Cargo Clearance through Different Types of Ports
- This is the act of taking goods through the customs authority to facilitate the movement of cargo into a country (import) and outside the country (export).
- Documents required:
- Delivery order – a certificate issued by the ship agent based on the original documents of the shipment, declaring that the recipient is the owner of the shipment and he is entitled to receive it from the port;
- Customs clearance – confirmation from the customs authority, certifying that all due fees and taxes are fully paid.
- Port charges – confirmation from the port’s Accounts department showing that port fees (all charges including storage wharfage as well as loading and unloading costs) have been paid in full.