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    CITES Customs Brokerage Services: Utilise our expertise for your high-risk luxury shipments.

    Our team of expert Customs Brokers can help to support the importation and exportation of CITES goods (Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species). We have years of hands-on experience supporting clients throughout the entire CITES supply chain process.

    Moving goods under CITES legislation comes with significant risk of seizure by local Customs authorities. DB Schenker can help to reduce this level of risk with our proven, robust CITES handling processes.

    Applying for CITES licenses in the UK is a time-consuming, complex task for your operational teams. We offer a comprehensive solution to this by applying for CITES licenses on your behalf. Not only does this save your business time, but helps to ensure you are compliant by leaving these applications in the control of our Customs experts based in the UK. We understand visibility is key, you will be informed at every stage of the process with live tracking and status updates of your applications to APHA.

    Once the licenses have been obtained from APHA, we are in place to support your supply chain with the cross-border trade of the goods:

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      Streamlined import/export entries
      We will complete the CITES Customs import or export entry.
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      Reliable document management
      We will oversee and manage the physical documents associated with the process.
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      Consistent daily updates
      We will provide daily tracking and status updates on the progress of the entry.

    Leveraging our key contacts at Border Point facilities to ensure smooth endorsement of your CITES licenses and minimal disruption to the lead time of your goods.

    Due to our investment in people, process and technology we can provide ‘best-in-class' Customs Brokerage services to support your specialist Customs requirements when crossing the UK border. 

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