tailieunhanh - Supply Chain Management New Perspectives Part 9

Tham khảo tài liệu 'supply chain management new perspectives part 9', kỹ thuật - công nghệ, cơ khí - chế tạo máy phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Development of a Cost Model for Intermodal Transport in Spain 307 The shipping company is not always able to manage transportations. There are countries in which transportation services cannot be subcontracted because this service is not offered due to its lack of profitability. As mentioned earlier the forwarding agent may also act as a customs official. As soon as the goods arrive at the port terminal whether it be at the point of origin or destination they should pass through customs so that they can be unloaded and leave the port. If they fail to do so the goods will be stored in a warehouse until a new customs clearance is requested see Figure 10 . CUSTOMS CLEARANCE Port terminal at point of origin Fig. 10. Customs clearance process. There are different types of customs clearance Shipments within the European Community. Shipments carried out in countries belonging to the European Economic Community. A customs document is required to transport goods by sea within the geographical area of the Economic Community. The TL2 as it is referred to is one single document which once presented to and sealed in customs should be delivered to the shipping company s premises within the port of loading. The shipping company arranges the unloading of the goods into the previously assigned vessel and sends the document to the client in the destination country. This together with the B L should be sent to those responsible for unloading the goods. The DUA Documento único aduanero Single customs document copy produced on green paper and containing a series of numbered pages on which information on non-EU goods should be entered. Each sheet has a specific purpose. For example page three is the copy to be retained by the person sending the document. In this case it is the customs official. With this document the official or the forwarding agent can control the company s turnover and in addition to sending this to the customs officials every year it must also be sent to Inland .