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When I created the article I put "multitude of complex legal and customs issues" because I'm not sure that the rest of the world would have the same problems and issues that we do in Australia. However assume some would be the same, eg: Tariff advices, TCO applications, Anti-dumping actions, etc. -- Librarianofages 00:46, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Very cool that you created this article. I work for a Customs Broker in Canada and have one small comment to make. Customs Agents in Canada are the actual Official Border Guards that work for the Canadian Government. A Customs Broker would never be a Customs Agent, we are known as an Importer or Exporter's Agent as opposed to Customs Agent. I also agree with your comment on "multitude of complex legal and customs issues". There are many times we mediate between importer and Government Agencies (not always Customs, but agencies still related to the import of commodities) on legal issues, including the appeal of importer penalties. -- Brunettegirl 07:05, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see this was article has a tag saying "The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject." I am thinking maybe it can be improved by putting the general information, definition, etc. in the first paragraph, and then separating the rest of the information by country. That might make others more likely to jump in and add information about their country's rules as well. I may attempt to do this myself. (Perhaps being from the U.S. myself, though, I'm not the best one to do this. :) )

On a side note, I've worked in the freight forwarding industry myself, and never heard the phrase, "customs broking", it was always refered to as "customs brokerage" (at least in the U.S.). I'm wondering where the term "broking" originates. --Susan118 (talk) 05:40, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have over 20 years experience working with customs in Ireland. i can assist with some topical and practical comments relating to customs brokerage in Europe. See:

For customs brokers and clearing agents operating within the European Union, there is no licensing system. The onus is firmly on the importer or exporter to ensure that any party acting on their behalf is in possession of the facts to do so. Article 5 of the current customs code (Council Regulation 2913/1992) deals with the very important area of representation. This provision allows an importer or exporter to appoint a third party to act on their behalf. The importer or exporter can appoint the third party to act in two capacities, i.e. as a direct representative or as an indirect representative. A direct representative will act on behalf of the importer/exporter but will have no responsibility for the customs debt arising from their actions, whereas an indirect representative will have a joint and several liability for the customs debt. In almost all cases, the third party will elect to provide brokerage services on a direct representation basis. As a result the importer or exporter is fully exposed to the risk or error and omission by the customs broker. For this reason importers and exporters should ensure that their choice of customs broker or clearing agent operates to a "best in class" model, having suitable policies and business controls in place to mitigate these risks. Customs brokers / Clearing agents who are affiliated with organisations such as IFCBA (see link) or who have advanced through the AEO (Authorised Economic Operator) program are examples of those with "best in class" vision & ambition.

Hope this helps. kind regards Custmat123 (talk) 15:03, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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