed by
- entry of the consignment into the destination nation.
Responsibility of customs clearance mainly rests with the buyer (importer) and the seller (exporter). The entities are free to carry out the process on their own through in-house endeavors or, they can hire customs clearance brokers to handle this otherwise complicated process smoothly and without errors.
A package that has been held in customs can remain there anywhere from a week to a month depending upon factors like complex compliances, incomplete documentation, heavy transit times during peak holiday seasons or, discrepancies or issues.
Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of landing for sea freight, air waybill for air freight, custom declaration form, certificate of origin, export / import license, insurance certificates, phytosanitary certificates for plant / agricultural products, compliance certificates, as well as letter of credit, power of attorney and specialized documentations (like MSDS for hazardous materials) where it is applicable, are critical for customs clearance.
After customs is cleared, your shipment is legally allowed to enter the destination country from where it starts its journey to the end recipient of the shipment. Key processes after customs clearance include distribution or warehousing, last mile delivery, record keeping, communication with stake holders, notifications to consignees and post clearance compliances, if applicable.
Checking with freight forwarders / shipping carriers, using relevant online tracking systems / apps, checking websites of customs authorities and consulting customs brokers are some of the most common ways in which customs clearance status can be checked. However, the norms may differ in different countries.
A package that has been held in customs can remain there anywhere from 5days to 30days depending upon factors like complex compliances, incomplete documentation, heavy transit times during peak holiday seasons or, discrepancies or issues.