Maersk Customs Services in Senegal

Core product

Import customs clearance

Standard Full Customs Declaration, paying Duty & VAT upon arrival in the country in scope to gain release of the cargo for onward delivery.

• Customs formalities

Export customs clearance

Standard Declaration to Customs to gain permission to load the vessel & be exported outside of the EU.

• Customs formalities

Bonded transit movement

Hinterland services for cargo in transit to land locked countries

• Trucking
• Customs formalities at port, at the border and potentially at destination

Additional Maersk Customs Services

• Our services cover all aspects of customs procedures:
• Full customs clearance
• Bonded warehousing
• Bonded transit movements
• Commodity classification
• Intrastat and extrastat
• Limited fiscal representation
• Aggregated declarations
• Classification and validation investigation
• Regulatory reporting
• Complex entry preparation
• IPR /Drawback strategy
• Bonded transfers and transshipments

What is required to complete Maersk Customs Services?

Mandatory documents required:

• Signed POA
• Commercial invoice(s)
• Packing list(s)
• Exemption documents for exempted projects
• Import license (COTECNA report)

Additional documents (where applicable) *

• Copy of the Bill of Lading
• Licences
• Health Certificates
• Phytosanitary Certificates

* originals to be submitted to Maersk where necessary

Signed Power of Attorney (POA):

Signed by the buyer & on Company Letter Headed paper. This grant’s permission for Maersk to complete MCS on behalf of the buyer and provides the required details to enable internal account creation

NINEA Number & PPM Code

The buyer must have a valid Ninea and VAT number and PPM code to hold a solid audit trail ith customs authority and tax office & to be eligible to claim back any potential VAT paid.

Deferment Account Number

A deferment account is an account registered with customs which allows the customer to make Duty & VAT payments in a secure way . This initiates a smoother, quicker customs clearance, avoiding additional delays . Customer can apply for their own account by contacting the local Senegalese public customs authority directly or request a credit agreement protocol with Maersk which is subject to a % transnational charge, and credit checks may be required .

For Abbreviations & Explanations, please check shipping terms.

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