CUSTOMS CLEARANCE

Rhenus New Zealand ensures no delays in deliveries and unforeseen expenses. Our experienced specialists are always keeping up to date with the latest changes in customs legislation, allowing them to accelerate the process of customs clearance for a smooth, fast and reliable customs process.

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RHENUS New Zealand Customs Brokerage

Rhenus Customs Brokerage is one of the essential steps in the framework of international transactions with goods. A necessary degree of attention and responsibility is needed to ensure that there will be no delays in deliveries and unforeseen expenses. Our experienced specialists always keep up to date with the latest changes in customs legislation and accelerate the process of customs clearance. This knowledge allows for a smooth, swift and reliable customs process.

Here are our Customs Brokerage customised and integrated solutions:

Customs declarations to process the import/export of goods. This can include the filing of customs declarations prior to shipment arrival at the destination country.

Advance notification to authorities in importing countries consisting of critical information for security screening. Examples are the US Importer Security Filing (ISF) and the EU Import Control System (ICS).

Facilitation of the payment of customs duties and taxes on behalf of the customer.

Service to ensure the clearance of goods through other government agencies, e.g. Ministry of Health, Department of Agriculture.

Management of the customs formalities for goods moving through one customs territory into another or transportation of un-cleared shipments within on customs territory.

Providing support to obtain special licenses and permits.

Interpretation and consultation, e.g. tariff classification services; tariff engineering and duty optimization, binding rulings, prior disclosures and penalty avoidance; administrative appeal support and representation; appeals, petitions and protests; import/export licences and quotas, advance notification to authorities in importing countries consisting of critical information for security screening. Examples are the US Importer Security Filing (ISF) and the EU Import Control Systems (ICS)

Customs compliance assessment and audits; development of internal compliance manuals; documentation and record-keeping requirements.

Management of duties and taxes programs, e.g. duty drawback; trade agreement and preferential treatment qualifications; duty optimisation planning, audits and refunds; tariff concession order applications and representations; foreign trade zone consulting and support.

We provide highly experienced on-site staff to support in different areas of the customs clearance process, e.g filing of customs declarations, goods classification, and other customs activities.