CARGO-PH: Understanding The Procedure
To ship in the Philippines, as a business owner, it’s a hassle for business owners to go through the logistics procedure without a license and permits. To go through the easy path, it’s best to always find a logistics company to go through the logistics procedure for you, one of the sole reasons is because of the license they have to operate in the import and export field in the Philippines.
CARGO-PH who has operated in the industry for decades, understanding the procedure isn’t enough to survive in the competitive industry of logistics, but customer services is the only reason businesses giving opportunity for us to grow.
How Customs Brokerage Provide Assistance?
Customs brokers play a pivotal role in facilitating international trade, ensuring that goods move smoothly across borders while adhering to complex legal frameworks. In the Philippines, a country strategically positioned as a trade hub in Southeast Asia, these professionals are essential.
We explore the integral role customs brokers play, their responsibilities, and how they help businesses like those associated with CARGO-PH efficiently navigate the intricacies of global trade.
A customs broker acts as a critical liaison between traders and the country’s customs services. These professionals manage the clearance of goods through customs barriers for importers and exporters, ensuring compliance with national and international regulations.
In the Philippines, becoming a customs broker requires a specific set of skills and certifications, including passing the Customs Broker Licensure Examination administered by the Professional Regulation Commission.
Our company has been an expert in the field for more than 30 years, which the reason we can retent our customer properly was due to our professional services provided to business owners.
The Philippine Customs System
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) oversees the regulation and facilitation of trade in the Philippines. It is tasked with collecting customs revenues, preventing illegal trade activities, and streamlining processes that enhance trade facilitation.
Recent legislative reforms such as the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) have been implemented to modernize and improve customs procedures, making them more efficient and less susceptible to corruption.
This modernization includes adopting new technologies that integrate digital platforms into customs processes, significantly reducing processing times and human error.
Modernization also evolves the logistics industry, such as Inventory Management System where CARGO-PH also provide the software to some of the business owners that CARGO-PH is serving, with no extra charges but rather to help the business to evolve.
Customs brokers offer an array of services crucial for the smooth operation of international trade. Their expertise in documentation, duty assessment, and regulatory compliance helps prevent costly delays and legal issues for businesses. Case studies, such as those involving CARGO-PH, illustrate how effective customs brokerage facilitates faster market entry and compliance with trade regulations, enhancing business operations and profitability.
Challenges Faced by Customs Brokers
Despite their expertise, customs brokers in the Philippines face several challenges. These include navigating complex and frequently changing regulations, dealing with bureaucratic inefficiencies, and overcoming issues related to corruption within certain segments of the government.
The global trade environment, affected by tensions and pandemics like COVID-19, also presents significant challenges, requiring customs brokers to be highly adaptable and forward-thinking. Additionally, the rapid pace of technological change demands continual learning and adaptation to new digital tools.
During the COVID-19 there are a lot of companies that is affected, but we as a logistics company, we would rather reduce our costs just to let our clients go through more affordable prices even for consolidators.
We understand that retaining customers isn’t always about profiting from them, our vision is always to serve the customers as good as possible, CARGO-PH couldn’t win the world but we can win our competitors that’s one of our main mission to win in the industry.
Logistics Competitive Industry
Logistics is a competitive industry which is a statement that has no denies in the Phillippines, there are a lot of new companies getting wiped out totally in the industry by tycoons and sharks. For CARGO-PH, we understand the future and trends ever since 30 years ago where e-commerce logistics will be huge in the future.
Internet Era To Logistics
During the 2000’s, when the internet era just started, one of our crucial mistakes was just to go through traditional marketing but didn’t bring our site on live, we started our site in 2024, but we’ve been in the industry for 30 years.
In the time of 2000 knowing that the logistics industry would be blooming industry because the products that were available to import and export would be increasing more and more which able to increase the market cap, at the same time we observed the culture of logistics is already getting more technical from time to time too.
The CARGO-PH Delivered Duty Paid Process Flow
Pre-shipping
Before the shipping process starts, we offer precise and transparent cost estimates. This comes along with detailed guidance on customs compliance for your IT equipment. At CARGO-PH, we handle the procurement of all required import permits and licenses for you, saving time and guaranteeing that you have everything necessary for a smooth shipping process. This ensures that the role of customs brokers, as outlined in our recent article, is efficiently leveraged to facilitate your international trade needs.
In-transit
Whether with your preferred freight partner or one from our network, we meticulously monitor your goods as they transit across borders. At CARGO-PH, we coordinate the pick-up, handle the global logistics, and ensure seamless first-time customs clearance, making your international shipping experience as straightforward as possible. This proactive approach highlights the crucial role of customs brokers, as discussed in our recent article, ensuring efficient and compliant cross-border transportation.
Post-clearance
Avoid any unexpected storage fees or demurrage as CARGO-PH manages the entire process up to the final delivery. We offer a comprehensive white-glove service to meet your deadlines and support your expansion. Depending on your needs, CARGO-PH can secure storage solutions and coordinate the installation of your IT equipment. This integrated approach ensures seamless logistics and customs handling, as highlighted in our recent article about the role of customs brokers.
CARGO-PH WOULD LOVE TO HELP
For businesses engaged in international trade, partnering with a knowledgeable customs broker is not just beneficial; it’s a strategic necessity. We encourage stakeholders to invest in the continuous professional development of customs brokers and to leverage their expertise to enhance trade operations. Policymakers are also urged to continue their support for reforms that empower customs brokers and simplify trade processes.
CARGO-PH International Assistance
CARGO-PH isn’t the best in the industry, but with the basics of handling logistics issues, we’re helping, putting out extra efforts just to make sure your business operates at an affordable price when it comes to importing and exporting, which increases your profit margin. To operate a business, cashflows and profit margins are a great help in building a solid financial foundation of a company, which businesses could scale from a certain stage to dream state.
Not only does CARGO-PH serve clients from the Philippines, but we also serve clients all around the world, such as Kazakstan, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong etc. CARGO-PH has branches around SEA as well, as of now we’re based in the Philippines and Malaysia.