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8/9/2022
The Digital Frontier: A UK Perspective on 'Levelling-Up' Customs
How the UK Government is investing in infrastructure and innovation Since Brexit, the UK Government has kept the theme of “levelling up”. Their objective is to accelerate development in areas that are outside of London, the southeast of England, and Northern Ireland. The scheme has 12 targets to …

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20/10/2022
Christmas shortages expected in the UK again this year
Find out about how your Christmas shop can be affected in this article. Reduced sailings from China Inflation and the cost-of-living crisis have left companies and individuals with fewer funds this year, forcing businesses to review how much stock they are purchasing. Additionally, China’s …

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23/8/2022
Meet Our People: Andrew Holden
Who are you? Hi, I’m Andrew Holden. I’m 28 years old, and I’ve lived in Wales all my life. I moved down to south Wales [from north Wales] about five years ago now, and I joined Clearing Customs UK [who were acquired by CSG] at the start of Brexit [January 2021]. What does an office manager do? It …

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26/9/2022
New Food Labelling Requirements Delayed Until January 2024
The new rules, which were due to come into effect on the 1st of October 2022, will now be required from 1st January 2024. This is so that importers have more time to gain clarity on their obligations. But what are these new regulations, and what should you do now they are delayed? Find out in this …

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23/9/2022
Could you benefit from the direct China to Scotland liner schedule?
For the first time, Scotland and China are linked on the same schedule. The new service, operated by a three-way partnership between DKT Allseas, China Xpress, and KC Liner Agencies, now connects the two locations without extra handling. But where does this new service dock, and what does this mean …

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3/10/2022
Is It Important To Get Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Status?
What type of AEO licences are there? There are three types of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) licences in the EU and U.K: Authorised Economic Operator – Customs Simplification (AEOC) Authorised Economic Operator – Security and Safety (AEOS) Authorised Economic Operator – Full C+S (AEOF) The …

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25/3/2021
Musketier Moves Office and Rebrands to Customs Support
How Musketier Started Musketier B.V. was originally founded in 2003 by Paul Giesen, Eddy Egging, and Vincent Smit, after working together at the same customs broker for twenty years. The name Musketier, the Dutch word for musketeer, represented the fact that the three of them started the company, …

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10/9/2020
Cargo Moving Through Ports: Behind the scenes
Our people enable our customers’ flow of goods coming into the European Union and leaving it. We work behind the scenes and often out of sight. We work from our offices and in customer locations. We can be found at seaports, airports, container terminals, and at any other location where the Customs …

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1/3/2024
Spotlight On: Llanelli
The Port of Llanelli The Port of Llanelli was an essential trade hub in the 19th century. During the first half of the 1800s, coal, lead, and copper were the main exports from the area. In the latter half of the 19th century, Llanelli docks grew after the town became a dominant player in the …

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26/6/2023
Unlocking Cash Flow Efficiency with Bonded Warehousing
Understanding How Bonded Storage Warehousing Works Usually, you pay duty and VAT when you complete an import clearance . However, you don’t always need to. If you leverage a customs bonded warehouse, then you can suspend the payment of taxes until the goods leave the warehouse. To use a bonded …
