Litoral Solutions in Overseas Trade
  • Customs Clearance
  • Port Operations
  • General Storage
  • Shipping Agency
  • Ship Chartering
  • Cargo Brokerage

Customs Clearance

A team of trained and experienced professionals guarantee security and efficiency in clearing cargo for export and import at ports, airports and by road. The company further provides a full customs consulting service for guidance on processes and documents for customs clearance.

Security and efficiency in cargo release processes

Importing

  1. On receiving information from the customer about the imported goods to be unloaded at one of the ports served by us, we request the necessary documents from the importer for accreditation with the Dept. of Inland Revenue.
  2. When this involves importing merchandise that requires an Import License, our team applies for the IL from the appropriate organs. Confirmation is then received, via siscomex, by the responsible entities.
  3. Thus, the process for accompanying the ship’s arrival by the agent is begun, including advising the importer of discharge and checking the state of the merchandise. After all the above described procedures have been checked, we start the process of issuing the Import Declaration via siscomex.
  4. A complete analysis of all documents is conducted prior to entry in the competent departments and payment of all taxes, procedures performed as quickly and efficiently as possible by our team.
  5. Next step is the accompaniment of all inspection processes demanded by the Dept. of Inland Revenue and by the Ministries of Agriculture and Health.
  6. After the merchandise has been released and in accordance with the customer’s instructions, we issue invoices and contract carriers to deliver the merchandise to the importer.

Exporting

Offering a complete solution in overseas trade involves detailed coverage of all steps in the process. Litoral takes special care with all export procedures. And for Litoral, it is very important that its customers are kept up to date about what is happening.

For you to have a better understanding of Litoral’s participation, see the sequence.

Initially, documentary instructions are received from the exporter. Based on this, document analysis is conducted with the competent entities, resulting in customs clearance and release for shipping.

At the end of the process, documentation confirming shipping is delivered to the customer, bank and importer. Thus avoiding any extra costs and enabling the operation to be performed quickly and efficiently.

Further details:

  • Receiving of shipping instructions.
  • Preparation of documents for shipping dry cargo, reefer, container or bulk.
  • Requirements and release with competent entities such as Dept. of Inland Revenue, Ministry of Agriculture and Ibama.
  • Preparation of certificates after shipping..
  • Preparation of exchange documents such as sales invoice, packing list and delivery note.
  • Accompaniment of shipping docket and proof of export.
  • Remittance of documents to bank, exporter and importer.