Customs Audit and Post-Clearance Control
Risk mapping, internal control, post-clearance audit preparation and audits of AEO-certified companies.
A customs audit reviews whether a company’s customs and foreign trade operations comply with regulations, documents and accounting records. The aim is to find and correct possible errors before the authority’s post-clearance control.
Our Technical Audit Department provides risk mapping, internal control, periodic audits and reporting for Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) companies.
What Is Post-clearance Control?
Post-clearance control is the customs authority’s re-examination of declarations, documents and commercial records after the goods have been released. If underpaid taxes or incorrect declarations are found, the tax difference and penalties may be claimed from the company. Regular internal audits of declarations therefore reduce this risk.
What Is an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)?
The Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) certificate is a status that gives companies with approved reliability easier customs procedures. Certified companies’ operations must be audited regularly and activity reports submitted to the Ministry; we carry out this audit and reporting.
Our Audit Services
- Internal audit: identifying risk areas, mapping risks to prevent possible violations and recommending measures
- Internal control: mapping the workflows of customs and foreign trade units, process analysis, staff training and reporting on relations between units
- Post-clearance audit preparation: reviewing foreign trade documents and declarations together with accounting and stock records ahead of Ministry of Trade audits
- Monthly, quarterly or half-yearly audits of the operations of companies that have reached a certain foreign trade volume
- Auditing the operations of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) certified companies and preparing activity reports for the Ministry
Frequently Asked Questions.
If you can’t find the answer to your question, write to us or call 0212 540 40 77.
What Does Post-clearance Audit Preparation Involve?
Ahead of Ministry of Trade audits, we review your foreign trade documents and customs declarations together with your accounting and stock records.
How Often Are Periodic Audits Carried Out?
For companies that have reached a certain foreign trade volume, we audit operations monthly, quarterly or half-yearly.
What Do You Offer AEO-certified Companies?
We audit the operations of Authorised Economic Operator certified companies and prepare the activity reports to be submitted to the Ministry.
Other Services
Import
Every stage of import, from summary declaration to bonded warehouse, from declaration registration to delivery.
Export
Export procedures from HS code classification to certificates of origin and closing the export declaration.
Consultancy
Planning and execution for investment incentives, free zones, and inward and outward processing permits.
Incentives and Grants
Investment incentive and inward processing permits; export grants from application to result.
International Transport
Part and full loads by air cargo, ocean freight and intermodal transport.
Insurance
Cargo, fire, health, life, motor and traffic policies through our in-house agency.
Let’s Plan Your Customs Work Together.
Tell us about your goods, customs regime and timeline; we’ll work out the process plan and cost calculation together.