There are customs terminals in all parts of the world. Customs terminals are equipped with a system of customs control and customs clearance of goods and documents.
It also provides services for the storage of goods and vehicles, their transportation and related services.
Customs terminals usually mean the territory equipped with the following departments
* reception point
* loading and unloading department
* sorting and packaging department
* cargo and truck weighing department
* cyclic calculations department
The infrastructure of the customs terminal also includes open and closed reloading zones, temporary storage warehouse, cold storage, weighing scale for cars, parking area for cars, office spaces, round-the-clock security and control system.
The services available in the terminal area include:
· loading/unloading
Cargo storage
· cargo storage in the refrigerator
· protection
· weighing
There is also a system of providing customs-brokerage services in the territory of the customs terminals. Here, in particular, it is carried out:
· customs formalization of transit, imported or exported goods,
· cargo receipt by customs warehouse,
· formulation of the necessary guidance documents and record keeping,
· drafting of certificates, licenses, passes and other similar documents.
When choosing customs terminals, make sure that there are:
· handling of all types of cargo in accordance with international standards
· clean area, storage compartments for cargo storage, for safe keeping of protected goods
· a full-fledged/multifunctional branch of the bank operating in the territory of the customs terminal, the possibility to carry out all the necessary bank transactions on the spot
· Availability of an electric scale for cars, as well as a scale for palletized and packaged goods.
When entering the customs terminals, we also see customs warehouses. Customs warehouses are specially defined and equipped structures, buildings, open spaces, which are intended for the storage of goods declared by the customs procedure as "customs warehouse".
In the case of Armenia, in order to have a customs warehouse, a legal entity must meet certain conditions defined by the EAEU law.
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