Definitive clearance of goods from the customs of the country

One of the important steps for any company that operates in the field of export and import of goods is customs clearance. Many people are afraid of doing it because they don’t know enough about the process of releasing goods. But in reality it is not so scary. For this reason, to know what customs clearance is and how it is done, stay with us in this article.

What is Clearance?

In general, it can be said that goods clearance means taking all the steps you take to release your imported and exported goods from customs. The actions of transporting and releasing the goods are usually carried out by the owners of the goods or their legal representatives.
During the process and stages of order registration and goods release, the necessary documents and documents for customs clearance must be prepared, prepared and registered in physical or electronic form, and its costs, which include taxes, customs duties, commercial profit and other facilities, must be provided. To be presented or declared to importers and exporters. Since carrying out these actions is a specialized and complex task and requires complete familiarity with its process, usually the process of clearing goods from customs is entrusted to a person called clearance worker.

How is the cost of customs clearance calculated?

The cost of customs clearance usually includes various costs from the time the goods enter the country until they leave the customs.

The cost of customs clearance usually includes various costs from the time the goods enter the country until they leave the customs. Inquiring about the customs fee is very important, because if you do not know about this fee, the customs clearance process may have problems, and as a result, the customs clearance time will increase and the clearance fee will increase.
In general, the calculation of the cost of customs clearance varies according to the type of goods, its weight, the value of the goods and other factors, and it is not possible to consider a specific amount for the clearance of goods.

What does the cost of customs clearance depend on?

Customs fees are one of the most important costs of importing goods and international transportation that importers and traders should pay attention to and be familiar with how to calculate the cost of customs clearance.
In general, the cost of customs clearance is a collection of costs received by the customs organization, which includes costs related to loading, shipping, storage, goods examination, etc.
Customs fees are determined by the Board of Ministers and notified to all customs offices in the country. Therefore, customs fees are calculated in the same way in all customs offices of the country.

Import duties and taxes are important factors on the cost of goods clearance

Import duties and taxes are one of the countries’ incomes, and in all countries of the world, including Iran, at the time of importing goods into the country, a fee called import duties and taxes is collected from the importers. Usually, these costs are known as customs fees and taxes. The import duty is a percentage of the total value of the goods that the importer must pay to the country’s customs at the time of the goods’ entry.

Unloading and loading fee

The cost of unloading and loading, which is mostly relevant in maritime customs, is one of the other factors affecting the cost of goods clearance. When the cargo arrives at the country’s customs offices, the customs is responsible for unloading and loading the cargo imported into the country, and to do this, it charges a fee called the unloading and loading fee from the importer.
The cost of unloading and loading goods is determined by the country’s customs according to the weight of the shipment, and if the dimensions of the shipment are larger than normal, the loading cost will be higher.
It should be noted that this cost is determined by the customs and each of the country’s customs cannot consider their own amount for this cost in the customs clearance invoice.

The cost of storing goods

The cost of storing goods in customs is one of the other important costs that importers must pay attention to during customs clearance. After the imported cargo is loaded, it is necessary to keep it in a place until the time of customs clearance.
The customs office keeps the unloaded cargo in its own warehouses until the goods clearance process begins and charges a fee for keeping the goods in the warehouse.
The cost of storage in customs is calculated based on the duration of cargo storage, storage rate and gross weight of the cargo. Storage rates vary according to the type of storage.
The longer the storage time, the higher the cost. Therefore, we recommend that in order to reduce the cost of customs clearance, reduce the storage time as much as possible by making the necessary predictions.

The cost of the insurance policy for clearance

During the customs clearance process, the cargo may be damaged. For example, the goods have a problem in the warehouse or the container is left during loading and the cargo is damaged.
Since the customs is responsible for loading the goods and keeping them in the warehouse until the clearance, in case of damage to the goods, this organization is obliged to pay the damages to the owner of the goods.
On this basis and according to the law, the customs has been allowed to collect 0.5% of the value of the goods imported into the country as an insurance premium from the owner of the goods.

The cost of obtaining a license is one of the other factors affecting the cost of customs

In order to clear goods from customs, it is sometimes necessary to provide different licenses such as standard license, health license, Atomic Energy Organization license, etc., according to the type of goods and its nature.
Obtaining such permits requires payment of fees that are included under customs clearance fees.

Customs clearance fee of Imam Khomeini Airport

As mentioned, the method of calculating the cost of customs clearance is the same in all the country’s customs offices. Therefore, the method of calculating the cost of customs clearance of Imam Khomeini Airport is similar to the cost of clearing goods from Payam Customs, Rajaei Customs and other customs of the country and depends on factors such as import duties and taxes, storage costs, insurance costs, etc.

Calculate the cost of customs clearance

Inquiring about customs fees is not an easy task and requires high expertise and experience in this field. The wrong calculation of this cost can cause problems such as increasing clearance costs, wasting time, etc.
You can contact our experts to inquire about the cost of customs clearance. The cost of customs clearance is calculated in Pooya Logistics Company before placing the order, and the final price of the clearance is presented to you from the very beginning.