importing goods from other country

[taneric79]

hi , i would like to check what is custom broker , cuz i ship in things from other country and they enquire who is my custom broker . how to go about getting this custom broker service ???? i shipping in my things via UPS

[ah^siao]

wad are u shiping in?

[taneric79]

definately not any live stocks

[dr evil]

hi bro,

i can answer u as that is my profession.....im in a freight industry.

a custom broker is an agent who does custom declaration and clearance.

for eg, if u want to import a product from us to sin, and the freight forwarder that handle this freight do not have an office or representive here, they will not be able to do custom clearance.

so for this case, u need to appoint an agent in sin to do the clearance. This is what they mean by custom broker.

so if u have appointed ABC as the custom broker. the freight forwarder from us will ship the shipment into singapore and notify ABC when shipment arrives. ABC will than takes the docs from the freight forwarder and proceed with the custom declaration and clearance. once that is done, ABC will than send the shipment to your door.

clear enough?

[dr evil]

definately not any live stocks

who says that u cannot ship any live stocks?

[taneric79]

since im using UPS to send the things frm USA to singapore , can i appoint UPS Singapore to be the custom broker here and how to go about doing this ?

[SpiderOne]

who says that u cannot ship any live stocks?

cool . i want to ship 3 kampung chickens from malaysia . can ? hahahah

[moron_clown]

who says that u cannot ship any live stocks?

can i ship in pretty girls??

[shiraz]

can you yourself be the custom broker?

[taneric79]

this is getting abit of off topic here . anyone can please help me ?

[weisoon]

this is getting abit of off topic here . anyone can please help me ?

It is going to cost you quite a bit to get a agent to do the clearance for you. Normally your goods will arrive at airhub 2. The agent is also located there right at the corner next to singapore post.

Normal agent fees is about $80 if I am not wrong. However, the amount may differ depending on what you are shipping in. You will also have to pay GST on top of all these.

So, total cost of shipping plus agent fees may not be worth it if the cost of the goods is of low value. Better to ask the shop that you bought your goods to send by local post office like USPS or DeutchPost and then when they arrice at SingaporePost at a branch nearest your house, go and collect and pay GST that's all. No need to appoint handling agent.

[dr evil]

where are u shipping from??to?? i can help u to do the clearance if u want.

[sunny03]

where are u shipping from??to?? i can help u to do the clearance if u want.

dr look like you are in a forwarder line ?

which company u in

[hamannbmw]

i dun think agency fees is $80... unless u kanna "TOK"... , call me if u wan to bring anything in, however livestock like this, the importer needs to provide own permit for clearance..

[weisoon]

i dun think agency fees is $80... unless u kanna "TOK"... , call me if u wan to bring anything in, however livestock like this, the importer needs to provide own permit for clearance..

Since your offered. Need to bring back an heat exchanger from Vancouver, Canada, weight will be around 7-8 kg. Give me your contact so that I can arrange the shipping. Thanks.

[hamannbmw]

call 97666433 look for andru, he is my colleague in airfreight dept, i'm from the sea dept...

[weisoon]

Thanks Hamannbmw. Will give him a call on monday.