Collaboration for Customs Brokers

Brokers we work with

1. 01

   Brokers preparing to open an office

   Experienced or new

   Challenge

   When you open an office, you need premises, a declaration program, administrative staff, and settlement forms before you have any clients.

   With Ubis

   You start with a work automation system and in-house manuals already in place. You can open as a member of a joint office, or build practical experience as a Licensed Customs Broker employed by Ubis and then become independent.

2. 02

   Brokers with a heavy office operating burden

   Revenue and labor costs

   Challenge

   When declaration volume falls or administrative labor costs rise, the Licensed Customs Broker ends up doing document entry and settlement work personally.

   With Ubis

   The work automation system reduces repetitive work such as document entry and settlement preparation. If you join as a joint office, accounting is combined and work is divided among the members.

3. 03

   Brokers who want to grow their offices through work automation

   AX and work automation

   Challenge

   Building and operating automation tools yourself takes developers and time, and is hard to do alongside declaration work.

   With Ubis

   You help design and improve the Ubis work automation system. You can co-establish a customs brokerage corporation and hold an equity stake.

4. 04

   Brokers who need to work from home

   Commuting constraints

   Challenge

   Even with practical skills, it is hard to apply for a position that requires working full-time at an office if commuting is difficult.

   With Ubis

   If you join as a Licensed Customs Broker employed by Ubis, you prepare declarations, classify goods, and review documents from home without working full-time at the office.

The Ubis foundation

1. Work automation system

   Repetitive work, from preparing declaration documents to settlement, is handled by a system we developed ourselves.

2. Network of clients and partners

   You share the business relationships we have built with importers and exporters, freight forwarders, warehouses, and carriers.

3. Operations staff

   Licensed Customs Brokers, customs clearance staff, technical staff, and operations support staff divide the work.

4. Know-how by field

   We keep in-house manuals for each type of work and have built practical experience in the requirements and tariff classification of fields such as apparel, chemicals, electronics, and machine parts.

Collaboration models

• Joint office

  Role

  You keep running your current office and take charge of certain fields or clients.

  Revenue sharing

  The revenue from each member's work is shared in the way set by the joint office establishment agreement.

  Equity and management

  As a member, you help decide how the office is run.

• Co-establishing a customs brokerage corporation

  Role

  As a director, you take charge of a field or region and run the corporation.

  Revenue sharing

  You receive profit distributions according to your equity stake and performance pay for your work.

  Equity and management

  You hold equity in proportion to your investment and take part in management as a director.

• Joining Ubis

  Role

  As an employed Licensed Customs Broker, you handle declarations, tariff classification, and review work. Working from home is possible.

  Revenue sharing

  You receive a salary and performance pay (incentives).

  Equity and management

  If the office is converted into a customs brokerage corporation, you may invest as a member after discussion.

• Office merger and acquisition

  Role

  Your existing office is combined with Ubis and run as a single office or customs brokerage corporation.

  Revenue sharing

  Set according to the equity stakes and the work each person handles after integration.

  Equity and management

  Equity is allocated according to the integration method, and you take part in management as a director.

The sharing ratio, performance pay criteria, and investment amount are set in the interview.

Process

1. 1

   Collaboration inquiry

   Please tell us by email about your current situation and the collaboration model you want.

2. 2

   Interview

   You discuss fields of work, working arrangements, and the schedule with the Managing Partner.

3. 3

   Agreeing on the model and terms

   You settle roles, revenue sharing, equity, and the scope of management participation.

4. 4

   Contract and registration

   You prepare the applicable document among the joint office establishment agreement, the articles of incorporation of the customs brokerage corporation, and the employment contract, and complete the registration procedure.

5. 5

   Starting work

   You receive a work system account and start handling declarations.

Frequently asked questions

Collaboration inquiry

Email

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