Dear Colleagues
A new system will soon be implemented to decentralise the coordination of import and export operations, which are currently being centralised in Paris.
AGS Paris is presently acting as a central coordination point for all French branches. However, this system has led to a backlog of imports. Import and export experience and coordination will therefore be transferred to certain French branches.
The new structure has the following objectives:
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To bring branches closer to their customers and offer better service;
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Increase responsiveness when handling the administrative file by giving complete responsibility to the branches, who will manage the entire move process. |
This new system will only be a success if information is forwarded rigorously, and if NSI is used extensively (scanning documents, creating enquiries/surveys/dispatches or transferring shipment files, etc.).
Information must be completed on NSI from the first meeting with the customer, and updated throughout the move.
For those branches that do not have NSI, it is imperative that the pre-alerts, operational/financial instructions, customs clearance documents, etc., be transmitted timeously for import management.
Paris will therefore not necessarily handle the files.
From now on, you will only be able to send your single shipment containers to the following branches and their corresponding harbours: AGS Nantes (Montoir), AGS Marseille (Marseille, Fos sur Mer and Sète) and SOFDI (for all other harbours).
For consolidated shipment containers, only Marseille (Marseille, Fos sur Mer and Sète) and Paris (all other harbours) will be able to receive your instructions.
1. Consignee and notification
Please find below the consignment and notification addresses that need to feature on the Bill of Lading:
| AGS Nantes |
AGS Marseille |
| Consignee: |
Consignee: |
| AGS Nantes – FR35039465600010 |
AGS Marseille – FR34025679100047 |
| c/o name of shipper |
c/o name of shipper |
| 19 rue Léon GAUMONT, ZI de Pentecôte |
ZI Grand COLLE 7 ROUTE DE ST MITRE |
| 44700 ORVAULT |
13110 PORT DE BOUC |
| Tel : +33 2 40 92 09 50 |
Tel : +33 4 42 06 78 10 |
| Fax : +33 2 40 92 09 51 |
Fax : +33 4 42 40 17 34 |
| ags-nantes@ags-demenagement.com |
ags-marseille@ags-demenagement.com |
| Notify |
Notify |
| Same as consignee |
Same as consignee |
For branches that use NSI, it is important to use the correct branch number for the survey. For instance, 007 cannot be used for a file being sent to France:
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AGS Nantes 025
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AGS Marseille 002 |
2. Customs Documents
All documents required for customs clearance must be sent to the branch directly. As a reminder, you can find the list of documents attached. The most up to date customs information for every country is also available on the intranet.
These documents must be sent as early as possible before the container arrives in France, to ensure that the file is handled efficiently.
3. Invoicing rules
Invoicing will be based on the Bill of Lading and on the name of the branch indicated as a shipper. Rates used will be those stipulated on the Intranet under “Import Rates France Africa”.
For instance, if the shipper is AGS Frasers Cameroon, the French branch at destination will invoice AGS Frasers Cameroon, based on the internal delivery rates.
In the case of a single shipment container imported into France, the French branch (Nantes, Marseille or Paris) will invoice the branch at origin (indicated as the shipper on the Bill of Lading), based on internal delivery rates (as per the Import Rates France Africa).
In the case of a consolidated shipment container coming from Africa, the French branch (only Paris or Marseille) will invoice the branch listed (as the shipper on the Bill of Lading), based on the internal rates (as per the Import Rates France Africa). This applies to all goods in the container.
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