For which product categories can your specialized department help?

Our specialized department can assist its customers in all desired commodities, including:

• Toys;
• Textiles;
• Sports materials;
• Technology products;
• Machinery;
• Home appliances;
• Shopping bag;
• Furnishings;
• Display and promotional materials;
• Gadgets;
• Gardening;
• General accessories.

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What does the vendor search and analysis phase consist of and how long does it take?

Our specialized department is able to research suppliers and products, presenting them to its customers only after a detailed screening of their capabilities and reliability in order to avoid unpleasant disruptions during the import process.

Our specialized department cooperates with dozens of certified companies in order to present some of the best international manufacturing realities to its customers, guaranteeing quality and competitive prices in various fields, including but not limited to those listed above. The supplier search phase can take from 2-3 days for “simpler” products, up to a week for more complex products.

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What does the test preparation and compliance analysis phase consist of and how long does it last?

The network of experts that is part of our specialized department Imdico Consulting, allows us to develop, review and improve the specifications and requirements of each product, so as to increase the intrinsic value of the same as well as to increase the level of safety and quality of the products. All this will allow us to properly estimate the tests to be performed, managing the certifying body and making sure that we have all the requirements for the successful operation.

During the test preparation and compliance analysis phase, the tests to be carried out in the laboratory will be defined, the procedures to be performed will be agreed upon with the associated certifying body, and the tests will be checked to ensure that they have been carried out correctly.

Regarding quality control, our specialized department, Imdico Consulting, can arrange for inspection during production and at the end of production, according to the customer’s instructions, in order to ensure that production takes place according to specifications agreed upon in advance. This phase can last from 10 days to 15 days depending on the tests to be performed.

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What does the negotiation and supply management phase consist of and how long does it last?

Once the analysis on the supplier has been completed, and once the supplier has been approved by the client, our specialized department, Imdico Consulting, can manage the product negotiation phase on behalf of its client, agreeing on the supply conditions and timing, so as to ensure the best negotiating condition.

With years of experience in international trade, our specialized department, Imdico Consulting, is able to manage and monitor suppliers during production on behalf of its clients, subjecting each supply company to testing and screening in order to streamline processes and standardize communications. We can manage the various suppliers, avoiding wasted time and issues that affect business operations, thus allowing its clients to focus on the most important and delicate phases of business life.

The service offered by our specialized department, Imdico Consulting, includes total management of the supplier, avoiding the operational problems of this process for the customer. This phase is in direct correlation with the production time of the desired goods, and can range from two weeks to three months for the longest and most complex productions.

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What does the transportation phase of the goods consist of?

Thanks to many years of partnerships with the most important players in the transport sector, our specialized department, Imdico Consulting, is able to guarantee its clients the best rates (sea, rail and air) guaranteeing the highest quality and reliability at this delicate stage of the import process.

Having established a partnership with reference carriers, our specialized department, Imdico Consulting, is also able to guarantee its clients high quality transportation services by offering a carrier that has achieved, for its warehouses, approval under the A.E.O. procedure. This new process will further reduce the time required to obtain the release/release code for imported goods.

This stage depends on the transportation choice made:

• Sea: 30/35 Days;
• Rail: 20/25 Days;
• Airplane: 7/10 Days.

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What does the consultation phase for composing the technical file consist of and how long does it last?

Submitting the technical dossier to customs is the most delicate step in the entire process. The technical file is a report containing the set of all documents required for import, and it varies by commodity.

At this stage, our specialized department, Imdico Consulting, will go through the documents in the client’s possession, verify their correctness and completeness, and draw up the file so that no problems occur during customs clearance of the goods, problems that could cause penalties, delays or seizure of the goods.

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What does the counseling phase for customs procedures consist of and how long does it last?

Once the transport has been arranged and the technical file of the product has been compiled, our specialized department Imdico Consulting, will go to perform a check with the customs clearance officers in order to verify the presence of all the necessary documents; so as to anticipate any problems before they arise, avoiding the customer sanction and blocking of the goods in customs.

In addition to this, our specialized department Imdico Consulting, offers constant support in all customs clearance practices, making sure that the goods arrive “safe and sound” in the warehouses.