Customs

Retenção legal

A mandatory order to preserve transport documents, shipping records, and customs files due to ongoing or anticipated legal, regulatory, or audit proceedings in logistics operations.

Quick answer: A mandatory order to preserve transport documents, shipping records, and customs files due to ongoing or anticipated legal, regulatory, or audit proceedings in logistics operations.

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Quick answer

A mandatory order to preserve transport documents, shipping records, and customs files due to ongoing or anticipated legal, regulatory, or audit proceedings in logistics operations.

Why it matters

Retenção legal matters because it supports clear communication in Customs contexts for Freight Forwarders, Supply Chain Managers, and Customs Brokers. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as FIATA Diploma, CILT Certification, and IATA DGR.

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Questions and answers

What is Retenção legal?

In this glossary, Retenção legal refers to: A mandatory order to preserve transport documents, shipping records, and customs files due to ongoing or anticipated legal, regulatory, or audit proceedings in logistics operations.

How is Retenção legal used in logistics?

In logistics communication, this term appears in contexts such as: "O provedor logístico impôs uma retenção legal sobre todos os conhecimentos de embarque e arquivos de desembaraço aduaneiro após uma investigação regulatória."

Why does Retenção legal matter in logistics?

Retenção legal matters because it supports clear communication in Customs contexts for Freight Forwarders, Supply Chain Managers, and Customs Brokers. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as FIATA Diploma, CILT Certification, and IATA DGR.

Who uses Retenção legal?

Retenção legal is mainly used by Freight Forwarders, Supply Chain Managers, and Customs Brokers.

What category does Retenção legal belong to?

In this glossary, Retenção legal is grouped under Customs. Related pages in this category explain adjacent procedures, commands and operational concepts.

Where does this definition come from?

This definition is sourced from Incoterms 2020 (ICC), FIATA, IATA DGR, WCO and published by Protermify Logistics as a static logistics reference page.

Definition

A mandatory order to preserve transport documents, shipping records, and customs files due to ongoing or anticipated legal, regulatory, or audit proceedings in logistics operations.

Operational example

The logistics provider enforced a legal hold on all waybills and customs clearance files following a regulatory investigation.

Localized term

Retenção legal

Localized example

O provedor logístico impôs uma retenção legal sobre todos os conhecimentos de embarque e arquivos de desembaraço aduaneiro após uma investigação regulatória.

Definition language

English reference definition

Source

Incoterms 2020 (ICC), FIATA, IATA DGR, WCO

Category

Customs

Exam relevance

  • FIATA Diploma
  • CILT Certification
  • IATA DGR

Target audience

  • Freight Forwarders
  • Supply Chain Managers
  • Customs Brokers

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