Kewill Customs Version 2.1 Available to Speed U.S. Customs Entries
April 4, 2011 - Chelmsford, MA. - Kewill (LSE: KWL), a leading provider of solutions that simplify global trade and logistics, today announced version 2.1 of Kewill Customs, a productivity and service enhancing customs clearance solution for US imports which enables automated processing for virtually any type of customs entry.
The new version of Kewill Customs allows customs brokers to enhance their competitiveness by reducing operating costs and improving customer service. This helps them to win more business by offering faster processing and superior service, expand into new modes of customs entries such as road, air, or ocean, and grow without adding staff. Kewill Customs is based on a modern technology platform that works with standards-based IT components for servers, databases, and printing. It combines the depth and reliability customs brokers have come to expect from Kewill with a sleek user interface that requires fewer screens, significantly improving productivity and reducing error-prone repetitive tasks. The net result for customers is a lower cost of ownership and increased profitability. Customs brokers will also benefit from other features including:
► Real-time management dashboard helps you solve problems before they impact your business
► Only two screens for filing most customs entries
► One-click switching between customs entries
► Flexible searching for customs entries
► Ease of use - less than one hour for Entry Writers to begin filing
► Supports ACS and ACE entry filing
“Kewill is a recognized leader in automated solutions for Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders. As a Kewill customer, Kewill Customs not only has saved us time and increased efficiency, but has allowed us to take on additional business without adding staff,” said Judy Wynne, Systems Administrator for J.F. Moran.
“With the increase in import activity in 2010, Customs Brokers had to consider adding staff to keep up with the increased volume of customs entries,” said Alan Rosenblatt, product manager for Kewill. “Brokers who used Kewill Customs were able to avoid increasing staff, resulting in more customs entries per Entry Writer.”
This latest release provides several methods for improving productivity, such as working more than one entry at a time using window tabs. For example, Entry Writers can switch from one customs entry to another, while waiting for an ABI Message from CBP, or waiting for an Importer to reply to an email. “This, coupled with the ease-of-use of the solution, improves overall efficiency while increasing profitability,” said Rosenblatt.
About Kewill Plc
Kewill delivers solutions that simplify global trade and logistics.
Global businesses face ever increasing complexity across their supply chains including decisions on sourcing, customs, compliance, transportation, storage, finance, visibility and connectivity. Inefficiency in any of these areas will lead to supply chain delays and result in increased costs. Kewill has a suite of software solutions that significantly simplify the management of the most complex global supply chains for enterprises and logistics service providers.
With over 35 years experience in global trade management and logistics, and over 600 employees worldwide, Kewill is a long-time innovator of solutions for manufacturers, distributors, retailers, freight forwarders, transport companies, customs brokers, 3PLs and
4PLs, as well as other related institutions involved in financing and underwriting global trade such as banks and insurance providers.
Kewill’s solutions are in daily use by more than 40,000 users worldwide and our global customer base which entrusts us with the management of their supply networks includes divisions of Bayer, Caterpillar, DHL, FedEx, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, H.J. Heinz, Kimberley-Clark, Kraft, Levi Strauss, Mazda, Nestlé, Nike, Palm, Procter & Gamble, Smith & Nephew, Sony, TNT, Unilever, UPS, Vodafone, Yamaha, and Xerox.
The new version of Kewill Customs allows customs brokers to enhance their competitiveness by reducing operating costs and improving customer service. This helps them to win more business by offering faster processing and superior service, expand into new modes of customs entries such as road, air, or ocean, and grow without adding staff. Kewill Customs is based on a modern technology platform that works with standards-based IT components for servers, databases, and printing. It combines the depth and reliability customs brokers have come to expect from Kewill with a sleek user interface that requires fewer screens, significantly improving productivity and reducing error-prone repetitive tasks. The net result for customers is a lower cost of ownership and increased profitability. Customs brokers will also benefit from other features including:
► Real-time management dashboard helps you solve problems before they impact your business
► Only two screens for filing most customs entries
► One-click switching between customs entries
► Flexible searching for customs entries
► Ease of use - less than one hour for Entry Writers to begin filing
► Supports ACS and ACE entry filing
“Kewill is a recognized leader in automated solutions for Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders. As a Kewill customer, Kewill Customs not only has saved us time and increased efficiency, but has allowed us to take on additional business without adding staff,” said Judy Wynne, Systems Administrator for J.F. Moran.
“With the increase in import activity in 2010, Customs Brokers had to consider adding staff to keep up with the increased volume of customs entries,” said Alan Rosenblatt, product manager for Kewill. “Brokers who used Kewill Customs were able to avoid increasing staff, resulting in more customs entries per Entry Writer.”
This latest release provides several methods for improving productivity, such as working more than one entry at a time using window tabs. For example, Entry Writers can switch from one customs entry to another, while waiting for an ABI Message from CBP, or waiting for an Importer to reply to an email. “This, coupled with the ease-of-use of the solution, improves overall efficiency while increasing profitability,” said Rosenblatt.
About Kewill Plc
Kewill delivers solutions that simplify global trade and logistics.
Global businesses face ever increasing complexity across their supply chains including decisions on sourcing, customs, compliance, transportation, storage, finance, visibility and connectivity. Inefficiency in any of these areas will lead to supply chain delays and result in increased costs. Kewill has a suite of software solutions that significantly simplify the management of the most complex global supply chains for enterprises and logistics service providers.
With over 35 years experience in global trade management and logistics, and over 600 employees worldwide, Kewill is a long-time innovator of solutions for manufacturers, distributors, retailers, freight forwarders, transport companies, customs brokers, 3PLs and
4PLs, as well as other related institutions involved in financing and underwriting global trade such as banks and insurance providers.
Kewill’s solutions are in daily use by more than 40,000 users worldwide and our global customer base which entrusts us with the management of their supply networks includes divisions of Bayer, Caterpillar, DHL, FedEx, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, H.J. Heinz, Kimberley-Clark, Kraft, Levi Strauss, Mazda, Nestlé, Nike, Palm, Procter & Gamble, Smith & Nephew, Sony, TNT, Unilever, UPS, Vodafone, Yamaha, and Xerox.