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Import Freight Forwarder Challenges
Increasing security requirements pose additional challenges for import freight
forwarders already under pressure from their customers and business partners. To
achieve cost reductions within their own, leading import freight forwarders are
implementing technology to competently control the import process and integrate
with automated manifest systems (AMS),
customhouse brokerage systems, track and
trace, and warehouse distribution in a timely, secure, and cost-effective
manner.
Integrated Solution for Import Freight Forwarders
Developed to meet the specific needs of import forwarders, the Import FF QW
solution streamlines import freight forwarding functions such as initial goods
handling, goods tracking, deconsolidation, and break bulk. Import FF QW easily
accepts information from export, legacy, AMS, or
export freight forwarder systems, and lets it flow
naturally into the TradeMaster QW
Customs House Brokerage system
as well as Customs supported and mandated systems such as In-Bond.
Import FF QW is tightly integrated into the TradeMaster QW
application suite, thus enabling the freight forwarder to effectively navigate
through appropriate import and accounting related information.
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Key Import Freight Forwarder Components Include:
- Pre-alerts: logging of pre-alerts, either manually or
electronically;
- Rates
and Quotes: multi-leg, multi-mode, door-to-door, incremental and
accumulated;
- Warehousing: supports receiving and distribution of
inventory, and generation of receipts and manifests;
- In-Bond System: The system communicates with the US
Customs and allows postponing clearance of imported cargo until the cargo
reaches another customs point than a port of unlading;
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Automated Manifest System: AMS is a multi-modal cargo inventory and
release system that interacts with other U.S. Customs automated systems;
- Integrated Accounting: Accounts Receivable, Accounts
Payable, General Ledger, Profit and Loss reporting;
- Bills of Lading: supports three tier hierarchy: Master,
House, and Sub-house levels;
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Documentation: CF 7512, CF 7509, Arrival Notices, Bills
of Lading, Consignee’s Authority to Make Entry, D/O, Cargo Manifests, and many
more...
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Import Freight Forwarder Helps Customers To:
- Proactively manage the whole import process,
informing stakeholders of potential problems;
- Reduce cargo delivery cycle time, thus
improving customer satisfaction;
- Reduce the number of discrepancies, thus
reducing risk of non-compliance;
- Automate key processes, thus decreasing
paperwork and costs;
- Coordinate import and clearance business
processes across the customer base;
- As a certified vendor, QuestaWeb facilitates
direct filing with U.S. Customs.
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