When effecting importation and clearance of non-EU goods, the freight operator needs to maximise the efficiency of their customs clearance operatives. Unlike many of our competitors’ systems, ForwardOffice includes an integrated customs clearance capability, which removes the need for the inefficient double-keying of data.
The ForwardOffice UK Import Customs Procedures module provides users with the means to prepare and submit all “home-use” Customs Entries, with the minimum amount of data entry. The module is fully integrated with the main Import Operations modules. When preparing Entries, as much information as possible is pulled forward from a variety of data sources, in order to both minimise the amount of operator input and maximise accuracy.
All standard customs documents can be produced on matrix or laser printers. Utilising the optional CSP-Connect module, Entries can be submitted electronically via the relevant CSP to HMC&E’s CHIEF system.
By enabling Import Customs Entries to be prepared quickly and accurately, this module substantially boosts productivity and helps to de-skill the task of producing customs documentation. When integrated with the CSP-Connect interface, it can substantially speed up Entry acceptance and final clearance by HMC&E.
Key Features:
- All relevant Operational Job and Name and Address information transcribed into Entry at creation, minimising data input
- Full electronic Customs Tariff available with annual or monthly updates
- “Blue Pages” browsing facility to aid location of correct commodity codes
- Commodity lookup by code or short name
- “Customer Tariff Library”, built on-the-fly, remembers which commodity codes are used on a party-by-party basis, allowing fast retrieval
- Defaults pulled forward from last matching Entry, further reducing data input
- Invoice value build-up and Entry Worksheet facilities
- Convert Entry Worksheet to full Entry
- Validation of usage of customer deferment accounts
- Supports both direct or indirect representation
- Sophisticated validation checks minimise operator error
- Electronic transmission of Import customs entries to relevant community, via CSP Connect module
- Optional interface to VAT/Duty Reconciliation Module
- Plain paper C88, pre-printed SAD and C130 removal notes
- Fully supports the production of C21 entries
- Option “Item Tax Report” for supplementary declarations
- Entry Acceptance and Clearance messages can update relevant consignment Milestones
- Optional integration with Consignment Tracking and Event Management, WebTrack and ForwardVision
