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Importing goods, for which you can’t prove the preferential origin, into the European Union means paying duties and VAT, or doesn’t it? Postpone paying import duties and VAT There are ways importers can postpone paying import duties and VAT. You have to pay import duties and VAT when importing …

What is a Certificate of Origin? You or your customer may need a Certificate of Origin to import goods into a country outside the European Union. The producer or exporter of the goods usually makes the certificate of origin, which is then authorized by the Chamber of Commerce of the country where …

Moving forward, the Customs Authority will check if the import declaration matches the ATO. The Aangifte Tijdelijke Opslag (ATO), which translates into the Declaration of Temporary Storage, is the carrier’s responsibility when the goods are unloaded. If there are discrepancies, the Customs …

What is Customs Value? The customs value is the value that is used to determine how much customs duties you need to pay when importing goods into the European Union. To ensure global trade is fair there is a global agreement on how to determine customs value. These agreements have been laid down in …

In an earlier blogpost on import- and export documents we explained what a EUR1 Certificate is. Where the EUR1 certificate is a Certificate of Origin of sorts, the EUR-MED is a EUR1 of sorts. What is a EUR-MED? A EUR-MED is a certificate that can be used to move goods between countries of the …

The Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment ( Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid ) releases a list of CMR chemicals: the SZW list . The Ministry updates and releases the SZW list twice a year. The list contains all substances that can cause cancer, substances that can cause genetic defects, …

What are Incoterms? Incoterms stands for International Commercial Terms. The terms are published by  The International Chamber of Commerce . They regulate commercial transactions between parties in terms of costs, responsibilities, tasks and risks associated with the transportation and delivery of …

What are Incoterms? Incoterms stands for International Commercial Terms. The terms are published by The International Chamber of Commerce. They regulate commercial transactions between parties in terms of costs, responsibilities, tasks and risks associated with the transportation and delivery of …

The new terms, which will enter into effect on January 1st 2020, can be downloaded or bought from the  ICC website . What has changed in the Incoterms 2020?  The update on the incoterms includes more detailed explanatory notes, so it is even clearer what the responsibilities for the buyer are and …

There is 0%-tariff access for products traded between the European Union and the United Kingdom, but only if the products originate from either the EU or the UK. No Duty on “Originating Goods” One of the most important parts of the agreement is that there is no duty impact in the case of proven …