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23/9/2022
Could you benefit from the direct China to Scotland liner schedule?
For the first time, Scotland and China are linked on the same schedule. The new service, operated by a three-way partnership between DKT Allseas, China Xpress, and KC Liner Agencies, now connects the two locations without extra handling. But where does this new service dock, and what does this mean …
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3/10/2022
Is It Important To Get Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Status?
What type of AEO licences are there? There are three types of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) licences in the EU and U.K: Authorised Economic Operator – Customs Simplification (AEOC) Authorised Economic Operator – Security and Safety (AEOS) Authorised Economic Operator – Full C+S (AEOF) The …
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25/3/2021
Musketier Moves Office and Rebrands to Customs Support
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, …
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10/9/2020
Cargo Moving Through Ports: Behind the scenes
Our people enable our customers’ flow of goods coming into the European Union and leaving it. We work behind the scenes and often out of sight. We work from our offices and in customer locations. We can be found at seaports, airports, container terminals, and at any other location where the Customs …
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26/6/2023
Unlocking Cash Flow Efficiency with Bonded Warehousing
Understanding How Bonded Storage Warehousing Works Usually, you pay duty and VAT when you complete an import clearance . However, you don’t always need to. If you leverage a customs bonded warehouse, then you can suspend the payment of taxes until the goods leave the warehouse. To use a bonded …
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16/8/2021
What is Smart Declaring?
You only send the relevant data to us once. We then use this data to create all customs documents and to request any applicable permits. We also take care of all the communication with the relevant authorities. Customs Support’s customs software has links to all the relevant customs authorities (in …
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23/1/2024
Spotlight On: Ghent
The Port of Ghent The Port of Ghent is part of the North Sea Port, which spans more than 60 kilometres across the coast of Belgium and the Netherlands. Alongside the Port of Ghent, other notable areas within the North Sea Port are the ports of Terneuzen and Vlissingen. In 2022, the North Sea Port …
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24/3/2020
Incoterms Explained: Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF)
You can read more about the most important changes compared to Incoterms 2010 in one of our earlier blogs in the Incoterms series. The Incoterms we explained until now have been terms that are applicable to all modalities, road, rail, water, and air. The Incoterm in this blog is one of the …
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19/2/2024
A Guide to Advanced Tariff Ruling (ATaR)
What is an advanced tariff ruling? An advanced tariff ruling is legal confirmation of your goods classification . This means that customs authorities have verified your choice of commodity code for a particular piece of business. It can be obtained for both import and export business. Once …