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13/12/2022
Meet Our People: Christa Doornbos
Who are you? My name is Christa Doornbos. I have been working at Customs Support for four years now. I started in Finance and made a switch to Human Resources about two years ago. I am Human Resource Operations Manager. In this role, I am responsible for human resources in the Netherlands. I do …
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19/9/2023
Implementing DMS 4.1
How will implementing DMS 4.1 affect businesses? The exact implications of implementing DMS 4.1 will depend on your operation, goods, and permits. However, for most companies, the biggest impact will be the need for electronic notification via DMS 4.1 for the presentation of your goods to customs …
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24/3/2023
A Digital-First Approach to Customs
What does digitalisation in customs mean to you? I think it’s a giant step forwards. When technology is making progress in all other sectors, we [the customs industry] can’t be sitting here doing declarations by hand anymore. In an accuracy-sensitive industry like ours, having the numbers, …
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28/4/2020
Customs Value - What is it and how do you calculate It?
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 …
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11/2/2021
Port of Zeebrugge as an alternative to Calais
Customs systems on both sides are straining under a load of additional documents and certificates , the French customs systems being among them. For many companies, Calais is top of mind when they need to ship goods from the European Union to the United Kingdom, but there are alternatives like …
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24/12/2020
Brexit deal: What does it mean for business?
After four years of negotiating and missing more deadlines than we want to think about, the European Union and the United Kingdom have finally reached an agreement. The news has just been announced. Boris Johnson just announced that it is a Canada style free trade deal. What is a Canada Style …