The Document That Releases the Cargo
Customs Declarations and E-Clearance
Everything else in a clearance exists to support one document. The declaration states what the goods are, where they came from, what they are worth and which treatment applies - and if any of that disagrees with the invoice behind it, the entry stops. Filing is electronic, which makes submission fast and makes errors fast too. Prepared by our own brokerage team. Declarations are filed electronically through Dubai Trade, and the practical shape of that is covered in our clearance guide.
Entry Types We File
Choosing the Right Declaration
The entry type is a decision, not a formality, and the wrong one costs money that is hard to recover.
- Import declarations for goods entering the market
- Export declarations for outbound cargo
- Re-export entries for goods passing through
- Transit declarations for cargo crossing the UAE
- Free zone entries and exits
- Temporary admission and its closure
Need a Declaration Filed?
Send the invoice, packing list and transport document
Get an Entry Filed Call +971 4 239 7107What Makes a Declaration Fail
Rejected entries are rarely exotic. Four things account for most of them.
Documents that disagree
The invoice says one quantity, the packing list another, the declaration a third. Reconciling them before filing is the single highest-value check there is.
The wrong entry type
Declaring a re-export as an import means paying duty that was never due, and getting it back is far harder than not paying it.
A classification that will not hold
Copying the HS code off the supplier's invoice is not classification. See duty and HS code assessment.
Missing supporting approvals
Some goods need a certificate or permit before the entry can clear at all. See regulatory compliance.
Filed Electronically
How Submission Works
Electronic filing removes the queue but not the need to be right.
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Submitted before arrival where possible
Filing ahead of the vessel or flight is what turns clearance into a formality rather than a delay.
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Queries answered directly
Where customs comes back with a question, our team answers it rather than relaying it to you and back.
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Records kept
The documents behind an entry have to be retrievable afterwards, which matters if a declaration is ever revisited.
Why Cannata
The Entry and the Cargo in One Place
A declaration filed by someone who cannot see the goods is a declaration filed on trust.
Prepared in-house
Our own team builds and submits the entry rather than forwarding it to another agent.
Checked against the cargo
Where the goods are in our warehouse, the paperwork can be reconciled against what is physically there.
One thread
The same people handle the entry, the query and the release, so nothing is lost in a handover.
Rate Request
Get a price for this shipment
Give us the route and the cargo and we will come back with a rate, usually within one working day.
Our FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
What customers ask about declarations.
