Any person involved in international trade or foreign economic activity has to deal with the need for customs clearance of imported goods. If you have ever seen documents that you must not only fill out, but also do it correctly and in full accordance with the law, out of the corner of your eye, then you understand that this moment is one of the most difficult in all foreign trade.
Acquiring goods abroad is not so difficult. Bringing it yourself is also quite simple. Problems begin further. Indeed, in order to properly “clear” the goods, all documents must be drawn up for it, all duties and taxes must be paid, and it is very difficult for the uninitiated to do this correctly. It was to simplify foreign economic activity that such an entity as a customs carrier was created. If you want to import goods without delay and unnecessary problems, the services of such an enterprise will be useful to you. A customs carrier is a legal entity that provides services for the transport of goods according to a simplified scheme, that is, without ensuring payment of customs payments and escort.
Authorized bodies during customs clearance require the importer to provide security for payment of duties and payments. If the company does not have such an opportunity, a customs carrier will come to the rescue, which will not only carry the goods, but also eliminate the need to independently handle formalities.
Only a resident company can be a customs carrier, that is, for Russia - a Russian legal entity, for Ukraine - respectively, Ukrainian. Such an enterprise must be entered in the register of customs carriers, and must also obtain an appropriate license. At the same time, to be entered into the register, it is necessary to provide not only all constituent and
accounting documents, but also to have collateral - for Russian carriers its size is 20 million rubles. Payment security is paid for the entire period of the enterprise’s activity, which is why compliance with customs legislation is guaranteed for the customers of the carrier and they are no longer required to make payments on their own.
The choice of company is made by the consignor or freight forwarder. The customs carrier and the sender enter into a
public contract, and the carrier must ensure not only the safety of the cargo and all documents, but also compliance with the law, conditions of transportation, as well as confidentiality. The activities of such enterprises are carefully monitored, and the license can be revoked in case of violation of the
customs declaration rules
.If the customs clearance of the goods was carried out incorrectly, if the carrier does not perform any of its direct duties, the certificate of entry into the register is canceled. Therefore, such formalities as determining the code of goods, setting the size of payments and duties, checking shipping documents for compliance with the law are best left to specialists - a customs carrier helps to save not only time but also money.