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13/4/2023
IUU Catch Certificates
Why do you need an IUU Catch Certificate? An Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Catch Certificate is a document that is provided to health authorities to confirm the shipment is legal and safe to import. In the UK, an IUUCC must be presented to the Department for Environment, Food, and …
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10/9/2020
Cargo Moving Through Ports: Behind the scenes
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 …
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23/1/2024
Spotlight On: Ghent
The Port of Ghent The Port of Ghent is part of the North Sea Port, which spans more than 60 kilometres across the coast of Belgium and the Netherlands. Alongside the Port of Ghent, other notable areas within the North Sea Port are the ports of Terneuzen and Vlissingen. In 2022, the North Sea Port …
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24/3/2020
Incoterms Explained: Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF)
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 …
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19/2/2024
A Guide to Advanced Tariff Ruling (ATaR)
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 …
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28/3/2023
Improve the Efficiency of your Customs Operation
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 …
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14/9/2021
Acquisition of Tournebize Strengthens Presence in France
As an authorized customs agent since 1996, Tournebize is well established and has an essential role in the French transport and logistics sector. The specialist in customs formalities, advice and training has optimized customs procedures for many clients over the years by providing consultation and …
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19/1/2022
The world of customs is complex and in motion 24/7. Your goods flows over land, sea and by air are under continuous attention of customs authorities. Customs laws and regulations change over time resulting in a dynamic customs formalities landscape. It is not surprising that you sometimes lose the …
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19/3/2024
The Construction Industry & Customs
First, we’ll need some tools From angle grinders to wrenches, there are 1,000s of tools out there for builders. Many of these are in HS chapter 82, with over 120 tools listed from HS heading 8201 through 8207. And, that’s just the hand tools. We need some bigger ones, too. Many of the machines and …
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27/9/2019
Releasing Non-Union Goods into Free Circulation
How Do You Bring Goods into Free Circulation? There is a standard process for releasing goods for Free Circulation in the EU: 1. Goods are shipped to the EU and taken off the vessel or aircraft. They can be stored temporarily until European Customs Authorities have completed import clearance . 2. …