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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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6/2/2024
Meet Our People: Elías Benhamú
In this edition, we are excited to present Elías Benhamú, who is our financial director for France and Spain Join us as Elías shares his experience and insights in this article. Who are you? I’m Elías , 32 years old, from a city called Cordoba in Spain. I have been working with Customs Support for …

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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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3/2/2023
The story of Portmade
100,000 Declarations Portmade started as the department that dealt with all services not directly related to the CMB Ships in the Port of Antwerp, the second largest container port in Europe. They took care of many different services for CMB Customers, like container logistics, arranging …

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29/12/2022
Meet Our People: Kati Fortino
Who are you? My name is Kati Fortino. I’m 32 years old, and I live near Helsinki with my Italian husband and our 1.5-year-old boy. My career in customs started in 2013 at SA-TU Logistics, now Customs Support Finland. I’ve had different positions in the customs industry. I began in exports and …

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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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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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24/11/2023
Customs Support Belgium
Tell us about digitalisation at Customs Support Belgium Most customs clearance agents only have one software that they use, which is better than doing manual declarations but it doesn’t make you a digital company. Even companies that are digital often only run at about 20-25% digitalisation. We …

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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 …
