Article
News
5/2/2020
Incoterms Explained: Delivery Duty Paid (DDP)
The main difference with Delivery at Place (DAP) is that the seller takes care of the import formalities and transportation to the final destination. The destination needs to be specifically named. DDP: Associated Risks & Costs Risks and Costs for the Seller The seller is responsible for arranging …
Article
News
16/1/2023
Interim operational customs support
Can you give us an overview of what interim operational customs support is? Interim operational customs support is where we work inside your operation. Whether it’s processing import and export declarations, managing bonded licences and inventory, raising transit forms, working with HS …
Article
News
28/6/2022
Meet Our People: Gary Harrold
Who are you? Hi! I’m Gary, and I’ve been in this industry for over 20 years now. The bulk of my career has been in customs clearance, mostly within freight forwarding companies. I started with UKCS – a company that was acquired by Customs Support – shortly after they launched in 2014, seizing the …
Article
News
8/6/2023
Meet Our People: Marco Nefs
Who are you ? I’m Marco Nefs, 33 years old, and have been working here for Customs Support since 2008. The first 12 years were in the operational team, working with a company that was acquired by Customs Support in 2015. In the last two years, I started the CCD (customs control and delivery) …
Article
News
20/3/2023
Meet Our People: Tom Edwards
Who are you? I’m Tom Edwards. I am a Product Manager , and I am based in the Felixstowe office . I have been with Customs Support since the acquisition of UK Customs Solutions , and was with UKCS when they were established in 2014. What does a Product Manager do? My role is to oversee the import …
Article
News
21/4/2023
National Earth Day
Tell us about Customs Support’s recent sustainability review As with many service-based businesses, sustainability has only become a focus for us recently. Some of our individual branches have had their own initiatives, but there has never been any centralised policies or data collection. …
Article
News
14/3/2023
Specialised Customs Clearance in Ireland
Tell us about your memorable customs clearances in Ireland All Together Now: supporting Waterford’s music festival We’ve completed thousands of customs clearances in Ireland, but it was nice to support those involved with the All Together Now festival – which is on the doorstep of Customs Support …
Article
News
25/4/2023
The story of Balimpex AG
The History of Balimpex The Balimpex name stands for Basel Import and Export, this perfectly describes what is at the heart of their services. The customs clearance company was established in 1981 in Basel. Since 1981 Balimpex has grown into an organisation with ten locations along with over …
Article
News
21/2/2023
Blockchain: The future of customs and supply chains
What is Blockchain, and how does it work? The blockchain is a decentralised digital ledger that records transactions across a computer network. Every time new transactions are added to the blockchain, a new block is created. Once a block is added to the blockchain, the information in it cannot be …
Article
News
20/4/2023
Customs consultancy in Sweden
What are the main activities of the customs consultancy team in Sweden? We help businesses a lot with classification here in the Swedish office, both as ongoing operational customs consultants and as interim strategic customs partners . One of our largest customers is a gardening retailer, who …