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This option, available as a toolbar button in the Nature 10/20 screen, lodges the Entry with Customs, without authorising Customs to Debit any money. Only a Customs Broker with an ICS Broker Number in the Users Masterfile can submit a Customs Entry. The ICS Client Notes will pop up before the submission process begins if […]

Below are the Lines of the Nature 10/20 Entry Screen: Field Name Description Validation Default Entry Lines Entry Line information cannot be edited in this screen. Please update the corresponding Supplier Invoice Line This is the Entry Line Number. The number is followed by a field which indicates the submission status of the line A […]

Where your site is configured to allow grouping of jobs into one entry a third ‘Multi-Job’ option is available under Normal and Separated in the Customs > Nature 10/20 screen After selecting whether to consolidate the Entry a pop up window will display the jobs that can be consolidated into the single entry. Expedient will […]

The Customs > Nature 10/20 screen (AU) and the Customs > Customs Import Entry screen (NZ) has additional search option when FIND is selected. You can use the Job Status pull down list, and, if required, a Department code plus any other necessary search criteria in the Entry screen, to find the Customs Entries matching the […]

The Nature 10/20 can be created from the toolbar button in the Import Job Registration screen, in the Supplier Invoice screen or via Customs Clearance/Tariff Class > Nature 10/20. Entries can be created from Jobs and Supplier Invoices in the following scenarios Normal Entries 1 Job/1 Invoice/1 Entry   1 Job/Many Invoices/1 Entry   Separated Entries […]

Where the classification of goods is not known or there is no eligibility for a Tariff Concession Order (TCO), then a Broker, Forwarder or Importer may seek a Tariff Advice from Customs. The Tariff Advice details can be stored in the Customs > Tariff Advice Register. The Tariff Advice of the goods will be recognised […]

The following screens can be used to archive Parts that have not been used for a period of time. Once a record has been entered in the Customs > Archive Client Parts screen, a daily background process will move the parts from the Parts Masterfile to the Customs > Archived Parts screen. NOTE: If a Part […]

If your site is set up to check for a valid Letter of Authority at the time of Entry submission you may have some users who are able to override the LOA requirement. To acquit the Entry the LOA Acquittal screen is available to these users. The screen is available from the Customs folder. This […]

To add dimensions information to the Part use the toolbar button or use the Options menu, Update Weights from the Parts Masterfile screen   Field Name Description Validation Default Client ID This is a no entry field, and for display purposes only Mandatory Parts Masterfile Supplier ID This is a no entry field, and for […]

To delete many parts from the database in one action create a CSV file of the parts you want to remove.  Replace the TLF value for the parts with the word ‘DELETE’.  Upload the CSV file in the Load Parts File option.

When parts are added either manually, automatically or from file uploads an Part Added event will be created against the Part Number.  Any process that classifies the part, either manually or from file uploads will create a Part Classification event.  Subsequent update of the TLF for the part will create another Part Classification event. Manual […]

If a Part in the Parts Masterfile is declared as Dangerous information pertaining to dangerous goods can be stored using the toolbar button or in the Options menu, Enter Dangerous Goods Information from the Parts Masterfile screen Field Name Description Validation Default Client Id This is a no entry field, and for display purposes only […]

Manually adding Parts to the Expedient System is performed via the Parts Masterfile in the Customs folder.     Field Name Description Validation Default Client Code This is the Customer Code. You can click on the to lookup the Customer Masterfile. Mandatory Blank ABN This is the Customer’s ABN (and CAC if entered in the Customer Masterfile). […]

If you have a Parts File, you can upload this file via menu via Sundry > Down Load Data Files > Load Parts File (AU) or via Down Load Data Files > Load Parts File (NZ).   This option is also available from the Supplier Invoice and Pre-Job Supplier Invoice Options menu. The format for the […]

This XLS Report shows a list of Customs Errors for Import Jobs.  The report is available from the Customs Folder This information is retrieved from the EDI History Screen in the Nature 10/20. The Report Parameters provides the option to search by Date Range Only, Client Code and Error Code.

This CSV report lists Permits/Advice which have expired or will expire within a defined date range for a selected client or all clients.  The report is available from the Customs Folder.  This report is also available as an automatic report, with Report Code EXPPERMPRT.

The Unclassified Parts report, available from the Reports pull down menu in the Supplier’s Invoice screen, lists all parts on the invoice, or all invoices linked to the same Job with no TLF.  This report can be output as CSV or PDF. If the Part was added via a Shipment Order line the Parts Description […]

The Invoice Listing option available from the Reports menu in the Supplier’s Invoice screen provides analysis of the Supplier Invoice for example by TLF, by Line, by Order/Part Number, by Entry Line and by Entry Line (Extended). Select the Report Type from the pull down list and enter any other criteria required for the report.  Select […]

This option is available when your site is configured to store answers to CP Questions against Parts and the Supplier Invoices includes classified parts that have unanswered CP questions. The report is available in XLS, PDF or CSV format and lists the unanswered questions part by part for all the Supplier Invoices on the Job. […]

This function allows you to copy a Supplier’s Invoice from one Job to another Job. You can only copy the Supplier’s Invoice to a Job for the same Client and the Invoice Number must not already exist against the new Job. If the Supplier Invoice number already exists the following warning message will appear

