The two main reasons you would enlist the support of a customs agent are:
- Customs Brokers or rather, agents are highly skilled individuals that have the experience and expertise to navigate HMRC’s systems. Thus mitigating the risk of common errors and helping manage challenging situations.
- In order to submit a customs entry, you need systems, port badges and internal conversion documents, templates and models.
Large enterprise’s with internal international trade resources as well as small sole traders outsource this part of international trade shipping to an agent as it allows them to focus more on their business, knowing their clearances are being taken care of by experts.