BORDER / 04 · Customs & Import-Export

Bookkeeping for customs brokers and import-export businesses.
Built around your operation.

Separate brokerage revenue, duty advances, client funds, disbursements, and operating costs so owners can trust cash and margin.

INDUSTRY SIGNAL / ACTIVEBORDER / 04
OPERATING VIEW

Client-fund visibility

01DUTY ADVANCES
02DISBURSEMENTS
03BROKERAGE FEES
Entry
Advance
Disbursement
Reconcile
THE OUTCOMECleaner books. Faster answers. Better owner decisions.
Customs & Import-ExportMONTH-END CONTROLCASH VISIBILITYMANAGEMENT ACTIONS
BUILT FOR THE REAL WORKFLOW

Finance that follows
the operation.

Generic bookkeeping records transactions. Balance Works organizes the financial story around how your business bills, spends, closes, and makes decisions.

01 / FRICTION

What gets in the way

01Duty and fee advances mixed with operating cash

02Client disbursements and vendor charges hard to match

03Brokerage fees obscured by high pass-through volume

04File-level exceptions delaying billing and reconciliation

02 / CONTROL

What you receive

Client-fund and advance account structure

Disbursement and pass-through cost mapping

Brokerage revenue visibility

AR/AP exception tracking

Tax-ready monthly financial statements

03 / SIGNALS

The questions your close should answer

01

Are duty advances separate from operating cash?

02

Can client disbursements be matched without month-end surprises?

03

Is true brokerage revenue visible beneath pass-through volume?

ONE ACCOUNTABLE RHYTHM

From books diagnostic
to monthly control.

Every engagement is documented around access, responsibilities, due dates, deliverables, and management questions.

01DISCOVER
02DIAGNOSE
03SCOPE
04ONBOARD
05CLEAN UP
06CLOSE
07REVIEW
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Built for Customs & Import-Export

Make your books
fit the business.

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