Definition of Port Cargo Clearance
- Port cargo clearance is a process which involves an undertaking by a licensed Customs Agent on the preparation and submission of relevant documents required to facilitate export or import process (International trade) out of or into a country.
- Port Clearance is part and parcel of customs clearance which focuses on how goods are inspected, paid for respective port dues and how the goods move in and out of the port area.
- Different ports have different clearance procedures depending on the level of automation particular ports have reached.
- Customs clearance involves the preparation and submission of documentations required to facilitate export or imports into or out of the country, representing client during customs examinations, assessments, payments of duties and taking the delivery of cargo from customs after clearance.