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8/2/2023
GVMS: Your End of the Deal
What is GVMS? The Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) is a system that import and export clearances are uploaded to when goods are moving by road between the UK and the EU. GVMS is operated by the haulier, who submits details of the cargo for each declaration the vehicle is carrying. The GVMS …

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20/6/2023
New Import Rules for Plant Products, Animals and Animal Products
To import plant products, live animals or animal products from the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states into Great Britain, you will need to follow the Target Operating Model (TOM) risk categories. The TOM categorises these imports into high risk, medium risk, or …

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19/12/2022
Customs Support Felixstowe Services
Plus we are supported by 1500+ customs experts from across Europe. Meaning that we can provide you with full-service solutions and Empower your Global Trade. So, what exactly do we do? CFSP Bureau Customs Freight Simplified Procedure is a straightforward, efficient, and cost-effective import …

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5/9/2022
Meet Our People: Andy Holdcroft
Who are you? I’m Andy Holdcroft, the finance director for Customs Support in the U.K. I’ve been a financial director in a few companies now, ranging from start-ups to large companies with over 2000 employees. What does a financial director do? I’ve joined Customs Support to support the acquisitions …

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13/10/2022
Welcome to Customs Support Paisley (Glasgow)
Our Paisley (Glasgow) Office: Customs Support Paisley is our most northern office in the UK and manages import, export and simplified customs declaration procedure ( SCDP, previously called CFSP : customs freight simplified procedure) clearances. One of the main imports they manage is wooden …

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2/9/2022
Meet Our People: Gavin Osborn
Who are you? I'm Gavin Osborn, and I founded Osborn Customs Services way back in 2001. We’ve been doing declarations for over 20 years now, starting with bonded warehousing manifests and T1 forms. Over time, we expanded to include import and export clearances for the rest of the world, as well as …

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28/9/2022
Celebrating European Day of Languages at Customs Support
Across the Customs Support network, consisting of over 70 locations in 12 countries, our people speak several languages to each other every single day. It is our team’s diverse cultures and backgrounds that allow us to learn and grow together, and we like to celebrate it. Intercountry relationships …

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30/8/2022
Meet Our People: Charlie Dawson
Who are you? I'm Charlie Dawson, and I’m the business development manager, I have worked for the organisation for over four years, seeing the organisation through our recent rebrand from Bell Transport and Logistics to Customs Support Ireland. What does a business development manager do? I am …

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30/9/2022
Meet Our People: Frits Tenge
So, Frits, tell us a little about yourself! My name is Frits Tenge, and I am 63 years old. I was born and raised in Arnhem, but for the past 42 years, I have been living in Grubbenvorst, a small town in Limburg in the South of the Netherlands. It is the centre of asparagus cultivation. I live there …

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24/11/2022
Spotlight on: Rotterdam
Let’s look at some of the numbers for 2021 first: The total throughput in 2021 was 468,709,000 metric tons of cargo. 325 million tons were outbound, and 143 million tons were inbound. The port processed 15,3 million TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units). Around 8 million TEUs came into the harbour, …
