Whether you regularly ship internationally, or you’re just finding out what’s involved, customs clearance is a critical part of the process. Regardless of anything else you do to ensure your shipment arrives safely and on time, not meeting every customs clearance requirements can delay, or even stop your shipment from entering Canada.
Those possibilities are among the many reasons why it pays to work with a professional customs brokerage service for your international shipments. Here are just a few more.
1. Eliminate a Complex, Time-Consuming Process
Ensuring smooth customs clearances requires significant resources. In addition to the time it takes, employees must be trained, licensed and aware of the detailed requirements of the process. Then they must flawlessly execute on that knowledge and training every time. Using a customs broker means you can refocus all those resources to more important things, like finding and servicing new business.
2. Accurate Documentation
If there is one thing that delays an international shipment more than others, it is incorrect or incomplete documentation, or errors in the information on the documents. Many or all of them can delay your shipment just the same as if there was no documentation.
3. Tailored to Your Business & Shipment
The customs clearance process can be different for each business and each shipment, even for similar shipments. Your customs broker partner must be able to determine the correct customs clearance process for your business and freight.
4. Minimizes Business Risk
Every time a shipment leaves the dock, it faces a certain number of risks in getting to its destination safely and on time. Hiring a specialized customs broker to manage all your customs clearances minimizes one of the biggest risks your international shipments face.
5. Improves Customer Service
A delayed shipment can have far more consequences than just arriving late. In an environment of increased supply chain disruptions, customers are more sensitive than ever to on-time delivery. They will often choose suppliers based on the supplier’s ability to deliver.
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