Clear goods at port/border by customs

Activities and Associated Documentary Requirements: 1. After the Permission Letter has been issued, a Customs Declaration Form will need to be completed at the DGCE. The exporter or freight forwarder takes both the Permission Letter and the completed Customs Declaration form to the Customs and Excise Office Chief for approval and requests inspection, goes to the Accounting Office and pays declaration charges and export duty, if any, and receive a receipt for payment. The Deputy Customs Chief will assign an inspector. Lastly, bring the Customs and Excise Office Chief signs and stamps the Inspection Report and the Customs Declaration form at the Customs and Excise Administration Office. (See Chart Ship 2.8) 2. Cargo Inspection: All exports must be examined by GDCE as a spot check, primary or in detail. The Customs and Excise Department is the lead agency in the inspection process. Goods are released when documents are approved, the export tax if any is paid for, and examination is completed. 3. An Export Office at GDCE headquarters takes charge of the rice exports, which examines and seals cargo with a container bolt seal (either at Dry Port premises or at Green Trade Co where the rice is milled and packaged) that conforms to international standards. Customs at Sihanoukville port do not reopen the containers. They generally check the related documents and verify the seals on the containers. Once all the documents and container seals are checked by GDCE, containers are loaded on the vessels for export. 4. The container may also require scanning, depending on the type of goods and the risk management assessment. As a matter of practice, cargo is always inspected using a TX Scan located in the port. The exporter needs to pay a scanning fee to AZ company which is located at the port. The scanning charge depends on the size of the container. For 20-foot containers, the charge is $40. For 40-foot containers, it is $60. Once the inspection is completed, an Inspection Report will be completed and signed.