Live national credit limit checking at bill of entry level

Durban has always played a central role in the freight industry in South Africa thanks to its active seaport. With most of the larger freight companies having offices in the city, many being headquarters, it is important for any company serving this sector to have a strong Durban presence, says Nachi Mendelow of Compu-Clearing. The Durban branch is headed up by Miguel Viera and account representative Junaid Ali. “We have linked our Johannesburg training room with voice and video to both our Durban and Cape Town training rooms as well. Effectively this means we offer live training on all of our modules, in both Durban and Cape Town, at least once a month,” says Mendelow. “Agents often have clients represented across South Africa and deal with them on a national level. It is an important requirement that these clients all share a single account with a single credit limit check. Compu-Clearing has live national credit limit checking at bill of entry level. In effect if any branch does an entry that pushes a client past his credit limit, then the entry will be suspended. This entry will not be able to be sent to Customs unless payments are posted, the credit limit is uplifted, or finally a senior manager releases it.” The company also provides Trade & Track as a complete tracking and costing solution. “With Trade & Track, milestones can be set against the shipment to ensure that the goods arrive on time. It also allows for importers to track their shipments direct from their desktops. Trade & Track also provides for communication between relevant parties and the storage of documents against the shipments.”