The Way of Customs Clearance work in Malaysia

A Malaysia Customs Clearance or Forwarding Agent the appointed by Malaysia Royal Customs to organizes import and/or export shipments and works within the shipping and logistics sector. These shipments may be for individuals or for other companies such as manufacturers or retailers.

A Freight Forwarder will usually act as an agent rather than an active carrier. In this way, a Forwarding Agent is a third party (non-asset-based) logistics provider who works to dispatch shipments via asset-based carriers. Freight Forwarding positions involve booking and arranging space for shipments on carriers such as vessels, aeroplanes, trucks and trains. FIATA (the trade association for freight forwarding and logistics firms) defines a Freight Forwarder as an ‘Architect Of Shipping’ – and this shows the commercial position of a Forwarder in relation to their clients.

How does the Forwarding Agent do their work?

• The main purpose of a Freight Forwarder or Forwarding Agent is to arrange cargo movements to destinations overseas. In this role you could be involved in all modes of transport including air, sea, road and rail freight.
• An International Freight Forwarder will have specialist expertise relating to preparing and processing documentation for international shipping.
• A Forwarding Agent will typically review documentation such as commercial invoices and shipper’s export declaration Bills of Lading.
• A Freight Forwarder or Forwarding Agent will also look at any other documents required by the carrier or the country of import or trans-shipment– which are produced digitally, creating paperless working methods.
• The role of Freight Forwarder or Forwarding Agent involves working with others’ and so being able to communicate clearly and being very organised is essential.
• Application Import and Export Permit (AP)
• Document specific needed for certain type of product.

The Main Role or Responsibility of Forwarding Agent

• In Asia, there are a variety of specialist Forwarding Agent roles. These niche roles include jobs specialist in routing traffic throughout Worldwide, to collection and deliveries around a large port  and rail freight specialists. In some countries, a Forwarding Agent may work only with domestic traffic, never handling international cargo. It might be more complex of documentation for export activity. Lot’s of documentation need to be prepared for ensure the delivry process going smooth. Mostly forwarding agent have the expertised to do this work. In term of fill the document, document declaration and lead the delivery process. They may refer to INCONTERM 2010 for the responsible during delivery of the product.