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9/3/2021
Meet Our People: Customs Declarant Bauke van Eldik
In this series, we will interview the people that are always ready to assist you and help you import or export your goods without worries. Next up in this series is Customs Support Declarant Bauke van Eldik . Who Are You? My name is Bauke van Eldik, I am 50 years old and I live in Venray with my …

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24/2/2022
Meet Our People: Huib van Heumen
Who are you? I am Huib van Heumen. I am 45 years old, born in Den Bosch and raised in Zaltbommel in the South of the Netherlands, now living in the Randstad where we live with our daughter (12) and son (11). My career in logistics started at a parcel carrier: DPD. From the start, my role has been …

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16/3/2022
Simplified Customs Procedures For Humanitarian Shipments
Simplified Customs Procedures Many national Customs Authorities have implemented simplified procedures for shipments of humanitarian goods to Ukraine and surrounding countries like Poland, Moldova, etc. A few examples of Customs Authorities that have released statements on simplified procedures: …

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11/2/2021
Port of Zeebrugge as an alternative to Calais
Customs systems on both sides are straining under a load of additional documents and certificates , the French customs systems being among them. For many companies, Calais is top of mind when they need to ship goods from the European Union to the United Kingdom, but there are alternatives like …

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24/10/2023
Ro/Ro Cargo and Ireland
The GVMS process When transporting goods between the EU and the UK, the Goods Vehicle Movement Service is the mechanism for processing the export and import clearances once the vehicle has boarded the ferry. To do this, both the import and export declaration MRNs need to be assigned to the GVMS …

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25/1/2023
Ukraine & The Common Transit Agreement
The EU has taken action to support customs reform in several areas. These include IT transformation, joining the Convention on a Common Transit Procedure, implementing an Authorised Economic Operator Program and bringing Ukrainian customs legislation in line with the customs rules and regulations …

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22/1/2021
Why We Need Your Power of Attorney
These guidelines are in place to make sure both Customs Support and its customers are in full compliance with rules and regulations set forth by the Customs and Tax Authorities. Customs Support is also AEO Certified , to make sure we remain certified, we can’t deviate from these guidelines. Please …

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1/12/2021
Upcoming Changes to the Harmonised System per 2022: What You Need to Know
Customs duties; Import and export limitations; Obligations regarding documents; Licenses; Commercial policy measures; Security measures. Using the incorrect classification of your goods can delay your customs declaration process or delays when the Customs Authorities detain a shipment at the …

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23/11/2023
Classifications 101
What is an HS commodity code? The Harmonised Tariff System was developed by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in 1988. The objective of introducing the HS tariff was to make customs easier by classifying goods in the same way across the WCO’s 200+ members, meaning that goods could be easily …

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22/2/2022
What Is Inward Processing and What Are the Benefits?
What was the procedure before Inward Processing? Let's examine the former process based on an example of one of our clients. Our client is a company that calibrates and repairs precision measuring equipment in the Netherlands. They have customers worldwide who send their devices to the Netherlands …
