Method, system, and computer program product for facilitating international customs planning
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating customs planning and clearance, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating in an international customs server, in response to a signal communicated through a client device coupled for data communications through at least one internet connection to the international customs server, a master customs planning record, wherein the master customs planning record comprises;
a master identification field in which is stored a master identity code for the master customs planning record, anda duty total field in which is stored the total amount of duty to be paid on goods identified in related customs planning records;
creating in an international customs server a related customs planning record, wherein the related customs planning record is related through a foreign key field to the master customs planning record, wherein the related customs planning record comprises;
the foreign key field in which is stored the master identity code of the master customs planning record;
one or more description fields describing the goods for import to a destination country, the destination country having an identity;
a duty amount field in which is stored an amount of duty to be paid on the goods; and
the identity of the destination country;
calculating duty on the goods described in the related customs planning record;
storing the amount of the calculated duty in the duty amount field in the related customs planning record; and
incrementing, by the amount of the calculated duty stored in the duty amount field in the related customs planning record, the total amount of duty stored in the duty total field in the master customs planning record.
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Abstract
Facilitating customs planning and clearance including creating in an international customs server, in response to a signal communicated through a client device coupled for data communications through at least one internet connection to the international customs server, a master customs planning record; creating a related customs planning record wherein the related customs planning record is related to the master customs planning record; calculating duty on the goods described in the related customs planning record; storing the amount of the calculated duty in the related customs planning record; incrementing the total amount of duty stored in the duty total field in the master customs planning record; submitting, to the destination country, payment of the duty; creating, in dependence upon the related customs planning record, a customs declaration form for a destination country; and submitting the customs declaration form to a customs declaration forms database for the destination country.
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1. A method for facilitating customs planning and clearance, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating in an international customs server, in response to a signal communicated through a client device coupled for data communications through at least one internet connection to the international customs server, a master customs planning record, wherein the master customs planning record comprises; a master identification field in which is stored a master identity code for the master customs planning record, and a duty total field in which is stored the total amount of duty to be paid on goods identified in related customs planning records; creating in an international customs server a related customs planning record, wherein the related customs planning record is related through a foreign key field to the master customs planning record, wherein the related customs planning record comprises; the foreign key field in which is stored the master identity code of the master customs planning record; one or more description fields describing the goods for import to a destination country, the destination country having an identity; a duty amount field in which is stored an amount of duty to be paid on the goods; and the identity of the destination country; calculating duty on the goods described in the related customs planning record; storing the amount of the calculated duty in the duty amount field in the related customs planning record; and incrementing, by the amount of the calculated duty stored in the duty amount field in the related customs planning record, the total amount of duty stored in the duty total field in the master customs planning record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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