International Maritime Cargo Transportation Importing Procedures

FCL (full container load) Shipping

  • 1

    Arrival

    Containers are unloaded after the main ship arrives.

  • 2

    Relocation

    Unloaded containers are relocated to the container yard.

  • 3

    Customs Clearance

    An import declaration is made using NACCS (Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidation System).

  • 4

    Customs Approval

    If there are no issues with the declaration, customs approval is granted. If a customs inspection is deemed necessary, the cargo will undergo a sampling or complete inspection.

  • 5

    Delivery

    Cargo granted import approval is delivered to the warehouse designated by the customer.

LCL (less than container load) Shipping

  • 1

    Arrival

    Containers are unloaded at the container yard after the main ship arrives.

  • 2

    Relocation and Devanning

    After containers are moved to the container freight station the cargo is unloaded from the containers to be sorted (devanning).

  • 3

    Customs Clearance

    An import declaration is made using NACCS (Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidation System).

  • 4

    Customs Approval

    If there are no issues with the declaration, customs approval is granted. If a customs inspection is deemed necessary, the cargo will undergo a sampling or complete inspection.

  • 5

    Delivery

    Cargo granted import approval is delivered to the warehouse designated by the customer.