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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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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 …
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22/9/2020
Digitalisation to Speed Up Customs Processes at the Irish Sea Border
When the transition period ends on December 31st of this year, there will be a closed border again between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Especially for Ireland and Northern Ireland, this will mean a lot of new procedures and checks. New Customs Procedures in the Irish Sea Companies …
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29/9/2021
The eCMR. Another step toward digitalising supply chains
A CMR waybill contains all the relevant information about a road freight shipment. It is the agreement between the shipper, the carrier, and the receiver. It regulates liability, damages, and compensation. For a long time, the logistics industry was one of the biggest fans of paper. Everything …
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20/1/2022
Digitise Your Supply Chain and Don't Forget Your Customs Processes
A lot has happened in the past year that has made it clear that supply chains are fragile. Sometimes it seemed like a flock of black swans landed. In 2020 China , the factory of the world, came to a grinding halt, the impact of which could be felt all through 2021. Singular events like the blocking …
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21/6/2023
UCC Centralised Clearance for Import (CCI)
What is a CCI clearance? UCC centralised clearance for import (CCI) is a simplified customs procedure within the EU that allows you to clear goods from your country, in another part of the community. To do this, you lodge the customs declaration at your supervising office, who then coordinate the …
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3/2/2023
The story of Portmade
100,000 Declarations Portmade started as the department that dealt with all services not directly related to the CMB Ships in the Port of Antwerp, the second largest container port in Europe. They took care of many different services for CMB Customers, like container logistics, arranging …
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20/7/2023
How our neutrality empowers your business for success
What do we mean by “neutrality” at Customs Support? For us (and for you), it’s important that we remain free from bias so that we can act to our fullest potential as customs partners. What this means is that we take an unbiased approach to everything that we do: There is no favouritism towards …
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17/4/2023
Connecting Customs with your Operational Systems
What is a challenge you have solved with customs digital interfacing? A client of ours wanted to outsource their customs clearance, but were concerned about how the data would stay clean if another system was involved. They have multiple warehouses and manage excise products, so any mistakes in …
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6/1/2023
Trade Deals Around the World: A Recap of 2022’s Digital Agreements
The United Kingdom The UK continued to strengthen their post-Brexit relationships around the world in 2022. Here are some of their highlights: South Korea In February, the UK and South Korea began talks over improving their free trade deal in order to deepen the ties between the two countries. In …