Powerful system speeds up overborder shipments

There’s a quick and easy way to guarantee your goods get through the borders into the BLNS countries. The secret, according to Nachi Mendelow of Compu- Clearing, lies in the specialised system created by the company to process customs documentation for consignments bound for Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland. “With the time-sensitive needs of the courier/express industry kept firmly in mind,” he told FTW, “we designed a system which is extremely powerful and speedy.” Creating an accurate bill of entry (BoE) is just one of the functions in the system. All the details of the different tariff headings are included, allowing all the documentation to be compiled and given to the driver before he leaves on his over-border trip. “This means no waits for documentation at the border,” said Mendelow. The road manifest is another vital document for courier/ express shippers. “It has to cover every single consignment in the truck,” said Mendelow. And to comply with this demand easily and expeditiously, he offered the system’s manifest facility. “You could, for example capture data for 10 consignments to Botswana, and the system would use all the selected data for that specific country in preparing this road manifest.” He also highlighted another powerful feature in the system – the national credit limit checking facility. Rather than preparing the credit limit at the time of the shipment, he told FTW, the system monitors the debt continually, and instantly updates it as it goes along. “That way,” he added, “you have an instant warning before the debt exceeds the limit. “It’s a unique system for the BLNS countries where courier/ express shipments go, and allows a very quick and easy capture of all the data required.” A brand-new feature is that Compu-Clearing has activated the system with Asycuda – the customs system for Botswana. “We have now integrated into Asycuda,” said Mendelow, “and the system will prepare the customs documentation for both sides of the Botswana border.”