Import & export clearance
End-to-End customs clearance at seaports, ICDs and airports, coordinated through our network of licensed Customs Broker (CHA) partners.
CUSTOMS · EXIM · COMPLIANCE
Customs Clearance
Import–export clearance, documentation and compliance — handled right.
OVERVIEW
Why teams pick Petrobulk for customs clearance.
Cargo does not usually get stuck at sea; it gets stuck at the desk. Petrobulk runs an EXIM compliance desk that prepares and files clean documentation through licensed customs broker partners — shipping bills on the export side, bills of entry on the import side, with HS classification and duty assessment worked out before anything is filed.
Around the filing sits the rest of the job: DGFT and IEC guidance, scheme eligibility, coordination with port, ICD and airport authorities through examination, and the post-clearance document set your accounts and audit teams will need later. The aim is simple — no avoidable queries, no avoidable demurrage.
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COMPLIANCE CAPABILITIES
What the customs desk handles.
HS classification & duty guidance
Correct tariff classification and an indicative duty working before filing, so landed cost holds no surprises.
Shipping Bill / Bill of Entry filing
Accurate filing against the commercial documents, with query response and amendment handling where needed.
IEC, DGFT & scheme guidance
Guidance on IEC, licences, authorisations and export scheme eligibility relevant to your commodity.
Port, ICD & airport coordination
Examination, assessment and terminal formalities followed on the ground so cargo is not sitting on demurrage.
Post-clearance documentation
Out-of-charge copies, duty receipts and the complete file returned for your records, audit and refund claims.
HOW A CLEARANCE RUNS
Documents to out-of-charge.
- 1Docs & classification review
Invoice, packing list and transport documents are checked, and the HS classification is confirmed.
- 2Filing & assessment
Shipping bill or bill of entry is filed, duty is assessed and any departmental query is answered.
- 3Examination & clearance
Examination is attended where required and clearance is pursued with the terminal and the department.
- 4Out-of-charge & handover
Out-of-charge or let-export order is obtained and the closed document set is handed back to you.
COVERAGE
Pan-India and worldwide.
Clearance coordinated at major Indian seaports, ICDs and airports, through our network of licensed Customs Broker (CHA) partners.
View full network- Delhi NCR
- Nhava Sheva / JNPT
- Mundra
- Kandla / Deendayal
- Chennai
- Visakhapatnam
- Paradip
- Kolkata / Haldia
- Cochin
- Tuticorin
- Pipavav
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked about customs clearance.
Major Indian seaports, inland container depots and international airports, through licensed customs broker partners at each location. Overseas clearance is coordinated with partner brokers at the destination gateway when we handle the shipment door to door.
Typically the commercial invoice, packing list, transport document (bill of lading or air waybill), IEC, GST details and purchase order. Commodity-specific items — certificate of origin, licences, BIS or FSSAI registrations, test certificates — depend on the goods, and we list them up front.
Yes. Once the HS classification is settled we prepare an indicative duty working covering basic customs duty, IGST, cess and any applicable exemption or scheme benefit, so you can budget landed cost before the goods ship. Final assessment always rests with the department.
We flag restrictions early. Some goods need DGFT authorisation or a partner-government-agency no-objection before clearance, and a few are prohibited outright. Share the product description and specification at enquiry stage and we will confirm the regulatory route before you commit to the shipment.
It is shipment-dependent — it turns on document completeness, whether the consignment is facilitated or selected for examination, duty payment timing and terminal workload. We will not quote a blanket figure; we tell you what stage your file is at and what is holding it, daily.
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Send the document set and commodity details — we will confirm classification, likely duty and the clearance route.