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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 …

What is GVMS? The Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) is a system that import and export clearances are uploaded to when goods are moving by road between the UK and the EU. GVMS is operated by the haulier, who submits details of the cargo for each declaration the vehicle is carrying. The GVMS …

To import plant products, live animals or animal products from the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states into Great Britain, you will need to follow the Target Operating Model (TOM) risk categories. The TOM categorises these imports into high risk, medium risk, or …

This case will consider one of our long-term automotive clients in Belgium (BE), and the recent additional challenges experienced by their sister branch in the United Kingdom (UK) since Brexit. First, we assess the client’s background, challenges, and operations: As a leading manufacturer in the …

Across the Customs Support network, consisting of over 70 locations in 12 countries, our people speak several languages to each other every single day. It is our team’s diverse cultures and backgrounds that allow us to learn and grow together, and we like to celebrate it. Intercountry relationships …

Who are you? I'm Charlie Dawson, and I’m the business development manager, I have worked for the organisation for over four years, seeing the organisation through our recent rebrand from Bell Transport and Logistics to Customs Support Ireland. What does a business development manager do? I am …

So, Frits, tell us a little about yourself! My name is Frits Tenge, and I am 63 years old. I was born and raised in Arnhem, but for the past 42 years, I have been living in Grubbenvorst, a small town in Limburg in the South of the Netherlands. It is the centre of asparagus cultivation. I live there …

Let’s look at some of the numbers for 2021 first: The total throughput in 2021 was 468,709,000 metric tons of cargo. 325 million tons were outbound, and 143 million tons were inbound. The port processed 15,3 million TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units). Around 8 million TEUs came into the harbour, …

Driven by the need to protect data, process more information, and maintain a high level of compliance, customs agents and authorities strive for efficiency throughout supply chains. This has led to  sophisticated AI-powered tools , single windows connected by  the Internet of Things , and  …

The new rules, which were due to come into effect on the 1st of October 2022, will now be required from 1st January 2024. This is so that importers have more time to gain clarity on their obligations. But what are these new regulations, and what should you do now they are delayed? Find out in this …