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Customs Clearance
When the goods move from one country to another, there is one step your international shipment cannot avoid going through customs clearance. Customs activities are generally performed by dedicated experts, but good preparation can help you avoid unnecessary delays and frustration: the Freight Forwarding Experts share a few best practices you can adopt today to make the process flow smoothly.
What is Customs Clearance?
Before shipping various goods, a shipper may wonder what customs clearance means and how it’s relevant to their shipping options. Every international ocean freight shipment must meet the quota of customs clearance in each country. Customs clearance is a necessary procedure in permitting goods that are transported to a country through an authorized customs broker. Within this process, there’s also information regarding shipments with imports and exports with parties involved in the process.