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Ro-Ro ships are vessels designed to transport vehicles on wheels, i.e. cars, trucks or industrial vehicles. Sometimes they have built-in ramps for the loading and unloading of vehicles. The fact that the cargo can access the ship under its own steam removes the need for a crane, thus reducing the intermediary costs related to loading, unloading and stowage. These ships can only carry wheeled vehicles and mustn’t be confused with Ro-Pax vessels, like ferries, which combine the transport of vehicles and passengers
To transport wheeled cargo, such as all kinds of vehicles and machinary with wheels. The cargo can be loaded using the ramp, with no need for cranes or intermediaries, thereby making for lower costs and risks
Vessels designed to transport freight in containers. They monopolize the majority of international dry cargo transport and represent more than half of all maritime trade. They are intended to transport standard containers according to ISO regulations.
A ship agent is an independent shipping agent who acts on behalf of the ship owner. Ship agents are responsible for a ship when it comes into port and conduct all of the procedures required to streamline its dock time in order to reduce the cost of the operation.
Multimodal transport consists of carrying a single cargo by different modes of transport (air, land, ocean…) using Intermodal Transport Units (ITU) such as containers, semi-trailers or swap bodies (interchangeable containers)
A forwarding agent or forwarder is a transport operator. They act on behalf and in favour of importers and exporters, organising safe, efficient and economical goods transport. In other words, a professional expert at your disposal for the purposes of hiring transport, selecting the most efficient route, taking out insurance policies, choosing the appropriate packaging and taking care of storage where required. A customs agent is responsible for managing all customs duties and documents required by the tax administration in every country for the traffic of goods between states. Their importance lies in knowing the legal regulations in order to satisfy the tax authorities and avoid last-minute surprises such as tax duties or surcharges.
Customs declaration: Must be presented to the customs authority in order to identify the goods to be transported and their destination.
Goods inspection by the customs agents, to check that they match the declaration.
Verification that trade policy norms have been met and amounts due have been paid (import and export duties)
The role of customs control is to regulate and inspect shipments in order to guarantee that commercial exchanges between different countries proceed legally, that they comply with all tax and duty obligations and with all other requirements related to their entry or exit. As well as guaranteeing compliance with international trade rules, collecting taxes and duties due where appropriate, customs controls are a fundamental mechanism for preventing money laundering, tax fraud and drug trafficking
The management of all formalities required by the customs authorities. It is important for these formalities to run smoothly and trouble-free in order to prevent delays due to bureaucratic issues. These formalities are therefore usually entrusted to a customs agent who will carry them out on behalf of the freight owner.
All formalities and requirements to be completed for goods entering and leaving a specific national territory in order to control and approve their transportation. The customs agent is responsible for completing these formalities on behalf of the importer or exporter, and for submitting a declaration of information to the competent customs authority in each case.
Customs clearance means that the customs procedure has been completed, i.e. that all of the paperwork has been submitted and that the shipment can continue on its way.