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Customs Services

One of AsstrA's key competencies is providing services related to customs convoy. We help prepare documents necessary for customs clearance along with any required permits or certificates. As a part of our comprehensive offering we provide customs clearance services for the countries of the EU and CIS.

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Priority service

As a certified Authorized Economic Operator, AsstrA is a reliable Partner working in compliance with established security standards and applicable law. Our customers can thus benefit from:

1. Priority servicing of customs declarations;

2. Simplified registration of import/export declarations;

3. Documentiation and cargo inspections kept to a minimum.
CUSTOMS SERVICES IN GERMANY
In order to meet your expectations, AsstrA provides a full range of customs services that include:
1. Preparation of TIR carnets, CMR consignment notes, and EX1 export declarations;
2. Filing T1 and T2 transit declarations;
3. Making electronic copies of TIR carnets using the NCTS system;
4. Issuance of advance payments to transport companies;
5. Arrangement of consignments of goods by codes, weight and cost;
6. Release of cargo for free circulation to German consignees;
7. Advice on EU customs legislation.
CUSTOMS SERVICES IN POLAND
AsstrA’s customs agencies in Koroszczyn, Bialystok and Kuznica are available 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays, and provide a full range of custom services that includes:
1. Provision of T1 Common Transit Procedures for goods proceeding into the EU and EFTA Member States;
2. Preparation of TIR carnets and CMR consignment notes;
3. Making electronic copies of TIR carnets using the NCTS system;
4. Translation of documents;
5. Issuance of advance payments to transport companies;
6. Arrangement of consignments by codes, weight and cost;
7. Release of cargo for free circulation of goods proceeding to Polish consignees;
8. Currency exchange and sale of road maps (in Kuznica only);
9. Advice on the provision of customs services;
10. Provision of electronic pre-notification for importing goods into the EU.
CUSTOMS SERVICES IN LITHUANIA
AsstrA’s Vilnius customs agency provides the following services:
1. Provision of T1 Common Transit Procedures at customs points in Kamenny Log (Medininkai), Kotlovka (Lavorishkes), Raygordas (Privalka) and Klaipeda;
2. Advice on EU customs legislation;
3. Registration of EPI on the import of goods into the territory of the Customs Union through the Lithuanian-Belarusian border.
CUSTOMS SERVICES IN BELARUS
In Minsk and Brest, AsstrA offers a full range of services for the door-to-door delivery of goods that incudes:
1. Preparation of documents and full customs clearance;
2. Provision of goods and customs documents for customs clearance on behalf of the holder or owner of the goods.
3. Preparation of customs import, export, statistical and transit declarations;
4. Processing consolidated cargo at temporary storage warehouses (deconsolidation);
5. Preparation of CMR consignment notes, TIR carnets, and electronic copies of TIR carnets;
6. Advice on general and specific issues regarding customs examination;
7. General and specific advice on customs formalities;
8. Identification of product codes and payments for each product code.
9. Consulting for legal entities on customs clearance;
10. Advice on specific issues related to obtaining other state regulatory approvals required for customs clearance, such as phytosanitary, veterinary, sanitary and epidemiologic testing and certification.
CUSTOMS SERVICES IN RUSSIA
AsstrA offers the following customs clearance services in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Smolensk, and Bryansk:
1. Verification of documents required for customs clearance;
2. Declaration of goods on behalf of a customs representatives in customs procedures for import and export;
3. Determination of FEACN (Foreign Economic Activity Commodity Nomenclature) codes for goods and payment of customs duties prior to completing customs declarations;
4. Consulting Clients on customs clearance and issues related to obtaining state regulatory approvals required for customs clearance (e.g. phytosanitary, veterinary, sanitary and epidemiological control and certification), and obtaining FCS decisions on goods classification.
5. Acting on behalf of customers when dealing with customs bodies.
DDP CUSTOMS CLEARANCE

Over the years, the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG group of companies has built a reputation for providing superior customs services to customers in Europe and the CIS. An "Authorized Economic Operator" certificate confirms the company’s wide customs support capabilities and deep knowledge of many countries’ customs legislation and trade zones.

Since 2018, the AsstrA customs department in the Republic of Belarus has been supporting customs clearance of cargoes on Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) terms that allow the sale of goods on an "all in" basis. According Incoterms 2010, under DDP terms the seller bears all risks associated with transporting goods to their destination and pays VAT and duties while the final consignee picks up the goods at a specified location.

AsstrA is the only DDP customs clearance provider in the Republic of Belarus. For more information, please contact us at info@asstra.com