Bensol Customs Brokers (1983) Ltd.
In 1983, Bensol downsized and centralized all operations to the
Vieux-Montral office, concentrating on information systems
development well before others were forced to follow suit during
the recession years of the late 80's and early 90's. This
foresight allowed Bensol to better position themselves
strategically in the market and to restructure and improve
efficiency and human resources development ten years before
re-engineering was a buzz word of the mid 1990's.
The company's current partnership and management team of Morris
Levine and Irving Rasnikoff bring their combined wealth of
experience and leadership to Bensol. Both have been with the
company for over 45 years, and were key players in its continued
growth and development.
Bensol's specialties reach far beyond imports and exports, as
there is more to brokerage than 'customs release' of shipments.
NAFTA and customs consulting services, and duty drawbacks are
some of the other services clients benefit from. They also offer
marine insurance, local and long distance cartage, storage and
bonded warehousing, and related logistics services to meet
clients preferences for one stop shopping. Controlling all
activities from the Montreal office, clients only have to dial
one phone number to access information and their needs for
shipments at any location.
As EDI trading partners, Benson has been a long time participant
in programs such as CADEX (Customs Automated Data Exchange) and
RNS/PARNS (Release and Pre-Arrival Release Notification Systems).
They are on the cutting edge of current EDI in implementing
electronic release, using ACROSS (Accelerated Commercial Release
Operations Support Systems).
Many other value added services are important to maintaining a
competitive edge and serving the clients. The CSCB (Canadian
Society of Custom Brokers) Gateway messages will be used to send
and receive EDI Purchase Orders, Canada Customs (CCI) Invoices,
Bills of Lading, Customs Manifests/Advice Notes, and in the
future, NAFTA Certificates and Import Permit Applications, from
carriers, Canadian importers, and foreign vendors.
EDI usage has continuously improved speed and efficiency of work
flow and timely services of release and delivery of goods to the
client's door, while at the same time significantly reducing
errors and costs. State of the art tracking software is fully
integrated to release, entry, and accounting for import shipments
activities. Information systems also link to delivery and
internal accounting systems for more timely invoicing which
greatly assists the manufacturing and distribution/retail clients
with important cost accounting information.
CURRENT GEOGRAPHIC MARKETING ACTIVITY
GEOGRAPHIC MARKETING PRIORITIES/MARKETING STRATEGY
As they enter their third generation, Bensol looks forward to
the next fifty years as all the players including brokers,
carriers, forwarders, importers, and Customs in all countries
continue to improve working together and sharing trade
information along the logistics and distribution chain.
Bensol is also a member of the (CSCB) Canadian Society of Customs
Brokers, an IATA Cargo Agent, certified for Dangerous Goods
(IATA) Shipping & Handling and members of the Board of Trade of
Metropolitan Montreal.
Company Details
Year Established:
1946
Total Sales ($CDN):
$5,000,000 - $10,000,000
Number of Employees:
10
Company Information
Lorin Levine
Title:
Treasurer
Area of Responsibility:
Finance/Accounting
Telephone:
(514) 842-8036
Fax:
(514) 842-8036
Email:
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Morris Levine
Title:
President
Area of Responsibility:
Management Executive
Telephone:
(514) 842-8036
Fax:
(514) 842-8036
Services
Freight Forwarder - Assistance For:duty Remissions
Freight Forwarder - Consulting-customs
Freight Forwarder - Consulting-foreign Requirements
Freight Forwarder - Consulting-transportation
Freight Forwarder - Consulting-government Regulations
Freight Forwarder - Projects-logistics Project Management
Freight Forwarder - Routing-air Freight
Freight Forwarder - Routing-highway
Freight Forwarder - Routing-rail
Freight Forwarder - Routing-intermodal
Freight Forwarder - Negotiate Rates-air Freight
Freight Forwarder - Negotiate Rates-sea Freight
Freight Forwarder - Negotiate Rates-highway
Freight Forwarder - Negotiate Rates-rail
Freight Forwarder - Negotiate Rates-intermodal
Freight Forwarder - Freight Rate Quotations-air Freight
Freight Forwarder - Freight Rate Quotations-sea Freight
Freight Forwarder - Freight Rate Quotations-highway
Freight Forwarder - Freight Rate Quotations-rail
Freight Forwarder - Freight Rate Quotations-intermodal
Freight Forwarder - Book/Reserve Transportation-air Freight
Freight Forwarder - Book/Reserve Transportation-sea Freight
Freight Forwarder - Book/Reserve Transportation-rail
Freight Forwarder - Book/Reserve Transportation-intermodal
Freight Forwarder - Equipment Leases-intermodal
Freight Forwarder - Consolidations-air Freight
Freight Forwarder - Consolidations-highway
Freight Forwarder - Consolidations-intermodal
Freight Forwarder - Deconsolidations-air Freight
Freight Forwarder - Deconsolidations-intermodal
Freight Forwarder - Prepare Shipping Documents
Freight Forwarder - Prepare Customs Documents
Freight Forwarder - Prepare Consular Documents
Freight Forwarder - Obtain Documentation-permits
Freight Forwarder - Obtain Documentation-licenses
Freight Forwarder - Obtain Documentation-certificates
Freight Forwarder - Transmit Documents
Freight Forwarder - Account Collections
Freight Forwarder - Place Insurance
Freight Forwarder - Claims Filing Assistance
Freight Forwarder - Pre-pay/Collect Freight Charges
Freight Forwarder - Pay Traffic Services
Freight Forwarder - Pay Duties And Taxes
Freight Forwarder - Pay Misc. Fees
Freight Forwarder - Customs Clearance
Freight Forwarder - Assistance For:classifying Goods For Customs
Freight Forwarder - Assistance For:valuation Of Duty Rulings
Freight Forwarder - Assistance For:tariff Classifications
Freight Forwarder - Assistance For:duty Drawbacks
Freight Forwarder - Book/Reserve Transportation-highway
Freight Forwarder - Tracing
Freight Forwarder - Consolidations-sea Freight
Freight Forwarder - Negotiate/Open Letters Of Credit
Freight Forwarder - Deconsolidations-sea Freight