Use of Customs Brokers Sample Clauses
The 'Use of Customs Brokers' clause authorizes one or both parties to engage customs brokers to facilitate the import or export of goods. Typically, this clause outlines the responsibilities for selecting, instructing, and paying customs brokers, and may specify which party bears the risk for errors or delays caused by the broker. Its core function is to clarify the process and allocation of responsibility for customs clearance, reducing misunderstandings and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
Use of Customs Brokers. 6.1 Without prejudice to the important policy concerns of some Members that currently maintain a special role for customs brokers, from the entry into force of this Agreement Members shall not introduce the mandatory use of customs brokers.
6.2 Each Member shall notify the Committee and publish its measures on the use of customs brokers. Any subsequent modifications thereof shall be notified and published promptly.
6.3 With regard to the licensing of customs brokers, Members shall apply rules that are transparent and objective.
Use of Customs Brokers. This article defines that if a country does not have mandatory use of customs brokers, this obligation will not be introduced, that the procedures regarding customs brokers will be published, and that procedures for the licensing of customs brokers will be objective and transparent. Current Situation The legislation provides for the use of customs brokers, and these shall have a licence, which requires passing an examination, having an office, etc. Companies may have paid customs brokers within the company, but these shall also follow the same criteria to obtain a licence. The need for the use of customs brokers is on the TA website, as well as the requirements for becoming a customs broker.
Use of Customs Brokers. Substantially aligned
1. The customs legislation allows importers or exporters to make entry of goods on their own behalf, and does not mandate use of a customs broker. The Revenue Code expressly permits a representative of a legal entity (i.e., any officer of a corporation or any partner of a partnership) to make entry on behalf of the entity.
2. The Revenue Code does not preclude an importer or exporter from employing a customs broker to make entry; the law expressly permits a person to use an agent to conduct any required activity, subject to proof of the agent’s authority.
3. Pursuant to the Revenue Code, in 2008 the Minister issued a public notice setting out requirements for the licensing of customs brokers. It appears that a broker licensing regime exists in practice and is enforced by LRA according to these requirements.
4. It appears that the LRA has a new draft broker regulation under consideration.
Use of Customs Brokers. 1. The proposed draft rules or regulations on customs brokers should be reviewed for conformity with TFA requirements and RKC recommendations, published or otherwise, then disseminated in draft form for comment by interested parties and, subject to revision as necessary, enacted and published. LRA
Use of Customs Brokers. From entry into force of TF Agreement, Members shall not introduce the mandatory use of Customs Brokers Each Member shall notify and publish its measures on the use of customs brokers With regard to licensing of customs brokers, Members shall apply rules that are transparent and objective
Use of Customs Brokers. Members shall not introduce the mandatory use of customs brokers. This provision represents savings in two circumstances:
1) Where Customs requires the use of customs brokers, the system must be transparent, providing clarity and some control for businesses over the cost of using brokers.
2) Where there is no mandatory use of customs brokers, the cost of these services is eliminated for businesses that choose to make their own declarations, and business has more control over customs clearance should it wish to act on its own. In addition to the above-reviewed provisions, which will result in direct time and cost savings to business, the TFA includes several prescriptions for internal improvements of Customs and border agency operations. These measures, while they may not directly impact businesses’ cashflows, will ease cross-border processes and thus improve the operating environment generally. Properly implemented, they may yield significant progress toward the internationalization of MSMEs. These more administrative steps include:
Use of Customs Brokers. The use of customs brokers in Indonesia is not mandatory as stipulated in Article 29 paragraph 2 of Customs Law INDONESIA CUSTOMS AND NATIONAL POSITION ON A CATEGORY PROVISIONS OF WTO TFA Indonesia Customs has been in an intense coordination, involving its internal units and also external partnes or stakeholders in national level, to prepare and obtain support for its effort in ensuring that Indonesia Customs is ready to implement the other A provosions of the WTO TFA which has been submitted to national task force for trade facilitation CONCLUSIONS WE WOULD LIKE TO CONCLUDE THAT...
Use of Customs Brokers. See GA Standards 3.6. (National legislation shall specify the conditions under which a person is entitled to act as declarant) and 3.7 (Any person having the right to dispose of the goods shall be entitled to act as declarant). See also GA - Chapter 8 (Relationship between the Customs and Third Parties) Common Border Procedures and Uniform Documentation Requirements See RKC, GA chapter 3 (standards 3.11 and 3,20) Rejected Goods See RKC, GA chapter 3 (standar 3.26) and SA C Chapter 1 Temporary Admission of Goods/Inward and Outward Processing See RKC, GA chapter 3 and SA 12
Use of Customs Brokers. A As the country has a system for the mandatory use of customs brokers, it is not required to change this, and the procedures for licensing brokers are in compliance.