Customs broker, services and responsibility of a customs representative

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A customs broker (representative) is a commercial organization that, on the basis of a concluded agreement, provides the client with services for customs clearance of goods in the customs offices of Moscow and other cities of Russia. Companies providing customs clearance services must be included in the Register of Customs Representatives. In order for a customs broker to be included in this Register, he must meet the following conditions: 1) Be a legal entity, but not be a state-owned enterprise or an organization related to the Federal Customs Service; 2) Have an activity insurance contract for the amount established by current legislation; 3) Not have unfulfilled obligations to pay customs duties and other payments specified in the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union; 4) Do not have open or unexecuted proceedings under Article 16.2 of the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation; 5) Be registered in the Personal Account of the customs representative; 6) Have established capital and material and technical base allowing to provide customs clearance services; 7) In addition, the representative company must have at least two declarant employees with qualification certificates; Due to the rather strict conditions for selecting applicant companies, licenses are obtained only by those who have sufficient experience, qualifications and material and technical resources. “Universal Cargo Solutions” has been providing services in the customs field for more than 10 years, and our employees have experience in processing any cargo arriving from different countries. The activities of a customs representative in Russia are regulated by the provisions of Chapter 55 of the EAEU Labor Code (formerly Chapter 3 of the CU Labor Code).

Entrepreneurs and individuals periodically need to move goods and cargo across the border. Crossing the customs border means not only the export and import of goods, but also international postal items (parcels), the transportation of personal belongings when moving to another country, and the purchase of a car abroad. Those who have not dealt with cargo clearance at customs have questions about what goods are subject to declaration, what documents will be required when passing through customs control, and how long customs clearance takes. The optimal solution for those who do not want to delve into all the issues related to customs clearance is to contact the best customs broker, which is our company.

“Universal Cargo Solutions” provides customs brokerage services both in Moscow and at any customs offices of the Russian Federation. We provide services to any participants in foreign trade activities:

For individuals
Legal entities
For individual entrepreneurs

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Documents and information for customs clearance of cargo and goods

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Responsibility of a customs broker

After concluding a contract for the provision of services, the customs broker acquires the same powers as the owner of the cargo, and from the moment the contract is signed, it is the broker who bears full responsibility to the customer and state customs authorities.

The agreement for the provision of brokerage services includes information about the rights and obligations of the parties, the amount of insurance payments, the form and term of payment, and additional conditions. The powers acquired by a customs broker when signing an agreement with the customer are determined by the requirements of the current legislation and the conditions specified in the agreement.

If the customer violates the terms of the contract, the broker may demand compensation from him for damages within the framework of the provisions of the Civil Code.

If the broker violates the terms of the agreement, sanctions may be applied to him:

Administrative penalties
Fines
Compensation for damage caused to the employer.

For repeated serious violations, the representative company may be excluded from the relevant Register. At the same time, the company is included in the blacklist of customs brokers.

Liability insurance, which is a condition for including a customs broker in the relevant Register, makes it possible to minimize the negative results of work done unprofessionally.

Customs representatives who have been deprived of their license can re-apply for inclusion of the company in the relevant register, but this can only be done after a year has passed from the date of fulfillment of the conditions of the punishment. By the time the re-application is submitted, all deficiencies that gave rise to penalties must be eliminated.

All goods transported across the state border of the EAEU member countries are subject to customs clearance (declaration) at the customs authority. This information can be submitted in paper or electronic form. For legal entities - only electronic. To do this, you need a special program that allows you to exchange information with the government. authority through electronic exchange (filing a declaration of goods (DT) in electronic form). Not every organization is ready:

Establish a special customs program and pay annually for renewal
Receive a special electronic key - an electronic digital signature (EDS)
Hire a specialist on staff - a customs clearance broker who monitors changes in legislation. Therefore, there is only one way to engage a company that specializes in these operations – a customs broker.

What documents are required for customs clearance of exports?

