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Customs Brokerage Services Across the Middle East, Africa, and India

Written by Dave Knowlton | Feb 6, 2023 3:45:00 PM

For over twenty years, Expeditors has served as a customs broker in the Middle East, Africa, and India. We deliver a compliant, consistent, knowledge-based approach for all customers. As a licensed customs broker, we assist importers and exporters in the Customs declaration process, including associated government agency clearance, preparation of required documentation, calculation of duties and other taxes on behalf of the importer, and arrangement of inspections required by various governmental agencies. We also offer delivery services to final destination after Customs clearance.

Expeditors offers global customs brokerage services, including declaration data, vendor management, frontier release management, and declaration document visibility. Our established presence in Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Dubai, and India allows us to leverage our local knowledge and expertise to support customer supply chain requirements through efficient customs clearance and effective regulatory compliance. Using our globally standardized processes and procedures paired with our local knowledge results in timely, accurate, and compliant submissions to Customs.

Saudi Arabia

Expeditors established a presence in Saudi Arabia in 1992. Today we offer customs brokerage services in 13 airportsports, and land border points across our offices in Jeddah, Dammam, and Riyadh. Some Saudi Arabia program benefits include in-house brokerage licenses, secured delivery and storage services, compliance monitoring data and analytics, and more. You can discover more about our Customs experience in Saudi Arabia by reading our Customs Brokerage Services flyer. 

 

South Africa

Expeditors offers customs brokerage services in four airports, seven seaports, and nearly twenty land border crossings in South Africa. With 17 brokers in over 30 air, sea, and land border ports, Expeditors South Africa relies on trustworthy processes to ensure premium results for any supply chain. Program benefits in South Africa include pre-shipment reviews to identify discrepancies, amendments and audit coordination post-clearance services, and execution reporting to support Supplier Management Programs. You can discover more about our Customs experience in South Africa by reading our Customs Brokerage Services flyer. 

 

Dubai

Expeditors maintains a steady presence in Dubai by offering customs brokerage service in 27 airportsocean and land ports of entry, and Free Zone areas. We support our customers’ supply chain requirements through efficient customs clearance and effective regulatory compliance. Some Dubai program benefits include AEO (Advanced Economic Operator) and E-Freight approved customs brokers, Free Zone goods entry and exit program management, and a trusted partner for pilot programs with Dubai Customs. You can discover more about our Customs experience in Dubai by reading our Customs Brokerage Services flyer.

 

India

Expeditors offers customs brokerage services throughout 27 air and ocean ports in India and supports our customers' supply chain requirements through efficient customs clearance and effective regulatory compliance. These services include exception management, declaration document visibility, and customizable compliance requirements. Program benefits in India include exception reporting, post-clearance services, centralized escalation to ensure consistency across ports, and value-add services such as refund, drawback, and guidance on resolution to queries. You can discover more about our Customs experience in our India Customs Brokerage Services flyer.