Your customs clearance, faster. Less headaches.
Save time and money by contracting your foreign trade logistics operations with our customs brokers.
Grupo Marítima Sureste is an Authorised Economic Operator, so we can make centralised dispatches, whether exporting freight outside the United Kingdom, or between non-EU countries.
As if this were not enough, we also put at your disposal our LAME facilities for export and ADT for import, so that your international shipments and purchases are as agile as possible.
Request a quote and we will contact you.
At Grupo Marítima Sureste we have in-house customs agents, providing auxiliary services for foreign trade, speeding up customs inspection procedures, as well as advising on the options available when exporting or importing goods.
Our customs brokers have the capacity to help you:
- Representing your company before customs when clearing both imports and exports.
- Advising you on customs and foreign trade matters.
- Appealing the requirements of the Tax Agency on behalf of your company.
- Issuing EUR1, ATR and EUR-MED certificates of origin.
- Coordinating logistical tasks with all parties involved in international operations: carriers, warehousing, authorities, etc.
- Requesting customs services for certain goods: phytosanitary, quality or sanitary control.
- Calculating the taxes and duties that your company must pay to customs.
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International transport and customs brokers
In most cases we perform customs clearance services together with the transport of goods between non-EU countries to ensure the timely delivery of your products. By doing so, we reduce the number of agents involved during the operation, thus guaranteeing the integrity and safety of your goods.
In addition, we provide you with a complete catalogue of services, facilities and advice related to foreign trade to help you better understand and simplify international logistics processes.
Being certified as an Authorised Economic Operator in its most restrictive range, A.E.O.F., we always maintain with our clients the highest level of security, both for goods and information.
You can also benefit from our simplified customs procedures, such as centralised customs clearance.
Do you need to send goods to other countries by land, sea or air? In addition to offering these services, we can clear your goods on departure, reducing delivery times.
Do you want more information? Request a quote explaining your operations and our customs agents will assess your case.
Authorised Economic Operator
Since 2019, Grupo Marítima Sureste has been certified as an Authorised Economic Operator, from that moment our clients can take advantage of our specialisation to reduce the number of inspections, improve security throughout the logistics chain and be able to carry out centralised dispatches from any of our locations.
Other customs services
On the other hand, Grupo Marítima Sureste puts at your disposal our customs facilities:
- Temporary storage warehouse (ADT)
- Export Goods Storage Facility (LAME)
We have the knowledge and experience you need to complement your international logistics department.
As Authorised Economic Operators, our customs agents can assist your company in international supply operations, safely and securely and taking advantage of simplified clearance.
Customs clearance procedure
As we have seen in the import and export process, along with the actual transport and negotiations, customs clearance is a step that must always be carried out.
The exception is when the movement of goods takes place between countries of the European Economic Community attached to the Customs Union Treaty. In these cases it is only necessary to issue a “T2L” or “T2LF” document proving the Community status of the goods.
Throughout the customs clearance process, customs agents will be able to report the status of the goods via a computerised system, called EDI, thus reducing the time required, eliminating travel and speeding up the process.
At the same time, Customs directly grants a circuit through which the goods will pass. Depending on the level of possible risk that exists, the obligation to verify the documentation or inspect the cargo will be determined, and the decision will be notified by telematic means.
The circuits through which a customs clearance may pass are as follows:
🔴 Red Channel – Physical Recognition
This channel involves a physical check of the cargo by customs, verifying that the data and documentation presented match the goods.
The fact that goods go through the red circuit means delays in delivery times, as the goods must be set aside and unpacked for inspection.
All these costs of moving, emptying and loading the goods derived from the inspection would be borne by the importer or exporter depending on the agreed Incoterm.
Once clearance approval has been obtained, the goods may be removed. Otherwise, the goods will be held at customs, and after a period of time, the goods will either be destroyed or returned to the sender.
🟠 Orange Channel – Documentary Recognition
This involves verifying that all the information included in the customs clearance documents matches.
After the documentary check has been carried out and clearance has been determined, the release of the goods will be issued.
In the event that there are inconsistencies in the documentation provided, the goods will be inspected, passing through the red circuit.
🟢 Green Channel – Immediate Release
If the customs response is the green channel, it means that automatic approval has been granted for the release of the goods.
If the declaration was lodged via EDI software, the inspector’s signature is replaced by a verification code on the document.
Although most goods go through the green channel, there is still the possibility that some cargo may need to go through the other two control channels to verify that there are indeed no anomalies in the import process.
Our customs brokers are here to answer your questions
If your company is interested in carrying out foreign trade operations and you have doubts about all the necessary procedures, call us or send us a contact form requesting a consultancy for international operations.
