Maersk Customs Services in Czech Republic

Core product

Import customs clearance

Standard Full Customs Declaration, paying Duty & VAT upon arrival in the country in scope to gain release of the cargo for onward delivery.

• Final import customs clearance
• Customs & sanitary inspections

Export customs clearance

Standard Declaration to Customs to gain permission to load the vessel & be exported outside of the EU.

• PEX – A / EU – A documents
• Certificates of origin / EUR.1*
• T2L (EU origin) issuing + clearance

Transit documents

A transit document allows the free movement of containers through European territories, suspending the payment of Duty and VAT until the destination.

• T1

* Only with customs clearance

Additional Maersk Customs Services

• Customs quick health scan – A high level risk & control assessment of the customers business highlighting potential gaps and providing support and solutions where required.
• Peak volume management programme – Assistance with daily Maersk Customs Services activities when the customer needs it most.
• Origin and free trade agreements – Awareness & guidance on FTA’s & preferential origins.
• Classification management – An overview of current Classification Databases or a Full End-to-end Reclassification Programme from our trained specialists.

* Costs will vary depending on the type of business, size & requirement – please refer enquiries to Maersk.

What is required to complete Maersk Customs Services?

Signed Power of Attorney (POA)

Signed by the buyer & on Company Letter Headed paper. This grant’s permission for Maersk to complete CHB on behalf of the buyer and provides the required details to enable internal account creation.

Mandatory documents required:

• Signed POA
• EORI Number
• Trading conditions
• CZ VAT registration
• Certificate of incorporation
• Framework contract
• Commercial invoice(s)
• Packing list(s)
• Classification Number / HS code

EORI number

The buyer must have a valid EORI and VAT number to hold a solid audit trail with customs authority and tax office & to be eligible to claim back any potential VAT paid.

Additional documents (where applicable) *

• Copy of the Bill of Lading
• Licences
• Health Certificates
• Preference Certificates

*Originals to be submitted to Maersk where necessary

For Abbreviations & Explanations, please check shipping terms.

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