Logistics operator Dachser has opened its own customs agency, which provides comprehensive customs clearance services for goods imported into and exported from Poland by the operator. Dachser customers can benefit from customs clearance under the simplified procedure, transit procedures, and clearance using IT technologies. The agency serves all types of entities – both large corporations and individual entrepreneurs.
– Thanks to our own customs agency, we can offer our customers high-quality customs service without the need to visit a customs office, which for companies scattered across the country often involves travel. This is of particular importance for customers of the Dachser Air&Sea Logistics branch, where the delivery time from shipment to airport arrival is crucial. However, all our customers will benefit from faster and more efficient procedures. For example, thanks to having centralized customs permits, we can clear groupage shipments at any stage of transport between our branches – says Grzegorz Lichocik, President of the Management Board of Dachser in Poland.
– Dachser specializes in serving exporters, and the launch of the customs agency is another step to streamline the shipping process. Our network has an excellent system of international connections enabling truly fast transport, and we also know the customs requirements of every destination country. The use of advanced IT tools available throughout the network will allow us to maximize the efficiency and control of customs shipments at every stage of delivery – says Grzegorz Lichocik, President of the Management Board of Dachser in Poland.
The Dachser customs agency handles export and import clearance of goods, including under the simplified procedure, which allows for a reduction in formalities. Currently, it covers exported goods, but in the future, Dachser will also handle goods imported into Poland in this mode. Dachser customers will therefore be able to benefit from import facilitations, including the deferral of VAT payments on goods imported into Poland thanks to the possibility of settling it in tax returns, rather than at the time of clearance. As part of the simplified export procedures, customs clearances are carried out at Dachser facilities in Stryków, Warsaw, Wrocław, Sosnowiec, and Poznań.
Using new IT customs systems, Dachser also performs clearances outside the customs agency’s registered office, at all sea and air terminals in Poland. The company also has temporary storage warehouses at its branches in Stryków, Warsaw, and Poznań, with more to be launched successively.