To go through the customs clearance procedure, you must prepare the following documents:

An international agreement/contract with all annexes, additions and specifications, if any.
Transaction passport in case the contract amount exceeds 50 thousand dollars.
Invoice in invoice format, proforma invoice in the amount of 6-12 copies, based on specific conditions.
Transport documents (CMR, TTH) in the amount of 6-12 copies (may vary depending on the country to which the cargo is sent, as well as on the type of vehicle.)
The packing list, which discloses information about the packaging of the cargo, the number of loading spaces, net and gross weight, is provided in 6-12 copies, based on specific conditions.
Certificates, licenses and other types of permits.
Payment order confirming payment of customs duties.
Documents confirming the ownership of the cargo being shipped.
Documents confirming the origin of the goods.

You will also need a technical description of the cargo, documents that allow you to draw conclusions about the company’s ownership of the cargo and the country of origin of the cargo. A specialist from the customs broker “KVT” will help you clarify a detailed list of documents.

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Advantages of working with our company:

Contacting a customs representative at the stage of drawing up an export-import contract can significantly reduce time and financial costs. Specialists who process dozens of different cargo every day will select the optimal method and route for transporting the goods, declare it and pay customs duties, allowing the owner of the cargo to go about his business.

We work on the basis of a license from the Federal Customs Service of Russia and are included in the official register of customs representatives
We provide professional brokerage services based on a brokerage agreement
We work with any cargo (perishable, excisable, dangerous, oversized, food, complex machinery and equipment, live animals, jewelry, etc.)
At any customs and temporary storage warehouses (air, road, rail, sea)
In any customs procedures (regimes): release for domestic consumption, export, temporary import, temporary export, re-import, re-export, there. transit, etc.
With any participants in foreign trade activities: individuals and legal entities
Professional and prompt declaration of goods
We process personal belongings of citizens during international moves
We clear customs parcels of individuals
Possibility of online payment of customs duties for the client using the “Round” system or customs card
Release of goods at customs within a few hours
High quality at a reasonable price
We work daily and, if necessary, around the clock.

We bear full legal responsibility to our customer and customs authorities.

What is your export service?

Our task is to make export delivery and processing of exports from Russia as simple and transparent for you as working on the domestic market.

For example, you decided to sell goods to Europe and the question arises, how to export? You choose a buyer and negotiate a price with him. You provide us with the buyer’s contact information and enter into a ruble purchase and sale agreement with us.
We transfer you money (full or partial amount).
After this, all responsibility for the delivery passes to us and we fully undertake customs services for the export of goods. We will conclude an export contract with the end buyer, clear customs and export the goods abroad using proven logistics schemes.
We will transfer the VAT refunded from the budget to you as part of the cost of the goods, so you will receive more money than a foreign buyer will transfer to us in Russia.

The service is very popular among companies starting to export and planning to do export clearance of cargo, as it removes the burden of preparing documents for the tax inspectorate to confirm the zero VAT rate for export. The most popular destinations for exporting goods are Germany, Italy and the USA.

The range of goods we export is extremely rich, a significant part of which consists of forestry products and agricultural cargo.

Customs broker services

The services of a customs broker are absolutely necessary for customs clearance of imports. The most important stage in importing goods to Russia is their customs clearance; without this, the goods cannot be used. To do this, you must provide the necessary documents to the customs office and pay customs duties: tax, excise tax, recycling fee, VAT and duty. Some consider this task to be simple and think that they can easily cope with it on their own. This impression is deceptive; if you do not have knowledge of customs legislation and the necessary experience, you may face significant losses of money and time. In addition, some errors, for example, underestimating customs value, may be regarded as an administrative offense. By using the services of a customs broker, you can avoid troubles and unnecessary costs and losses.

Do you need the best customs broker? We will become your reliable partner!

Our company Universal Cargo Solutions – customs broker

provides prompt customs clearance services for goods from Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Australia. Our specialists are true professionals in their field, they know customs legislation perfectly, have extensive experience in customs clearance of imports, customs clearance of exports, transit, and, if necessary, can help place goods under any other customs procedure, for example, temporary import, temporary export, customs warehouse, re-export, re-import, etc. We provide services not only for customs clearance, but also for the delivery of goods from any country in the world.

Basic services of a customs broker

Free consultations on customs issues and legislation
Collection and preparation of all necessary documents for customs clearance of cargo and goods
Selection of HS codes
Calculation and payment of customs duties
Declaration of goods as required there. procedure, submission and release of declarations at customs
If necessary, we carry out an inspection there. cargo inspection
Obtaining permitting documentation - certificates (quality, phytosanitary, veterinary, origin, etc.)

We provide customs brokerage services in Moscow, St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg and other cities of the Russian Federation at any customs post; and other cities of the Russian Federation >>>

Customs clearance procedure

If a company sends cargo for export for the first time, it is registered in the customs database as a participant in foreign economic activity. To register you must provide:

Charter of the enterprise, decision to create the enterprise, constituent agreement.
Bank certificates confirming the opening of accounts.
OGRN, INN, extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.

Other documents may be added to the main list in some cases provided for by law. For all subsequent export shipments, the registration procedure is no longer required. Necessary actions that are performed when carrying out any export operations:

Preparation and submission of a preliminary customs declaration. The document is submitted before the cargo arrives at the customs border.
Preparation and submission of a customs declaration directly upon the arrival of the cargo at the customs border.
Control by customs authorities over the correctness of documentation, as well as over its compliance with the actual condition and nature of the cargo.
Checking the correctness of calculation of the amount of customs value.
Monitoring the correct payment of customs duties and other payments.
Customs inspection of cargo, its inspection and subsequent provision of status permitting release.

Why is it profitable to cooperate with customs representatives?

Customs brokerage services are relevant for all entrepreneurs who receive goods from abroad for sale, use in production or other purposes. All goods must be declared at customs; the procedure includes collecting a set of documents, filling out a declaration and paying mandatory fees. For legal entities, a mandatory electronic declaration form is provided, therefore, in the absence of an agreement for the provision of customs brokerage services, the entrepreneur is obliged to:

buy and install a customs program, pay for its renewal every year;
issue and receive a key to an electronic digital signature;
hire a customs clearance broker who meets the qualification requirements.

This development of events is absolutely unprofitable for the entrepreneur. He will have to delve into the intricacies of customs legislation and be independently responsible for prompt customs clearance. The presence of a specialist on staff does not provide any guarantee of competent relations with customs authorities. In addition, a permanent employee means inevitable expenses for vacations, sick leave and maternity leave; the employer is forced to adapt to the employee’s personal problems and, if necessary, look for a temporary replacement. And replacing a specialist who turns out to be incompetent is very difficult.

When customs brokerage services are provided by a specialized organization, the entrepreneur receives a lot of advantages:

Pays only for customs clearance services actually rendered. This is especially beneficial if deliveries arrive several times a month. With such frequency, there is no point in paying a full salary to a full-time specialist.
Can choose the employee with whom he is most comfortable communicating. The customs representative is interested in ensuring that customs clearance at the border is carried out as quickly as possible. Only in this case will the client contact them again. A full-time specialist does not have such motivation, since his earnings do not depend on the speed and success of his work.
He doesn’t worry about the specialist getting sick or going on vacation, since all personnel problems are resolved by the management of the representative company.

Taking into account all the above nuances, the services of a customs broker from our company are the most effective and profitable way to ensure that customs procedures are carried out in accordance with the law and one’s own interests.

SB Cargo services

Our specialists provide their clients with a full range of services for customs clearance of goods. By being able to work directly with customs, we can expedite the passage of each shipment through customs. Many years of experience allows us to work quickly, so we take on work with any cargo, including perishable ones. We pay attention to each customer and each individual batch of products, use established logical chains and take into account the specifics of the product we work with.

Our specialists carefully study the legislative framework and monitor the emergence of new amendments and additions. Thanks to this, you can always be sure of the legality of the transactions performed and the authenticity of the documents provided.

You can get a free consultation and answers to any questions you may have by calling the phone number indicated on the page or by writing to the contact email address.

Why you should contact us

The Group provides customs brokerage services both in Moscow and at other key customs posts in the country. We guarantee:

competent and prompt customs clearance of commercial consignments without delays and financial risks for the client;
highly qualified specialists. We cooperate only with practicing lawyers who have extensive experience in interacting with customs authorities;
reasonable prices for all services;
full responsibility for the timeliness and result of customs clearance.

In addition to the services of a customs broker in Moscow, JSC “is engaged in the transportation of turnkey goods.
You can entrust us with the development of the route and the complete organization of cargo delivery to the recipient’s warehouse. Call or leave a request on the website and find out the preliminary cost of transportation or customs clearance! Find out the cost of customs clearance