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When you send a second shipment of the same product, you need to add a new certificate of origin. This can be the country it was shipped from, but that definitely isn’t always the case. Your local Chamber of Commerce can issue or certify a Certificate of Origin. Preferential or Non-Preferential? A …

The European Union has rules and regulations in place to determine whether products are considered to be organic. Products must conform to equivalent standards to those produced in the European Union. The European Union has agreements with countries that have standards and control measures that are …

When they find irregularities or do not agree with certain classifications, you need to update your classification or file an objection against the Customs Authorities’ findings. When you use the wrong classification, the result can be that you pay too much or that you don’t pay enough import …

Verex, located in Terneuzen, The Netherlands is an independent customs broker for all import, export, and cross-border deliveries or shipments. The Verex team has extensive experience in customs, VAT, and excise duty. As fiscal representative and customs agent, Verex provides all services that …

Improve Your Cash Flow When a foreign business conducts economic activities in the Netherlands, like importing goods , they need to adhere to the administrative obligations of the Dutch VAT laws.  This Value Added Tax (VAT), 21 per cent for most goods, needs to be paid when you import goods into …

How Musketier Started Musketier B.V. was originally founded in 2003 by Paul Giesen, Eddy Egging, and Vincent Smit, after working together at the same customs broker for twenty years. The name Musketier, the Dutch word for musketeer, represented the fact that the three of them started the company, …

What is “Union Status”? Goods have union status when they are obtained in the European Union, imported into the EU and released into free circulation, or produced wholly from goods which fit the aforementioned criteria. If your goods are not released into free circulation under these conditions, …

What is Origin?  Essentially there are two types of origin. There’s the origin determined by where the goods were in free circulation and the origin where the goods were manufactured. For example, a car manufactured in Japan has been imported to Germany and sold by a German car dealer to a customer …

Please be aware that the classification of your goods has an impact on: Duties Import- and export limitations Documentation requirements Licenses Commercial policy measures Security measures How are goods classified? Goods are classified according to the Harmonised System. The customs …

The benefits of going paperless   Reducing the amount of paper used in offices has been a concern for many businesses across the world due to climate change, despite it being a renewable resource.   However, reducing paper manufacturing isn’t the only global benefit to going paperless.  And, saving …