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The customs agent, customs agency  broker or, as the norm dictates, customs broker is the Auxiliary authorized to act habitually, on behalf of third parties in the procedures, regimes and customs operations, in his character of natural person, with the conditions and requirements established in regional legal provisions.

As customs brokers we are facilitators of importers and exporters to register with customs the entry and exit of a product or merchandise at the lowest possible cost.

A customs broker supports your business by minimizing the investment in tax and paperwork costs, however, it has several connotations:

Point 1: Avoid extra costs

When a merchandise arrives in a customs area, call it a port, customs warehouse or another, costs such as storage, over-stay of container, retention of equipment, which if the customs agent is not agile and diligent, cannot remove the merchandise from this. area quickly caused additional costs for the importer or exporter.

Item 2: Import Tariffs

Every merchant wants their product to be as economical as possible so that their end customers can access it. Import tariffs (taxes imposed by the State) directly influence the final price of the product, these can vary from 0% to 30% and in some cases if the country to be imported is protecting its Local Industry, these tariffs can go up to 100% of the product price. All customs agents must correctly classify within the customs tariff and searching for the one that benefits the client the most can determine whether or not the business is profitable.

Usually these are:

• Commercial invoice
  Shipping list
• Transport documents, at sea call Bill of Lading or B / L and in the AWB air or air waybill

Additional documents that could possibly apply depending on the country and the product:

• Certificate of origin
• Laboratory Analysis
• Certificate
• Product data sheet
• Permission from some state agency which regulates X the product
• Patent license for products with recognized or famous brands
• In some countries you must grant a power of attorney to your customs agent to represent you.

By general regional provision, to import merchandise into Panama, the commercial invoice and the shipping document (regardless of the international means of transport used) must be presented to the customs authorities. However, additional documents may be required for products that require approval from a government entity other than customs, for example consumer products, wood products, automotive vehicles, cleaning products, chemicals, etc. For this reason, advice is important before finalizing the international purchase.

It is important, above all, to be very clear about what costs the seller covers and which costs the buyer or importer covers. Among the costs related to international trade, in addition to the value of the merchandise, are: permits and documents (if required),

Some of the products that generally require special permits, if the one you plan to import is not found, you can consult us:

Foods
Alcohols
Cigarettes
Tobacco
Medicines
Product for the agro industry such as herbicides and its line in general
Veterinary Products
Vehicles
Merchandise considered as radioactive or dangerous cargo
Weapons, explosives and everything related to this line
In some countries, all products that contain batteries, such as cell phones, battery toys, etc.
In Peru we need additional documentation for toys because they are considered toxic to children
Products of recognized brands

A tariff is the document or instrument that contains the nomenclature (codification) for the official classification of the merchandise that may be imported into our country, as well as the import customs duties (tax) and the rules that regulate the execution of its provisions.

Incoterms are terms, three letters each, that reflect the rules of voluntary acceptance by the parties in an international merchandise sales contract regarding the conditions of delivery of the merchandise.It is the most effective way to get agreement regarding the commitments and responsibilities of both the buyer and the seller.

It refers to the different Panamanian state institutions in charge of ensuring compliance with the legal provisions that regulate the import or export of goods in our country and therefore approve, regulate, restrict or prevent their entry or exit from the country.

Country of origin costs:

This will depend on the negotiation that we will carry out with the supplier that sells the product (term of purchase or Incoterm)

Export Customs Fees
Transportation from Factory to Port or Port Warehouse of origin
Terminal costs of originInternational Freight: Maritime, Air or Land

Destination Costs

Import Customs Fees
Import taxes
Transportation from port or warehouse to the factory of the importer

Consolidation is the activity that allows different shipments (loads) of one or more consignees to be grouped in the country of origin, to be transported under a single parent transport document.

For its part, deconsolidation is the opposite activity that allows ungrouped shipments in the destination country consolidated shipments in the same transport document or another equivalent and that are destined for different consignees, presenting each individual shipment with its respective child transport document.