Customs Clearance

“Full service customs”, “comprehensive solutions”, “end-to-end European clearance”; these aren’t just slogans to us at Customs Support – we mean them. Find out what this means for you in this article.

Advanced tariff ruling (ATaR) is a tool you can use when importing into and exporting out of the United Kingdom. Find out how to effectively use ATaRs in this article.

The use of the CDS document waiver code 999L has been extended until 31st January 2024 for imports, and January 2025 for exports. Find out more in this article.

We support the global trading aspirations of our clients from across Europe. One of the countries where we have had offices since 2021 is Switzerland, home of Balimpex AG. As of today, the company will rebrand and become Customs Support Switzerland.

In our series #WeAreCustomsSupport, you will meet the people behind Customs Support. We value our colleagues and the work they do. In this series, we will interview the people who are always ready to assist you with importing or exporting your goods without worries. Next up in this series is James Simpson, who is the UK SCDP manager.

​​​​​​​Customs clearance in Ireland has been turbulent since Brexit, but our team has been the rock for traders of all shapes and sizes. Roisin Cussen discusses our Ireland team’s clearance stories here.

Dutch Customs is implementing a new procedure. With this new procedure, it is no longer possible to make an import declaration before the goods have been unloaded. The new import procedure is called Container Vrijgave Bericht (CVB), which translates into Container Release Message.

How you classify your goods from a customs point of view matters. Wrongly classifying your goods can lead to delays in your customs declaration process or delays when the Customs Authorities detain a shipment at the border. It can also lead to higher duties and even significant fines.