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25/7/2023
Spotlight On: Tenterden
Customs Support Tenterden was part of the acquisition of Duty Management Services in 2021 and is now a key location for the group in the UK. Home to one of our specialist services teams, Tenterden is leading the UK industry with its digital-first approach to customs . Here are some of the solutions …
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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 …
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1/12/2021
Upcoming Changes to the Harmonised System per 2022: What You Need to Know
Customs duties; Import and export limitations; Obligations regarding documents; Licenses; Commercial policy measures; Security measures. Using the incorrect classification of your goods can delay your customs declaration process or delays when the Customs Authorities detain a shipment at the …
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13/9/2019
We are Customs Support - your neutral and digital B2B Customs Partner
What we are not Just so we are clear: we are not the customer service department for your local customs authority. As much as we would like to help you with importing personal items, we can not support you. Therefore you should need to address to the local customs authority. We can understand how …
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13/3/2023
Why didn’t the peanut cross the ocean?
What health risks are there in transporting peanuts? Depending on where your peanuts are imported from, there is a risk of contamination by aflatoxins. These are a family of fungi that grow in warm and wet conditions, as is common in countries which grow peanuts. If your shipment of peanuts has …
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18/9/2023
Re-cap of Our DMS Event
We welcomed customers of Customs Support, Stream and Portbase Software at the Blaak 16 in the city centre of Rotterdam. During out the day several speakers, from the mentioned companies, talked about the impact of DMS on their respective professions. This way we made sure, there was a story which …
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23/11/2023
Classifications 101
What is an HS commodity code? The Harmonised Tariff System was developed by the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in 1988. The objective of introducing the HS tariff was to make customs easier by classifying goods in the same way across the WCO’s 200+ members, meaning that goods could be easily …
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22/2/2022
What Is Inward Processing and What Are the Benefits?
What was the procedure before Inward Processing? Let's examine the former process based on an example of one of our clients. Our client is a company that calibrates and repairs precision measuring equipment in the Netherlands. They have customers worldwide who send their devices to the Netherlands …