MSE Capability
Trade Documentation & Customs
MSE runs the documentary and customs execution that turns a shipment into a paid, compliant delivery — the paperwork, classification and clearances that release cargo and trigger payment.
Title, payment and customs all move on documents. A single wrong field — tariff code, certificate, date — holds the cargo, breaks the letter of credit, or creates a compliance exposure that surfaces years later.
Where value leaks
Where the documents fail
Discrepant documents
Bill of lading, invoice and certificate that do not agree with the letter of credit. The bank rejects; payment is delayed or refused.
Wrong tariff classification
A misassigned HS code that overpays duty, underpays and invites penalty, or stops the cargo at the border.
Missing certificate of origin
Preferential or CBAM-relevant origin not evidenced, so duty relief is lost or carbon liability is misstated.
Incoterms and customs misaligned
Who clears, who pays duty and where risk passes left ambiguous between the contract and the customs entry.
Sanctions and screening gap
Goods, parties or vessel not screened against the applicable regimes before the documents are issued.
How MSE works
Documentation as the control point
MSE treats documentation as the control point of the delivery, not clerical follow-up. The document set is built to agree with itself and with the letter of credit before it is presented, so payment is not held on a discrepancy; tariff classification and certificates of origin are set correctly for duty and for CBAM-relevant carbon reporting; and the customs entry is aligned with the Incoterms so clearance, duty and risk-transfer match the contract. Parties, goods and routing are screened against the applicable sanctions regimes before documents issue. The result is cargo that clears, a presentation that pays, and a compliance trail that holds up after the fact.
Track record
MSE administers documentary and customs execution across cross-border commodity trade — letter-of-credit presentation, classification, origin and CBAM-relevant reporting, with sanctions screening built into the document flow.
Mandate format
How an engagement is structured
Advisory mandate
Documentation and customs review — document set, classification, origin and Incoterms alignment for a transaction or trade lane.
Execution mandate
Full documentary administration — preparation, presentation and customs coordination through to clean settlement.
Engaged as a commission agent under the Swiss Code of Obligations, Art. 425–438. Fee structure — retainer and/or success fee — agreed per mandate.
Engage MSE
Discuss a mandate
If your cargo is held on paperwork or your compliance trail is thin, MSE will run the documents so the delivery clears and pays.
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