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Seamless import customs clearance

Navigate complex customs barriers with ease, ensure your shipments remain compliant, avoid unnecessary costs, and grow your business with confidence.

Understanding customs regulations and adhering to proper procedures is crucial to streamline supply chains. Conversely, a lack of regulatory insights attracts higher duty levels and potentially results in non-compliance, especially if you rely on multiple customs brokers.

But there is a solution. By working with a single trusted import customs broker, you can ensure your imports are managed in full compliance with local and international customs regulations. This also lends itself to tariff classifications and trade agreements, as well as assessing applicable duties and taxes.  

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The benefits of importing with an expert customs broker

Navigating global trade means facing complex rules and red tape. As a licensed customs broker in numerous MEA countries, Kuehne+Nagel helps support your growth in the region and internationally. With locations at key regional entry points, we offer improved routing with fewer partners for seamless logistics.

We are recognised as an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) trade partner by numerous MEA authorities, thus securing your end-to-end international supply chain and taking advantage of customs simplified procedures. By partnering with us, you can be assured that your customs operations always comply with the highest customs standards.

Your goods are cleared before arrival (where possible) for instant release at the destination country. You can mitigate risk of delays and ensure your goods arrive in place and on time without additional fees.

Reduce overspending on duties and taxes with experts who identify where to optimise expenditures by leveraging free trade agreements and customs-simplified procedures. Get support on duty reduction schemes and bonded warehouses, helping you improve overall cash flow.

Our solution rests on exclusive customs guarantees with each EU member state, even for high-value goods. This means there are no customs delays as your goods move through successive countries under duty & tax suspension—they only need to be cleared once they arrive at their destination. Additionally, we offer transit services from the UAE to other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

Import customs clearance and transit services at a glance

Our range of services can be customised to your flow of goods, ensuring that your imports are managed without delays, at optimal costs, and in full compliance with regulatory requirements. Here’s an overview of the solutions we offer:

  • Import declaration—Single Administrative Document (SAD)

  • Management of special import regimes

    • Inward processing relief

    • Outward processing relief

    • Temporary imports

    • Bonded warehousing

  • Discharge of Transit Accompanying Documents (TAD)

  • Document and goods inspection management

  • Creation of phytosanitary documents

  • Issuance of import certificates

  • Duty and VAT deferment services

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Experts at handling big numbers

Our global network includes former customs officials, industry professionals, certified customs brokers and specialists. With long-term experience in international trade and customs, our experts respond rapidly to changing market and regulatory conditions.

Being recognised as a trusted Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) trade partner by numerous authorities, we help businesses navigate trade efficiently.

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500+
certified customs brokers
150,000+
customs declarations filed solely in MEA

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