This option available from the Supplier’s Invoice screen allows you to store additional information related to the whole Supplier’s Invoice

This option provides the ability to attach a batch of Supplier’s Invoices to a job. The invoices must be loaded into Expedient using the email facility so that the Shipment Value is known. The batch of Supplier’s invoices can be loaded to the Job from the Job Registration screen and viewed in the Supplier’s Invoice screen. […]

Expedient can be set to transfer Supplier Invoices between the Australia and New Zealand sites of your company. The AU site will send a Shipper Invoice to the NZ site when an EDN Entry is submitted and the destination country is NZ. The NZ site can use the in the invoice number field in the […]

You are able to load a CSV file or a text file from your desktop directly into Expedient using the Sundry > Down Load Date Files> Load Invoice File feature. This screen allows you to load a file that contains more than one Supplier’s Invoice for the same Client. This screen allows you to tell Expedient […]

You are able to load a CSV file from your desktop directly into the Supplier’s Invoice screen. To use this feature enter the Job Number. Once you are in the Invoice No field you can click on the button that appears on the lower area of the screen. This screen allows you to tell Expedient […]

If you have added parts to the Supplier Invoice that have not been classified before then you can click the toolbar button when you have saved the Supplier’s Invoice. Click on to complete the classification.  This screen will look for unclassified parts on all invoices linked to the Job.   Field Name Description Validation Default […]

This option is available from the Options Menu in the Supplier’s Invoice screen after selecting to update the Supplier Invoice on the screen. The option will copy across the value in the Invoice Quantity column to the Customs Quantity column for the following conditions The Customs Unit of Measurement is not ‘NO’ (AU) or ‘NMB’ […]

The information from the Supplier Invoice populates the Entry when it is prepared. The information cannot be updated directly in the Entry screen. Any changes required to the Entry must be made in the original Supplier Invoice. Expedient provides some shortcuts to updating multiple supplier invoice lines quickly where the prepared Entry is consolidated. Where […]

Expedient provides a quick method of quickly classified unclassified parts. Use the Unclassified Parts option in the Reports menu in the Supplier’s Invoice screen. When output as a CSV this report is in the same format required to loads Parts into Expedient. Add the missing details to the spreadsheet. Then use the Load Parts File […]

After you have created a job, you can create a Supplier’s Invoice. This can be performed in 2 ways. The first method is directly from the Import Job Registration Screen. From this screen ensure you have the job you want to link the Supplier Invoice to. Click on the Supplier Invoice Button on the Toolbar […]

You can email the Supplier’s invoice using a CSV file.  Ensure with Expedient that you have an email address set up to accept these files. The file needs to be CSV format, NOT Excel, txt, doc, etc. Only the specified fields can be used in the following order. Columns A to F are mandatory. If […]

You are able to load a CSV file from your desktop directly into the Pre-Job Supplier Invoice screen. To use this feature enter the Reference Number, Client and Supplier. Once you are in the Invoice No field you can click on the button that appears on the lower area of the screen. This screen allows […]

The Invoice Report, available from the Reports menu in Pre-Job Supplier Invoice, lists details of all the invoice lines in the Pre-Job Supplier Invoice.  Unclassified parts are highlighted where the TLF is ‘*****’.  Refer to Bulk Classification using the Unclassified Items to classify parts using this report.

If you have not yet created a job but have the related Supplier’s Invoice, you can create a Pre-Job Supplier’s Invoice. This is accessed via menu Customs Clearance/Tariff Class > Pre Job Supplier’s Invoice. By clicking the button or typing A will place the cursor in the input screen in Add Mode.  Enter the details […]

Expedient allows users to batch update Jobs to add the Required Delivery Date and Time. The screen allows many jobs to be updated at the same time. The Update Required Dates screen can be found in Customs Clearance/Tariff Class > Update Required Date Required Dates and Times can be entered for LCL, FCL and FCX jobs.  Individual […]

Details of each Air and LCL/FAK Delivery Docket generated are stored. The docket information can be viewed from the Options menu in the Import Job Registration screen ‘Delivery Docket History’. The Delivery Docket History screen allows you to view the details printed on the delivery docket and allows reprint using the toolbar button. Each delivery […]

To print a delivery docket, users must ensure the Delivery Details information is completed in the Delivery Details Tab within the Import Job Registration screen The above Delivery Address is stored at the Job level. Delivery Docket Workflow Expedient follows the below process on selecting the Delivery Docket toolbar button in the AU Import Job […]

If the Consol is for Job Class FAK a Delivery Docket can be sent direct from the Consol to the Cartage company. The option is available from the Notifications menu and from the toolbar button in the Import Job Registration screen. This screen will list all the containers associated with the Jobs on the FAK […]

Expedient will allow you to create a block on printing an Air Cargo Delivery Docket and store the reason for doing so.  Go to Air Import Forwarding > Air Cargo Reporting >Delivery Blocking – House Bill   Field Name Description Validation Default House Bill Enter the House Bill to be blocked Mandatory Blank Blocked? This […]

Archived Parts

TLFs are used as short codes, storing information such as Tariff, Stat, and Treatment Code. This allows users to save time in data entry and when changing TLF information. The TLF Masterfile is available in the Customs Folder   Field Name Description Validation Default TLF This is the Tariff Line File. This is a unique […]

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