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The Pre-Alert- A pre-alert is received by the FF from
the point of origin regarding the consignment along
with details of the vessel & ETA.
Documentation - The following documents are
required by the to prepare DO prior to arrival of the
vessel.
1. Master B/L
2. Ocean B/L
3. Invoice
4. Packing List
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Once the D/O has been obtained a Transhipment Bill of Entry is
prepared.
Customs
The freight forwarder now needs to carefully prepare the
complete set of documents required by customs. The documents
they will require to see are:
Invoice (copy)
Packing list (copy)
D/O
Bill of Entry (B/E)
After scrutinising the documentation to ensure that all is in order
the Customs authority will stamp and approve the B/E for
transhipment.
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Arrival of Vessel at Transhipment Port
Upon arrival of the vessel, trucks are arranged
and the B/E given to the shipping line terminal.
The shipping line will then release the containers
to the freight forwarder for trucking the
containers to the airport).
At this point, since the shipment is for
transhipping and is not destined for a customer
in the UAE, the Customs will put there own seal
on the container to ensure that it is not tampered
with in transit to the airport of departure.
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Transhipping to the Airport of Departure
De-stuffing, labelling and Re-packaging
At the airport of departure the containers are first
inspected by Customs who will break their seal.
The freight forwarder may himself be found liable for
any damage caused in effecting this transhipment. It is
therefore very important that when de-stuffing
containers he ensures the appropriate reservations are
made concerning any damage.
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The shipment must then be labelled to
conform with the requirements of the airline.
This will include destination labels, package
count (e,g. 1 of 25), plus any bar coding
system used by the airline or ground handling
agent.
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The Airway Bill
The Airway Bill then needs to be processed
through customs. The Airway Bill is normally
prepared by the agent of the freight forwarder at
the airport, or by the airport cargo handling
agency (DNATA in Dubai).
The Airway Bill is then executed i.e. one copy
to airline, one with the shipment itself and one
copy kept.
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Once the shipment has departed
The freight forwarder needs to prepare an
exit/entry certificate and submit it to airport
customs, together with a copy of the airway bill
and airline manifest.
Customs return the approved exit/entry (E/E)
certificate thereby confirming that the shipment
has both entered and departed the country.
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Refund of Duty Paid
The approved E/E is then submitted to the
sea port customs to obtain a refund of the
duty deposit.
(The duty deposit, which in the UAE is 4% of
the CIF value, is a charge by Customs to
ensure that the freight forwarder moves the
cargo out of the country within 45 days. If this
time limit is exceeded then the duty deposit is
lost!)