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Who are you? My name is Elizabeth Gildea, I am the newly appointed chief financial officer for the Customs Support Group. I am based in The Netherlands, usually in Amsterdam or the Rotterdam office as this is where our group finance, treasury, tax and legal teams are based. I’m Irish and have had …

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 …

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 …

In this edition we proudly present Senior HR Generalist Esther Blok, who works with our branches in the Netherlands to ensure that our people are satisfied, receive the right salary and know what benefits they are entitled to when they work at Customs Support. Read with us as Esther shares her …

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 …

Who Are You? “My name is Renate Storm. I’m 41 years old and I’m a born and raised Rotterdam woman. I have been working in the world of customs for over 20 years, first at companies like Burger, MOL Logistics, and Ziegler. And for almost 2 years now I have been working for Customs Support as a …

Who are you? My name is Hanna Gustafsson, and I live in Gothenburg, Sweden. My career in customs started in 2016 as a part-time job alongside my studies at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg. I first worked as a declarant before being promoted to Export …

Who are you? My name is Esko Holopainen, and I am the customs clearance director in Finland. What does a director of customs clearance do? I manage all the customs activities in Finland. This includes all the development of our digital systems, overseeing our team of customs declarants, and …

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:  …

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 …