About us

 

Who are we?

SERNAL SL is a Freight Forwarding Company – Customs Representative that begins its operations in March of the year. 1990 with the aim of offering its clients an operating system in foreign trade for any country in the world, with offices and warehouses in La Jonquera and Barcelona, in combination with our correspondents around the world.

Our trends in opening markets both in the community and with third countries and the constant evolution of the traffic and Customs sector, require the attention of specialists.

CUSTOMS – FOREIGN TRADE ADVICE – LOGISTICS

SERNAL S.L, has its registered office in La Jonquera (Girona) and also has another center located and Martorelles ( Barcelona). In these places there are customer service offices., as well as warehouses with an area of 1000 and 10000 square meters respectively. These infrastructures allow us to cover any operation related to the transit of goods., such as truck loading/unloading, consolidation or deconsolidation of containers, as well as storage, control de stocks, order preparation and distribution anywhere in Spain, with fast service and immediate deliveries

Also in both venues we have authorizations such as Public Customs Warehouse type “A”, Warehousing Regime other than Customs, that of Authorized Shipper Receiver for community and common operations, and also that of authorized consignor receiver (EA and RA)

 

01. CUSTOMS SPECIALISTS

Authorized Economic Operator in the Customs Simplification modality

In June 2010 Sernal obtained the “O.E.A.” Authorized Economic Operator, granted by the TAX AGENCY in the Customs Simplification modality, understanding this figure as an opportunity to become a trusted operator of the customs authorities, offering the advantages in the logistics chain with the added value that this represents for all its clients.
All of this allows us to carry out Import/Export Customs clearance at any Customs office in the National territory..

What does it mean to be an Authorized Economic Operator? (OAS)?
An Authorized Economic Operator (OAS) It is an accreditation that companies that are part of the international trade supply chain can obtain.. This certificate ensures that customs and security standards are met in order to guarantee more rigorous and effective measures and at the same time facilitate the flow of goods and minimize risks in international operations..
Having OAS accreditation ensures that our company meets a series of requirements and that it can be considered an entity of maximum trust for our clients and suppliers..

What are the benefits of being an Authorized Economic Operator??
Being an Authorized Economic Operator has a series of advantages:

  • Safer and faster customs procedures
  • Reduction of physical and documentary controls
  • Centralized national dispatch
  • Improvements in security and surveillance of goods
  • More fluid relations with customs authorities
  • Competitive advantage and improvement of corporate image

02. LOGISTICS OPERATOR

We offer logistics solutions based on the needs of your business

SERNAL designs the logistics strategy based on the needs of your business, and then propose the largest offer on the market, using the system 4PI (Fourth Party Logistics ) what makes a custom job for a client. In each group of operations, We put at your disposal our professionals with extensive experience to give you the best advice, adapting to the specific needs of each client to offer them the best services.

The warehouse is approved by the Ministry of Health (Registration nº 40.12387/B and also by the Generalitat of Catalonia (Authorization No. 40-062213/CAT). Entry and exit information, as well as the stock of your merchandise is at your disposal through the Internet, to know in real time the situation and control of your merchandise deposited in our warehouses.

Our facilities have all the security measures for your products with a surveillance service. 24 hours of the day connected to a Security company. In addition, the goods are fully insured by a first-class insurance company..

03. FOREIGN TRADE ADVICE

Import and export shipments, processing refunds and presentation of INTRASTAT Declarations

We carry out all the procedures derived from transportation such as import and export clearances, refund processing, presentation of INTRASTAT Declarations (ATD third-party declaring authorization 802)

By having the ADT “Temporary Storage Warehouse” authorizations, D.A.P. “Public Customs Warehouse”, D.D.A. “Warehouse Other than Customs” and Expeditor – Authorized transit receiver (EA and RA) allows us to offer different operations, which means benefits for our clients., both at the level of services and costs.