In international logistics, a detained cargo is a financial ticking time bomb. Every day your goods remain stuck under customs supervision at Poti Port, Batumi, or the Tbilisi Airport Customs Zone, you incur escalating demurrage, storage, and detention charges, not to mention the risk of contractual penalties for late delivery. At Legal Sandbox Georgia, we treat customs detention as a legal emergency. We provide rapid-response litigation services to challenge unlawful seizures and secure the immediate release of your assets. Whether your goods are held due to alleged intellectual property infringements, suspicion of incorrect classification, or discrepancies in documentation, our priority is to get the cargo moving again while the legal dispute is resolved.
Our approach involves the immediate filing of administrative complaints and, if necessary, urgent applications to the Tbilisi City Court for interim measures. Georgian law allows for the conditional release of goods pending the final outcome of a dispute, provided adequate guarantees are submitted. We negotiate directly with the Revenue Service to accept financial securities (bank guarantees or cash deposits) in exchange for lifting the detention order. This strategy allows you to clear the goods, fulfill your commercial obligations to your customers, and move the legal battle to the courtroom without the pressure of daily terminal fees accumulating against you.
We aggressively litigate cases where customs authorities have exceeded their powers or violated procedural deadlines. If your cargo was seized on suspicion of smuggling or under the pretext of a "risk profile" without sufficient evidence, we challenge the legality of the administrative act. We demand the annulment of the seizure order and, in cases of wrongful detention, we pursue compensation for damages incurred due to the delay. Our legal intervention transforms a helpless administrative deadlock into an active legal process where your rights as an importer are vigorously defended.
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