Services / Customs brokerage
From documentation and duty assessment to inspection coordination and customs release, we manage the complexities of customs formalities in Tunisia with precision and efficiency. We help ensure compliant procedures, anticipate potential bottlenecks, and minimize costly delays — keeping your cargo moving and your supply chain on schedule.
Overview
Most delays at the port or the airport come from paperwork: a wrong tariff code, a missing certificate, an invoice that does not match the packing list. Our brokers check your documents before the goods arrive, so problems are solved at the desk, not at the terminal.
We file declarations electronically through Tunisie TradeNet, attend inspections with the customs officers, and advise you on duties, preferential origin and the customs regime that fits your activity. ATLS is also going through the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) process with Tunisian Customs.
Import and export declarations
Tariff classification and duty calculation
Electronic filing via Tunisie TradeNet
Inspections attended by our brokers
Clearance at ports and airports
Service options
Declaration, payment of duties and taxes, inspection and release, so your goods can leave the port or airport.
Duty and tax calculation
Inspection handling
Release and delivery
Export declarations and the documents your buyer needs to clear the goods at destination.
Export declaration
Certificates of origin and EUR.1
Coordination with the carrier
Temporary admission, transit and the regimes used by totally exporting companies, with the guarantees and follow-up they require.
Temporary admission
Transit
Totally exporting companies
Answers before you ship: the right tariff code, the duty you will pay and the documents you need.
Tariff classification
Preferential origin
Document checks
Documents
A shipment clears quickly when these documents are correct and consistent with each other. We review them before the goods arrive.
Values, currency, Incoterm and a description that matches the goods.
Pieces, weights and contents consistent with the invoice.
Bill of lading or air waybill, matching consignee and cargo.
Including EUR.1 for preferential duty under the EU agreement.
Technical, sanitary or import authorisations where the goods require them.
Guarantees and records for temporary admission or exporting regimes.
How it works
01
Invoice, packing list, transport document and any certificates or permits.
02
We check consistency, confirm the tariff codes and calculate duties and taxes.
03
We file the declaration electronically and follow it through the customs system.
04
We attend any inspection and arrange collection and delivery once the goods are released.
FAQ
It depends on the goods, the documents and whether customs selects the shipment for inspection. Complete, consistent documents are the biggest factor, which is why we check them before arrival.
On the customs value of the goods and their tariff code, plus VAT and any other taxes that apply. We give you an estimate before the goods arrive.
It is a certificate proving the goods originate in Tunisia or the EU, which can reduce or remove import duties under the EU–Tunisia agreement. We tell you when it applies and help you obtain it.
Yes. Send us the documents and the arrival details, and we handle the clearance and delivery.
Our broker attends the inspection with the customs officers, answers their questions and follows the file until the goods are released.
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