STANDARD OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE:

Air/ Sea Import

1) PREPAID SHIPMENTS AND ROUTED CARGO
Please send prealert for all prepaid shipments, since prior to give any green light it is
necessary to check at destination if consignee fulfills all the requirements and conditions to
import the cargo.
Please do not send any routed cargo without previous advice to Magnum Operations. It is
very important to advise consignees about their import with enough time before cargo
departures due to the strict import customs processes in Colombia. Please avoid extra
costs to your company and our customers.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY CARGO IN WHICH CONSIGNEE IS AN INDIVIDUAL, AS
PER SECURITY POLITICS WE ONLY ACCEPT SHIPMENTS CONSIGNED FOR LEGAL
ENTITIES.

2) ISSUE HAWB/ HBL AS FOLLOWING:

HAWB and HBL must have green light from Magnums operation before cargo
departure, AWBs cannot be issued or changed at destination.
Send HAWB and HBL as agreed Non rated
Consignees NIT number (must be written on HAWB and HBL).
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For routed cargo please include in consignees name the name of contact, e-mail and
phone number in Colombia.
Please write in handling information that original commercial invoices come with the
cargo.
The description of goods and address must be confirmed by consignee (address
shows to customs the type of import and customs process)
Import requirement vary from each case (some products needs a special license which
if importers do not have can take 15 days or more to obtain). E.g. Textiles and shoes (if
consignees address does not show a free zone, customs must be made prior to
arriving of cargo, which is called anticipated import (max 15 days and min 5 days
before the arriving of cargo). As of 1 july 2007, anticpated declaration is required for all
goods described in chapters 50-64 (textiles, footwear and their parts).

NIT (Numero de Identificacin Tributaria). It is a number assigned by the tax authorities to all
Companies in Colombia, similar to TAX ID, VAT, CUIT, CPNJ, RUT, CUIT, etc.

3) ISSUE MAWB/ MBL AS FOLLOWING:

Magnums NIT number (NIT: 811012106-6) always must be in consignees address.
Please also include the operations contact of that shipment, see Magnums contact list
at the end of this procedure.
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In air shipments most of customers demand that original invoice and packing list be
sent with cargo, if the Shipper decides to send the original documents by Courier and
not with the cargo ; please inform to Magnum logistics immediately

4) PROCEDURE/ PROCESS
Always continue using Magnums reference numbers sent on contact shipping in
subjects of each shipment. Example: 13MDE.. 12MDE14BOG22CLO
For prepayment and collect always send documents before releasing cargo to the
carrier. They must be checked before cargo arrives as per Colombian Customs
regulations.
A mistake in the BL/AWB can cause cargo retention, penalties and storage charges.
So although there is a general instruction for MBL, MAWB, HBL and HAWB, they can
change in every shipment.
After doing the contact shipping please send cargo details once advised bu shippers
and wait until Magnum sends Shipping Instructions to issue HBL and HAWB. And
follow these instructions to issue documents.
Customs Regulations in Colombia are very strict when house bill of ladings or house
airway bills are not presented to customs authorities prior to arrival of cargo to ports
and airports. Therefore, Magnum Logistics requests all its partners to send
documentation, specially the ocean ones, two days before the vessels departure (long
transits) and the same day before the vessels departure (short transits). Any penalty
generated due to lack of documentation required by Magnum Logistics before vessel
arrivals wont be paid by Magnum Logistics.
Article 498 of Colombian Customs Law (decree 2685/99). Infringements customs of
international freight forwarders and penalties. The customs violations that may arise for
international freight forwarders and penalties related to its committee are:
2.1. Not presenting the house bill of lading of the freight forwarding or NVOCC prior to
the arrival of the vessel according to the article 96 of this decree (it specifies time,
place and form of delivering documents for air and sea shipments).
The penalty shall be a fine equivalent to fifty percent (50%) of the international freight
rates, corresponding to the goods concerned.
All wooden packaging entering Colombia has to be fumigated

5) DEBIT AND CREDIT NOTES

All Debit and Credit notes must be sent with HAWB and HBL to the operative who is in
charge of the shipment or to [email protected], this must be done on the same
month of HAWB and HBL issuing date, otherwise the DN or CN must be issued with date
of the month it is sent. Magnum cannot accept any DN or CN dated in previous month
that the one they are sent.

MAGNUM LOGISTICS S.A.

