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Importing goods, for which you can’t prove the preferential origin, into the European Union means paying duties and VAT, or doesn’t it? Postpone paying import duties and VAT There are ways importers can postpone paying import duties and VAT. You have to pay import duties and VAT when importing …

What is a Certificate of Origin? You or your customer may need a Certificate of Origin to import goods into a country outside the European Union. The producer or exporter of the goods usually makes the certificate of origin, which is then authorized by the Chamber of Commerce of the country where …

Moving forward, the Customs Authority will check if the import declaration matches the ATO. The Aangifte Tijdelijke Opslag (ATO), which translates into the Declaration of Temporary Storage, is the carrier’s responsibility when the goods are unloaded. If there are discrepancies, the Customs …

What is Customs Value? The customs value is the value that is used to determine how much customs duties you need to pay when importing goods into the European Union. To ensure global trade is fair there is a global agreement on how to determine customs value. These agreements have been laid down in …

In an earlier blogpost on import- and export documents we explained what a EUR1 Certificate is. Where the EUR1 certificate is a Certificate of Origin of sorts, the EUR-MED is a EUR1 of sorts. What is a EUR-MED? A EUR-MED is a certificate that can be used to move goods between countries of the …

The Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment ( Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid ) releases a list of CMR chemicals: the SZW list . The Ministry updates and releases the SZW list twice a year. The list contains all substances that can cause cancer, substances that can cause genetic defects, …

Customs and trade solutions play a pivotal role in facilitating smooth international trade operations. These services encompass a wide range of activities, including customs clearance, duty calculations, compliance management and navigating complex trade regulations.  As global commerce continues …

Our client is a Korean-US Automotive company with European Headquarters in Dobris and a central EMEA Distribution Centre for spare parts in Germany (200.000mtr). For this client, we prepare all import, transit and export documents, including Fiscal representation for several ports (Port of Hamburg, …

What are Incoterms? Incoterms stands for International Commercial Terms. The terms are published by  The International Chamber of Commerce . They regulate commercial transactions between parties in terms of costs, responsibilities, tasks and risks associated with the transportation and delivery of …

What are Incoterms? Incoterms stands for International Commercial Terms. The terms are published by The International Chamber of Commerce. They regulate commercial transactions between parties in terms of costs, responsibilities, tasks and risks associated with the transportation and delivery of …