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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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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 …
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15/5/2019
Export Documents: Which types are there and when do you need them?
I’m shipping to a non-EU country. What export document do I need? If you want to export to a non-EU country, a so-called third country, you need an EX-A document . The main reason for the EX-A is that Customs Authorities use the document to process and approve your shipment. It is also used to …
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25/3/2021
Musketier Moves Office and Rebrands to Customs Support
How Musketier Started Musketier B.V. was originally founded in 2003 by Paul Giesen, Eddy Egging, and Vincent Smit, after working together at the same customs broker for twenty years. The name Musketier, the Dutch word for musketeer, represented the fact that the three of them started the company, …
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13/5/2021
Trade Deals Around the World: May Edition
In this edition, we focus on the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the largest trade deal the world has ever seen… The United Kingdom and the European Union It has been five years since the British people took a vote on whether to leave the European Union or not. The result of the vote was …
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13/9/2019
We are Customs Support - your neutral and digital B2B Customs Partner
Our name is Customs Support Group. We chose that name because it describes perfectly what we do. Supporting you in importing and exporting your goods. We support businesses with their customs related processes and problems. What we are not Just so we are clear: we are not the customer service …
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10/9/2020
Cargo Moving Through Ports: Behind the scenes
Our people enable our customers’ flow of goods coming into the European Union and leaving it. We work behind the scenes and often out of sight. We work from our offices and in customer locations. We can be found at seaports, airports, container terminals, and at any other location where the Customs …