{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Local Customs Clearance Facilitation","description":"Once a shipment arrives at the point of entry or exit, local customs clearance gets under way: the appointed customs broker or freight forwarder assembles the required documents – commercial invoice, packing list, certificates of origin, and any shipment-specific licences – and submits the customs declaration to the competent authority. Applicable duties, import VAT, and any excise taxes are then settled, and physical or documentary inspections are coordinated until the goods are formally releas","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/local-customs-clearance-facilitation","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-25T16:20:36.204222","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customs_clearance","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/local-customs-clearance-facilitation","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Local Customs Clearance Facilitation · Once a shipment arrives at the point of entry or exit, local customs clearance gets under way: the appointed customs broker or freight forwarder assembles the required documents – commercial invoice, packing list, certificates of origin, and any shipment-specific licences – and submits the customs declaration to the competent authority. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customs_clearance"}