Compliance & Documents
Customs Entry & Brokerage
Coordinate entries, brokers, and clearance milestones on the journey
Manage customs entry data, brokerage handoffs, duties context, and clearance milestones alongside multi-leg international shipments.
Clearance
Milestone control
Fewer
Missed inland cutoffs
Broker
Handoff clarity
The challenge
Why this breaks without a TMS
Customs work often lives outside the TMS, so operations learn about holds and amendments after containers already miss rail or truck cutoffs.
The ZingTMS approach
How we solve it
ZingTMS connects brokerage tasks, entry references, and clearance status to the shipment so control towers plan around real border progress.
What you can do
Customs Entry & Brokerage is designed for daily freight operations - not slideware checklists.
Capture entry numbers, broker parties, and filing references
Track clearance milestones and exception codes
Attach commercial invoices, packing lists, and certificates
Coordinate brokerage tasks against leg cutoffs
Notify stakeholders when holds or exams open
Link duties and fee context into cost and settlement workflows
Business benefits
Outcomes procurement, ops, and finance leaders use to justify the platform.
- Earlier visibility into holds, exams, and release
- Clear ownership between ops and brokerage partners
- Fewer missed inland connections after clearance
- Documents and entry numbers stay with the shipment record
Typical use cases
Importers coordinating ocean containers through customs and drayage
Forwarders managing multi-country brokerage partners
3PLs running bonded and cross-border road freight programs
See Customs Entry & Brokerage on your freight flows
We will walk through configuration, integrations, and the operating model that fits your team.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers for operations, IT, and finance evaluators.
Does ZingTMS replace a customs filing system?+
It orchestrates brokerage workflow and shipment linkage; filing can remain with brokers or connected systems while status stays in the TMS.
Can customs holds create operational exceptions?+
Yes. Clearance delays can open exception cases and cascade risk to downstream legs.
Are entry documents customer-visible?+
You control which customs documents and milestones appear in portal and tracking experiences.
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Customs Entry & Brokerage runs as part of the full ZingTMS platform - white-label, multi-tenant, and integration-ready.