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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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Who are you? I'm Nicola Haynes, a senior customs consultant. I've been working in the customs field for nearly 40 years and have been in all sorts of roles. I've worked for HMRC, out in the industry and I've worked in consulting, so I've experienced customs activity from all sides, really. What …

You only send the relevant data to us once. We then use this data to create all customs documents and to request any applicable permits. We also take care of all the communication with the relevant authorities. Customs Support’s customs software has links to all the relevant customs authorities (in …

You can read more about the most important changes compared to Incoterms 2010 in one of our earlier blogs in the Incoterms series. The Incoterms we explained until now have been terms that are applicable to all modalities, road, rail, water, and air. The Incoterm in this blog is one of the …

What is the Target Operating Model? The  UK Target Operating Model is an initiative within and alongside the 2025 UK Border Strategy which focuses on aligning trade protocols for importing goods from within the EU and globally. There is currently a misalignment due to the need to keep trade simple …

What is an advanced tariff ruling? An advanced tariff ruling is legal confirmation of your  goods classification . This means that customs authorities have verified your choice of commodity code for a particular piece of business. It can be obtained for both import and export business.  Once …

Periodically Review Your Customs Operations To ensure that processes move along with the market, it is a good idea to regularly carry out a quick self-assessment or have an external expert do a quick scan . Our consultants are always up to speed on the latest customs rules and regulations and …