Customs clearance and documentation
Most delays are paperwork, not ships. Declarations that do not match the cargo, a missing certificate, a value that cannot be evidenced: any of them will hold a consignment at the port and start demurrage running. We prepare the documentation at origin and handle the formalities at destination so that the cargo clears on the strength of what was declared.
- Export declarations at origin
- Bill of lading and shipping documents
- Import entries and destination formalities
- Duty and tax position explained before you commit
- Support on inspections and queries
- 01What the cargo is and what it is worth
- 02Commercial invoice or proof of purchase
- 03Origin and destination countries
- 04Any documents already issued
Is this you?
If your cargo is not on that list it does not mean we cannot move it. Tell us what it is and we will say which of the services fits.
Where the cargo is a car rather than general freight, the vehicle directory is the range of vehicles LWD Africa sells, and each destination has its own page: Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Liberia.
Before you send the message.
- What do you need to quote Customs clearance and documentation?
- To quote it we need what the cargo is and what it is worth; commercial invoice or proof of purchase; origin and destination countries; any documents already issued. Send what you have and we will tell you what else the movement needs.
- What does Customs clearance and documentation cover?
- Most delays are paperwork, not ships. It covers export declarations at origin; bill of lading and shipping documents; import entries and destination formalities; duty and tax position explained before you commit; support on inspections and queries.
- Is Customs clearance and documentation the right service for my cargo?
- Export and import declarations, the bill of lading and destination formalities, prepared and lodged. Typically that means vehicles, commercial consignments, personal effects and used plant.
Five short answers and we can take it from there.
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Collection before the port and delivery after it, including landlocked destinations.
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Somewhere for cargo to wait, and a way to combine several deliveries into one shipment.
Container freight
A full container for a large consignment, or a share of one when you have less than a full load.
Breakbulk and project cargo
Oversized, overweight and awkward loads that will not go in a container and need to be planned rather than booked.