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Agro Commodities & Food

Usual freight mode
Sea Freight
Typical HS chapters
HS 07, HS 08, HS 10, HS 15, HS 21
Permits to plan for
2

Food and agricultural consignments are held not by customs but by the quarantine and food-safety authorities, and each has its own sampling and laboratory timeline. Filing early does nothing if the sample has not been drawn.

We run the regulatory clearances and the customs declaration in parallel and chase the laboratory, which is usually the critical path.

What holds up cargo in this sector

  1. Plant quarantine

    Phytosanitary certificate checked before shipment, sampling arranged on arrival.

  2. Food safety clearance

    Laboratory testing is usually the critical path; we chase it directly.

  3. Perishability

    Consignments are sequenced by shelf life, not by arrival order.

Tell us what is shipping. We will tell you what it costs to clear.

Four questions about your consignment and you get an indicative breakdown of our charges and the duty to expect — before you speak to anyone.