Contact List

HEADQUARTERS
Address: Calle 16 # 41-210 Of. 505
Medellin, Colombia
Phone: (57)(4)2681705
CEO
Andres Arango
Email: [email protected]
Pricing:
Pricing Director: Fabio Higuita (Sea)
Email: [email protected]
Pricing Assistant: Carlos Sanmartin (Sea)
Email: [email protected]
Air Pricing and overseas agents support: Catalina Lopez (Corporate
assistant, overseas agents support)
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Accounting:
Financial Director: Sandra Serna
Email: [email protected]
Accounts payable/receivable: Cristian Gaviria
Email: [email protected]
FCL (Full Containers) and Airfreight shipments: These units are
decentralized and you have to reach each office.
MEDELLIN BRANCH (Includes Cartagena and Buenaventura):
Address: Calle 16 # 41-210 Of. 505
Medellin, Colombia
Phone: (57)(4)2681705
Branch Manager
Adriana Vanegas
Email: [email protected]
Sales Director
Nallive Martinez
Email: [email protected]

Operations Director
Paula Ossa
Email: [email protected]
FCL Coordinator
Fabio Moncada
Email: [email protected]
Air Import Coordinator
Juan Felipe Cordoba
Email: [email protected]
Air Export Coordinator: Vary according to customer, please check with
Operations Director.

BOGOTA BRANCH:
Address: Av Centenario No 108 A 85,
Zona Franca Manzana 10 Bodega 66
Bogota, Colombia
Phone: (57)(1)4395700
Branch Manager/CEO
Andres Arango
Email: [email protected]
Sales Director
Carolina Parra
Email: [email protected]
Corporate Accounts Director
Stella Gonzalez
Email: [email protected]
Operations Director
Martin Ospina
Email: [email protected]
FCL Coordinator
Ingrid Costo
Email: [email protected]
Air Import Coordinator
Stefany Galeano
Email: [email protected]
Air Export Coordinator
Derly Aponte
Email: [email protected]

Sea Export Coordinator

Nydia Diaz
Email: [email protected]
BARRANQUILLA BRANCH:
Address: Calle 77b 57-141, Of. 904
Barranquilla, Colombia
Phone: (57)(5)3683939
Branch Manager
Johan Rey
Email: [email protected]
Operations
Juan Manuel Moreno
FCL and Air Coordinator
E-mail: [email protected]
Victor Alfonso Higuera
FCL and Air Coordinator
E-mail: [email protected]

CALI BRANCH:
Address: Centro Empresa
Calle 64N #5BN-146, Ofic. 107-G
Cali, Colombia
Phone: (57)(2)2801414
Branch Manager
Jose Catano
Email: [email protected]
Sales Director
Claudia Ceron
Email: [email protected]
FCL and Air Coordinator for America, except Brazil
Mariano Roa
Email: [email protected]
FCL and Air Coordinator for (Europe, Asia and Brazil)
Andres Velasquez
Email: [email protected]
Air Export Coordinator
Juan Pablo Soto
Email: [email protected]

Ocean Export Coordinator

Juan Carlos fino
Email: [email protected]
PEREIRA BRANCH:
Address:
Avenida Circunvalar No. 13-40 Centro Ccial Uniplex Circunvalar Of. 304-305
Phone: (57) (6) 3336180
Sales Director
Yazmin Lopez
Email: [email protected]
FCL and Air Coordinator
Olga Lucia Garcia
Email: [email protected]
SEA LCL (Consol Boxes): This unit is centralized nationwide:
LCL Operations Director
Diana Salazar
Email: [email protected]
LCL Sales Director
Clara Velez
Email: [email protected]
LCL Operations USA
Eliana Palacio
Email: [email protected]
LCL Operations USA, BRAZIL
Daniela Alvarez
Email: [email protected]
LCL Operations (SPAIN, ISTAMBUL AND MEXICO)
Robinson Vasco
Email: [email protected]
LCL Operations (HONG KONG - ASIA SOUTHEAST, except Ningbo- Busan)
Maira Rojo
Email: [email protected]
LCL Operations (NINGBO-BUSAN, KEEULUNG, FRANCE, NEDERLAND,
KEELUNG, ENGLAND)
Cristian Restrepo
Email: [email protected]
LCL Operations (GERMANY, ARGENTINA, URUGUAY, CHILE, PERU,
PANAMA, ITALY)
Ruben Rivera
Email: [email protected]