Maersk releases customs support tool

Piloted for two years in Germany, the Ocean and Customs Clearance tool will be rolled out across Germany, France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Poland, UK and Spain with the goal of expanding across the world by the end of 2019.

“This new one-stop-shop allows us to timely and efficiently handle export and import declarations for our customers,” explained Vincent Clerc, chief commercial officer of AP Moller – Maersk. “The solution provides downstream benefits of full governance and compliance, eliminates the need to provide a quote as pricing is displayed online, saving three to five minutes per quote.”

“In other words, it saves our customers time, money and headaches reducing the number of intermediaries they deal with from three or four to just one as well as paperwork which subsequently reduce the time spent on transactional procedures. Time saved they can then devote to grow their businesses,” he added.

International trade is subject to diverse and wide controls and customs regulations that need to be met to ensure that goods are entering and exiting legally. If a delay occurs, the entire plan gets affected, increasing expenses such as storage costs, fines, and penalties and resulting in additional problems for importers and exporters.

The new functionality will cover all types of cargo for all Maersk brands.