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Since 1990 we have been providing custom brokerage services for all kinds of Air & Sea shipments by using our own Custom Broker License No.11/864 to various customers of different industries. Our wide experience extends to almost every type of commodity and segments but more specialization in the field of Capital goods and spares, Instruments and appliances, Project Import registration and clearance, Solar Business, Special Valuation Branch (SVB) registrations and finalisation of cases, Oil & Gas sector, Break-bulk and Roro shipments etc. Most of our dedicated managerial,sub-managerial as well as field staff is with us right from inception of the firm and contributing to our success. Due to vast exposer received by these dedicated hands in resolving all kind of challenges in the trade, they have developed expertise in giving instant solution to customer’s needs. They all are fully conversant with latest rules and procedures of Customs, Central Excise, DGFT as well as various allied acts which are required to be complied with by importing and exporting communities all along, prior/during/post custom clearance-shipment process.
S. K. Agency is one of the established freight forwarding companies in Mumbai, moving air and ocean cargo for importers and exporters since 1990. As a licensed customs broker as well as a forwarder, we control both halves of the shipment: the freight itself and the customs clearance at the other end. That matters, because most delays happen in the handover between the two.
Full detail on our dedicated page: Freight Forwarding in Mumbai - ocean FCL and LCL, air freight, documentation and in-house customs clearance.
Working as your freight forwarding agent in Mumbai, we handle the booking, the documentation and the physical movement of cargo door to door:
We hold rate agreements with major shipping lines and airlines, and our AEO-LO status with Indian Customs means consignments we file are risk-scored more favourably, so they are examined less often and released faster. See our custom clearance agent services for the brokerage side, or ask us for a freight quote.
Getting goods across an Indian border is rarely just a transport problem. Classification, valuation, licensing and permits decide whether a consignment clears in two days or sits for three weeks. As an export import consultant with more than four decades at Indian ports, S. K. Agency advises importers and exporters before the shipment moves, which is when the cost of a mistake is still zero.
Our consulting work covers:
We also handle the statutory approvals that stop most first-time importers, which are covered under our legal compliance services below. Talk to a consultant before you commit to an order.
S. K. Agency provides contract warehousing and 3PL services for importers who would rather not carry the fixed cost of their own facility. We take the cargo from the port, store it under the right regime, and release it to your customers or production line as required.
For duty-free storage with far greater flexibility on re-export, look at our Free Trade Warehousing Zone option below, which suits distributors serving more than one country from an Indian hub.
S. K. AGENCY Logistics network of multi-client distribution centers gives you unparalleled flexibility to manage your dynamic distribution requirements. Typical agreements allow you to pay only for the space and services you need, when you need them. Our multi-Client warehouse solution enables you to control warehouse costs by sharing overhead with other clients. S. K. AGENCY is the single-source contact for many customers with multiple distribution center needs across the country, continent or globe. We can design solutions tailored to your unique needs with facilities, equipment and people dedicated to your business. This allows you to focus investments on supporting your core business. Our dedicated warehouse management solutions helps you reduce operational costs through efficient processes and targeted use of warehouse automation and reduce inventory through better supply chain planning.
Clearance is only finished when the cargo is at your door. S. K. Agency arranges inland transportation and container transport from every port and airport we clear, across Maharashtra, Gujarat and the rest of India.
Because the same team handles your clearance and your transport, the truck is booked against the actual out-of-charge time rather than an estimate, which is where most detention and demurrage cost is lost.
Not everything fits in a container. S. K. Agency handles break bulk cargo and RORO shipping for consignments that have to be loaded piece by piece or driven on and off the vessel.
Break bulk cargo is cargo carried in individual pieces - crates, bundles, drums, steel coils, machinery - rather than in a shipping container or poured in loose as dry bulk. It is loaded and secured individually, which means it needs specialist stowage planning, lashing and survey work that containerised cargo does not.
RORO stands for roll-on/roll-off. The cargo is wheeled or tracked, so it is driven directly onto the vessel and driven off at destination. It suits vehicles, cranes, excavators, agricultural machinery and any self-propelled unit, and usually avoids the cost of dismantling and crating.
Our break bulk and RORO work covers stowage and lashing supervision, pre-shipment and draft survey coordination, port and terminal handling, heavy-lift crane arrangement, customs clearance of the consignment, and inland delivery. We have handled steel, project modules, plant, construction equipment and oil and gas cargo through Indian west coast ports.
S. K. Agency provides ship chartering and ship broking services for shippers moving volumes that do not suit liner service. Where a parcel is too large, too heavy or too awkward for scheduled sailings, chartering a vessel is usually both cheaper and faster.
Full detail on our dedicated page: Ship Chartering & Ship Broking - voyage and time charters, charter party terms, laytime, demurrage and despatch.
Ship chartering is hiring a vessel, or space on one, directly from the owner under a charter party contract rather than buying space on a liner service. The charterer gets control over the cargo, the loading window and often the route.
As brokers we source suitable tonnage, negotiate freight and laytime, draft and review the charter party, appoint the port agent, and supervise loading and discharge. We also handle laytime calculation and demurrage or despatch settlement at the end of the voyage, plus the customs clearance of the cargo itself.
S. K. Agency plans and executes project logistics and over dimensional cargo (ODC) movements - the shipments that will not fit a container, a standard trailer or a normal road profile.
Full detail on our dedicated page: Over Dimensional Cargo & Project Logistics - route surveys, state ODC permits, heavy lift and Project Import registration.
Over dimensional cargo, usually shortened to ODC, is any consignment that exceeds the legal limits for length, width or height on a standard vehicle, or exceeds the permitted axle load. In India an ODC movement needs a route survey, a state-by-state permit and often police escort, temporary removal of obstructions and utility clearance.
A project consignment is rarely one shipment. It is a sequence of them, arriving from several suppliers, that has to reach site in the order the erection schedule needs. We manage:
We have moved capital equipment for solar, oil and gas, power and infrastructure projects. Send us the dimensions and weights and we will tell you what is feasible.
A Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) is a customs-notified area treated as being outside India for duty purposes. Goods can be brought in, stored, handled and re-exported without paying Indian customs duty, and duty falls due only on the portion you actually clear into the domestic market.
Full detail on our dedicated page: Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) - duty deferment, duty-free re-export, and how an FTWZ compares with an SEZ and a bonded warehouse.
An SEZ is built for manufacturing and export production. An FTWZ is built for warehousing, trading and distribution, so it suits a company holding stock rather than making goods. A bonded warehouse also defers duty, but an FTWZ generally allows longer storage, freer handling of the goods and simpler re-export.
We handle FTWZ documentation, the movement of cargo into and out of the zone, and the customs formalities on final clearance, including at the Gujarat zones served by our Bhuj-Kutch office near Mundra and Kandla.
S. K. AGENCY handles Free trade Warehousing Zone, General & Bonded WH, cold storage Warehousing facility and manages storage & distribution services for leading companies in India and worldwide. Further, we have customers who are international branded companies importing bulk cargo to the INDIA and selling within INDIA or re-exporting to the Middle East / Africa / European as per market requirements.
S. K. AGENCY logistics consolidate and manage the Movement of Merchandise to distribution centers and retail outlets domestically, regionally and around the globe.
Most import delays in India are not transport failures. They are missing approvals. A consignment that arrives without the right registration or permit cannot be cleared at any speed, and demurrage runs while it is sorted out. S. K. Agency obtains these approvals in-house rather than passing them to a third consultant, which is where timelines usually slip.
If you are importing a product into India for the first time, tell us what it is and where it is shipping from before you place the order. We will tell you which approvals apply, what they cost and how long they take. Ask us to check your product.