How do they match: Customs Brokers

  • Prepare customs documentation and ensure that shipments meet all applicable laws to facilitate the import and export of goods. Determine and track duties and taxes payable and process payments on behalf of client. Sign documents under a power of attorney. Represent clients in meetings with customs officials and apply for duty refunds and tariff reclassifications. Coordinate transportation and storage of imported goods.

  • Classify goods according to tariff coding system.
  • Clear goods through customs and to their destinations for clients.
  • Confer with officials in various agencies to facilitate clearance of goods through customs and quarantine.
  • Monitor or trace the location of goods.
  • Quote duty and tax rates on goods to be imported, based on federal tariffs and excise taxes.

  • Estimate costs of goods or services.