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For any business engaged in international trade, staying on top of complex customs regulations is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges. The complexity comes with a high risk of inflated administration, communication and compliance issues, as well as a lack of transparency on their actual duty spend.

Kuehne+Nagel’s solution tackles these stumbling blocks head-on. Our digital platform is your one-stop customs management solution. Its connectivity to local country customs systems provides you with visibility on customs statuses and expenditures. Consolidating all your data in one place provides the foundation for business intelligence enabling optimisation of trading expenditures, while mitigating regulatory risks.

Our digital customs solution’s features at a glance

Our digital customs solution offers you a range of core features for intelligent customs optimization.

Direct electronic data interchange (EDI) with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) receive data and status updates efficiently.
Detailed customs-related data is readily available and easily accessible.
Customized visibility of your entire supply chain when cargo is carried and cleared by us.
Full visibility and control throughout the clearance process.    
Direct communication with our customs operations via instant messaging gives you updates at individual file and/or entry basis.
Central billing, reporting, archiving and financial controlling post-clearance.

Our digital customs solution continuously evolves to incorporate the latest design features. This ensures visibility over your supply chain is as comprehensive as possible and gives your business a competitive edge.

The benefits of our digital customs solution

Dialed-back administrative efforts

Ineffective administrative setups can seriously hamper efficient customs optimization. Our digital customs solution reduces your operational customs headcount, enabling you to shift the focus of your customs experts onto more strategic tasks. Having all customs flow managed holistically—regardless of where filing takes place—gives you transparency, reduces costs, and saves precious time.

Prioritize compliance

Working with multiple local procedures can put you at risk of unwanted compliance risks due to lack of standardization. Not only is this costly and disruptive to your supply chain, but it can also harm your business’ reputation. Instead, collaborating with a strategic customs broker who manages the customs clearance process from start to finish, harmonizes operations, ensuring consistency and offsetting compliance risks effectively.

Accelerate customs clearance

Manual customs clearance processes are notoriously inefficient, consuming valuable time, money, and effort. With a digital-first approach, we can immediately process customer orders via EDI and API, validating them prior to submission to customs. Removing human error from the mix results in expedited clearance times and an increase in the quality of declarations.

Be prepared for audits

Country customs authorities conduct regular customs audits to check compliance with local trade laws and regulations. As a company, you must be able to fully cooperate and present accurate documents. Unprepared companies risk severe penalties. Our digital customs solution digitally archives all relevant customs commercial documentation in one place for up to ten years. Having everything at your fingertips fulfils your legislative obligation, reduces administration and avoids penalties.

Avoid unwanted costs

Did you know that customs typically comprise a far larger share of landed costs than transportation itself? Poor visibility on paid duty and taxes can lead to overspending. Working with a customs broker who provides structured and consolidated data on cross-country trade expenses in one place, coupled with a clear view on paid duty and taxes, can unlock cost optimization potential. Our digital customs solution gives you that perspective, helping you decrease landed costs and improve profitability.

Experts at handling big numbers

Kuehne+Nagel has long-term experience in international trade and customs, enabling us to respond rapidly to changing market and regulatory conditions. Our North American network includes former customs officials, industry professionals, certified customs brokers, and specialists. To ensure timely and successful results, our dedicated implementation team manages every detail of each project we are awarded. Find out how you can benefit from our extensive range of expertise, coverage, and simplified solutions.

Being recognised as a trusted an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) trade partner by numerous authorities, we help businesses navigate trade efficiently. As well as holding AEO status, we are also certified by the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) in the USA and Partners in Protection (PIP) in Canada. In Mexico, it is not possible to act as a direct customs broker, which is why we have developed strategic partnerships with AEO-certified local brokers. This enables us to support and secure your end-to-end international supply chain and handle your customs service requirements.