Maersk Customs Services in Ivory Coast

Core product

Product definition

Customs house brokerage prepares and handles document and/or electronic submissions for our customers to the relevant government authority detailing the calculation and payment of taxes, duties and excises and facilitating communication between government authorities and the importers and exporters.

Import customs clearance

Standard full import customs clearance process

• Import customs clearance formalities
• Payment of customs duties and taxes on behalf of customer
• Import custom clearance documentation assistance, upon request.

Export customs clearance

Standard full export customs clearance process

• Export customs clearance formalities
• Payment of customs duties and taxes on behalf of customer
• Export customs clearance documentation assistance, upon request

What is required to complete Maersk Customs Services?

Import Customs Clearance required documentation

• Power Of Attorney
• Importer / Exporter registered code 
• Commercial invoice (hard copy mandatory)
• Freight invoice
• Packing list (hard copy mandatory)
• Prior import authorization (hard copy mandatory)
• Insurance certificate
• Electronic Cargo Tracking Note
• Certificate of Origin / EUR 1 (if applicable)
• Certificate of Conformity
• Certificate of Analysis
• Classification and value report delivered by webb fontaine (FDI / RFCV)
• Bill of lading 
• Any relevant import permit or document required to complete customs clearance, based on cargo or customer’s advantages

Export Customs Clearance required documentation

• Power Of Attorney 
• Booking confirmation
• Importer / Exporter registered code 
• Commercial invoice (hard copy mandatory)
• Packing list (hard copy mandatory)
• Certificate of Origin (hard copy mandatory)
• Prior export authorization (hard copy mandatory)
• Certificate of tax payment (hard copy mandatory)
• Stuffing sheet and customs report (hard copy mandatory)
• ‘’ Mise à quai ‘’ (hard copy mandatory)
• Phytosanitary certificate (hard copy mandatory)
• Fumigation certificate 
• Any relevant export permit or document required to complete customs clearance, based on cargo or customer’s advantages.

For Abbreviations & Explanations, please check shipping terms.

Why choose Maersk

• Saving time
• Reducing costs
• Ease of use
• Improved visibility
• Exception management
• Continuous process improvement

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