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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …