Customs Services Ltd was established in 1976 to provide expert, timely, and cost effective services to New Zealand importers and exporters.
Our Customs services include:
Import and export Customs clearances at all New Zealand ports and airports utilising NZ Customs' EDI electronic clearance system and TrackFreight.com software.
Landed costing and pre-costing reports (on line or printed).
Export documentation such as Bills of Lading, Certificates of Value and Origin etc.
Preparing and obtaining the various export certificates utilising, where available, electronic methods to provide speedy, accurate certification. We are accredited users of Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry “E-Cert” certification system.
Nationwide transport services for import and export cargo.
Marine Insurance cover under our open policy.
Consultation Services such as:
Applications for, and advice on, duty concessions,
Customs Classification Rulings,
Interpretation and advice on Customs statutes and the obligations/liabilities they place on importers and exporters,
Advice on international financial transactions, terms, methods of payment etc.
This is a very popular value-added service providing traders with quotations of all known costs in getting a consignment from point A to point B under whatever terms are agreed between buyer and seller.
By utilised our expansive knowledge of the freight industry to broker international, local, surface and air transport services, we tailor competitive packages to suit individual clients’ needs. In this area we have distinct advantages over multi-national freight companies and also over those with international agency agreements: They are locked in to using their overseas branches/agents and are thereby severely limited in the options they can provide international traders. We, on the other hand, are entirely independent and free to choose whichever freight wholesaler, forwarder, shipping company or airline will best meet the requirements for a particular consignment or client, be this on a cost, transit time, reliability factor or a combination of all factors. Our regular consignment status reporting service and web tracking facility enhances this service.
The Client Area of our web site allows password protected access where clients may view up-to-the-minute status and history of any of their current consignments.
Accounting information such as invoices and account balances, may be viewed on line.
On Line cost reporting is another function of this area. In addition to simply costing a consignment on a basis of known costs stored in our database, clients may enter other costs, margins, contingencies etc., calculate wholesale/retail unit prices, and download/store/print the report locally.