HOW IT WORKS
Efficient pre-finance and clearing services
1. Application & Payment
Send in application
First you must apply for pre-finance clearing services with LSTC either online or at our office.
Optionally, you can ship directly through us. If you are shipping directly through us you are pre-financed at a monthly interest rate of 18%.
Provide documents
Provide us with all original documents on goods importing:
- BIVAC and Bill of lading/Telex release
- CRF (Clean report of filling)
- Proof of ownership of items/goods imported
- Passport/guarantor
- Original documents of the items to be held as collateral
Payment
Pay the IPD processing fees to LSTC
2. Simple verification & Agreement
We verify and authenticate all documents provided by you with Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) and all other entities.
On behalf of you we process the import permit/declaration (IPD)
We inform you about all the clearing costs and provide an invoice
We reach an agreement on items to be held in collateral
You sign into the custody of LSTC the agreed items for collateral in line with the contract of secured loan obtained.
You and us (LSTC) enter into contract. You notarizes the contract document and deliver a copy to us.
Note
In the absence of a notarized contract, the agreement becomes non-binding and we will not initiate the clearing process.
3. From Pre-financing to Repayment
- We pre-finances and oversees the clearing and forwarding process of your goods.
- We also keep track of all payments made during the process and keep you well informed of costs incurred by providing receipts.
- We retrieve all collateral items upon release of goods.
- We securely store collateral items until you fully repay the amount of credit including interest.
Note
All our clients forfeits collateral items if, they have not repaid the full amount of loan by the contracted deadline. LSTC broker shall handle all payments on behalf of you during the clearing process. The cost of this services shall be added to your total clearing cost.
Estimated Fees
Estimation of various fees included in the clearing process
BIVAC and IPD processing minimum
$250.00 USD
Original bill of lading
$250.00 USD – $275.00 USD for 1 x 20ft
$300.00 – $350.00 USD for 1 x 40ft
Telex release: 300.00 USD or 350.00 USD.
APM terminal handling fees (pay at port management)
$225.67 USD for 1 x 40
$165.00 USD for 1 x 20
Clearing agent fees
$350.00 USD for 1 x 40
$250.00 for 1 x 20
Trucking fees
Depends on the distance to the final delivery point