Smart Imports
Commerce Plus Smart Imports is an industry iniative designed to improve the efficiency of the import delivery order process. Smart Imports incorporates the following featues:
- Send and receive Pre-Alerts and Arrival Notices
- Forwarder to forwarder electronic DOs (LCL)
- Receiving parties can request DOs, Pre-Alerts, Arrival Notices and cargo status via a web site
- An eIDO sub-set can be sent to CTOs via 1-Stop
- Generate PIN numbers and send to CTO and releasing party
- Any-to-any messaging for releasing parties
- Air Freight capable with consolidator to forwarder releases
- Use EDI and web forms concurrently
- Container tracking including commercial release, vessel voyage etc via website and automated alerts
Benefits
- Savings in courier and document handling costs - potentially reduce up to 50% of courier charges
- Convenience - offering Import Delivery Order receipt and payment in the one process within minutes
- Time Saving - allows you the earliest possible access to imported goods.
- Provides enhanced customer service
- Smartimports enables you to receive your Delivery Orders in any format. It's your choice.
- Covers all Delivery Orders, maritime, airfrieght and forwarder Delivery Orders.
- FREE Help Desk support
- No software to buy or maintain
- Pay as you go, low cost charging.
- No need to write cheques, make secure e-payments irrespective of the bank you deal with.
- Forwarder to forwarder release of cargo eliminates the re-keying of Delivery Order information, you can easily capture, re-use and transfer.
Access to Smart Imports starts at just $20 per month. Customers pay just $5.50 per bundle of up to 999 documents.