The ICAL Range of Freight, Customs & Trade Services

At ICAL, our range of Freight, Logistics, Customs and Trade Services includes the following:

Services to Exporters:

• Advice on Incoterms and their ramifications in an international sale or purchase.
• Letter of Credit scrutinisation, compliance, document preparation and presentation to banks.
• Advice and assistance on Australian government export controls and compliance, and any related costs.
• Advice and assistance on foreign country import controls and compliance, correct documentation, and duty rates.
• Advice, direction, and assistance in relation to special cargoes such as dangerous goods, perishables, art works, exhibition goods, oversize cargo.
• Arranging door-to-door delivery to and from most parts of the world.
• Arranging clearances and inspections with Customs, Quarantine, SGS and other instrumentalities.
• To enable the selection of best freight service option, we provide advice on freight rates, and the quickest, safest and most economical route and method of transport, and provide route cost comparisons between surface freight, airfreight, courier, or postage costs for each shipment or project. The advice and decision making process will include consideration of important factors such as the nature of the commodities, the terms of the sale, the costs, delivery date, destination, applicable laws and any special requirement of the customer, carrier or government authorities.
• Selecting the best carriers and arranging the necessary bookings on ships and aircraft in accordance with the exporter’s delivery date requirements then arranging collection and delivery of the cargo, and concluding freight contracts with carriers.
• Cargo Insurance and preparation of insurance certificates.
• Preparation, provision and the proper distribution of documents such as Forwarding Instructions, Air Waybills, Bills of Lading, Consignment notes, Certificates of Origin, Consular Invoices, Insurance Certificates, Customs Clearance Documents and Carnets, and providing alerts to shippers & consignees.
• Applications to Government departments for various kinds of export permits.
• Arranging, and advising on Drawbacks of Duty and Tradex Scheme.
• Advice and assistance with packaging and marking requirements, and on packing considerations such as cost, security, size/weight limitations, damage potential and claims implications. (Attention to packaging details may not only save money directly, but may also prevent loss of goods and claims for damaged cargo).
• Advice and assistance on stowage and container issues.
• Container Packing.
• Provision of Warehousing and Distribution facilities.
• Export packing supplies.

Services to Importers:

• Advice on Incoterms and their ramifications in an international sale or purchase.
• Advice and assistance with the establishment of Documentary Credits.
• Applications to Government departments for various kinds of import permits.
• Appeals and submissions to Government and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
• Assistance and advice in reducing import duty, where appropriate, through the Tariff Concession & Policy By-Law systems.
• Clearance and delivery of air and sea cargo and all types of compliance work related to customs, quarantine and other government requirements.
• Inspection of cargo and attendance to surveys and claims against carriers for lost or damaged cargo.
• Cargo Insurance and preparation of insurance certificates.
• Arranging door-to-door delivery to and from most parts of the world.
• To enable the selection of best freight service option, we provide advice on freight rates, and the quickest, safest and most economical route and method of transport, and provide route cost comparisons between surface freight, airfreight, courier, or postage costs for each shipment or project. The advice and decision making process will include consideration of important factors such as the nature of the commodities, the terms of the sale, the costs, delivery date, destination, applicable laws and any special requirement of the customer, carrier or government authorities.
• Selecting the best carriers and arranging the necessary bookings on ships and aircraft in accordance with the importer’s delivery date requirements then arranging collection and delivery of the cargo, and concluding freight contracts with carriers.
• Advice and assistance with packaging and marking requirements, and on packing considerations such as cost, security, size/weight limitations, damage potential and claims implications. (Attention to packaging details may not only save money directly, but may also prevent loss of goods and claims for damaged cargo).
• Advice and assistance on stowage and container issues.
• Advice, direction, and assistance in relation to special cargoes such as dangerous goods, perishables, art works, exhibition goods, oversize cargo.
• Bonded warehouse for quarantine and customs inspections and underbond container unpacking.
• Container unpacking of Sea and Air cargo.
• Trucking services.
• Warehousing and Distribution facilities.
• Express Clearances.
• Air Cargo breakbulk at our licensed customs depot.

Services to Australian Manufacturers:

• Advice on duty rates applicable to competing imported products.
• Monitoring Tariff Concession applications and preparing objection submissions to the Government.
• Applying to government for concessional entry of capital equipment and production inputs.
• Advice and assistance with Dumping issues and submissions to the Government.
• Excise entry preparation and advice on excise duties.