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When you decide to change suppliers, and your new supplier is a non-EU company, you will become an importer of goods. Do you have all the knowledge you need to implement the right processes? Will you be able to import all goods without delay and without paying unnecessary duties and taxes? When …

From paper-bound to paperless I believe it is safe to say that the customs industry has always been restricted by paper – or by physical documents of some kind. This has been the only real way of governing customs controls, until now. The power of the internet and the growing digital world have …

The growth of digitalisation and data sharing across the logistics industry Advancements in technology and global connectivity have led to a growing use of digital solutions within supply chains over the last decade. This has been essential not only for increased volumes of physically traded goods …

Which import duties will cease in Switzerland from January 2024? Import duties will cease for most industrial goods which are classified in chapters 25-97 of the tariff. However, there will be some exceptions to this rule. It is important that you have the correct goods classification and check …

Who are you? My name is Esko Holopainen, and I am the customs clearance director in Finland. What does a director of customs clearance do? I manage all the customs activities in Finland. This includes all the development of our digital systems, overseeing our team of customs declarants, and …

Who are you?  My name is Kati Fortino. I’m 32 years old, and I live near Helsinki with my Italian husband and our 1.5-year-old boy. My career in customs started in 2013 at SA-TU Logistics, now Customs Support Finland. I’ve had different positions in the customs industry. I began in exports and …

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 …

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 …

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 …