Step-by-Step Air Export Booking Workflow

1. Submit complete cargo details: product description, HS code, gross weight, volume, package quantity, cargo value, shipper details and full Madagascar consignee information

2. For multiple suppliers: arrange separate pickup or self-delivery to our consolidation warehouse, check and combine all parcels

3. Our logistics team verifies airline space availability, confirms flight schedule, transit time and formal quotation, then issues official booking confirmation

4. Our customs specialist reviews all export paperwork and prepares customs declaration data for China customs submission

5. Submit declaration to China customs, wait for customs release and arrange cargo delivery to origin airport warehouse

6. Airline accepts cargo and issues official Air Waybill (AWB), flight departs for Madagascar TNR Airport

7. We send AWB copy, flight details and tracking reference to the Madagascar consignee to support local import customs compliance

Mandatory Documents for China Export Customs Declaration

• Commercial Invoice with accurate product specification, unit price, total cargo value, currency and correct HS tariff code

• Packing List showing carton quantity, net weight, gross weight and outer dimensions of each pallet or individual package

• Shipper Letter of Instruction (SLI) and Air Waybill information sheet

• Export declaration form, trade sales contract, Certificate of Origin if requested by the Madagascar importer

• Special supporting certificates for regulated commodities: CE certificate, test report, MSDS, UN dangerous goods documentation when applicable

Information & Documents the Madagascar Consignee Must Prepare

• Valid Madagascar company Tax Identification Number for import tax settlement

• Madagascar local VAT registration number for import VAT payment to Madagascar tax authority

• Fully registered legal company name of consignee; name must match invoice and customs declaration documents exactly

• Complete registered street address, city, region and valid Madagascar postal post code

• Active local business phone number and official business email address of the importing company

• Licensed Madagascar customs broker authorized to submit import declaration at TNR airport customs office

• Additional import permits for controlled goods: food products, cosmetics, medical supplies, chemicals, restricted electronics and textile goods

• All import documents must comply with Madagascar national customs rules and import regulations

Madagascar TNR Airport Import Customs Clearance Steps

1. The consignee or appointed local customs broker receives arrival notice and AWB copy from airline or TNR Madagascar airport cargo terminal

2. Madagascar licensed customs broker prepares and submits formal import customs declaration

3. Submit supporting documents: commercial invoice, packing list, AWB, certificate of origin and relevant product compliance certificates

4. Customs officers examine the import declaration, assign random inspection or direct release, calculate applicable import customs duty and import VAT

5. Consignee settles duty and VAT payment to local tax authority

6. Phytosanitary inspection or product conformity verification will be scheduled if required by Madagascar customs authorities

7. Customs releases cargo once all tax settlement and inspection formalities are completed successfully

8. Consignee or authorized broker picks up cargo from TNR Madagascar airport bonded cargo warehouse

9. Consignee arranges inland road transport to final destination in Antananarivo, Toamasina, Fianarantsoa and other locations across Madagascar

BETTERluck Logistics provides freight forwarding, as well as import and export services that allow companies to reach markets throughout the world. Since 2007, BETTERluck help customers of all sizes solve the intricacies of shipping goods globally by providing comprehensive international ocean and air freight forwarding, surface transportation and distribution, customs brokerage, trade and customs advisory services, and advanced e-commerce and trade facilitation solutions.