Customs Management and Compliance

We offer strategic customs management that transforms bureaucracy into a predictable and secure process. We specialize in tariff classification and licensing to avoid fines or delays, ensuring the clearance of goods under strict regulatory compliance standards.

At Custom Continental, we understand that Customs in South America is the most critical point of the supply chain. A paperwork error here isn’t just bureaucracy; it means detained containers and daily demurrage costs that erode your margin.

Our philosophy is “Validate at Origin to Release at Destination.” We don’t act as mere paper-pushers, but as technical auditors who review the viability of each shipment before it leaves the factory. We turn local “permit management” into a standardized process, ensuring your company complies with all fiscal and non-tariff regulations without halting the business flow.

Customs Management Services

1. Comprehensive Customs Brokerage

“Precision in declaration, speed in release.” We manage the official filing and clearance of your imports and exports before the General Directorate of Customs.

  • Tariff Classification (NCM): Technical analysis to determine the exact position of your product, ensuring correct tax payments and avoiding fines for inaccurate declarations.
  • Customs Valuation: Expert advice to declare the correct tax base according to international valuation standards.

“We overcome non-tariff barriers.” The region’s greatest challenge is not always taxes, but prior certifications.

  • Import Licenses: Strategic processing of Automatic and Non-Automatic Licenses.
  • Special Certifications: Management before regulatory bodies such as ANMAT (Health/Technology), SENASA (Agro-foods), Electrical Safety, and Energy Efficiency. We ensure your product complies with all local technical standards.

“Flexibility for specific projects.” Legal tools to optimize costs in non-traditional operations.

  • Temporary Importation: Vital for Trade Shows and Exhibitions. We bring in your stand, samples, and promotional materials without paying import taxes, managing their stay and subsequent re-export.
  • Free Trade Zones (FTZ): Strategic storage management with tax deferment.
  • Tiered Shipments: Planning for the entry of industrial plants or heavy machinery arriving in multiple shipments.

“Financial clarity before you invest.” We eliminate “surprises” on the final invoice.

  • Landed Cost Calculation: We project the real cost of your product delivered to the warehouse (including freight, insurance, taxes, and fees), allowing you to define your selling price with real margins.
  • Regulatory Audit: Constant monitoring of legal changes that may affect your inputs or finished products.

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