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Who are you? My name is Jeffrey Havelaar. I am 36 years old and live in Rotterdam with my wife and daughter. I have been the Operational Manager for the Consultancy division of Customs Support for over two years. What does an Operational Manager Consultancy do? The Operations Manager role is a …

Who are you? My name is Niko Plith. I’m 50 years old, and I live near Helsinki in Vantaa with my wife and two children. My daughter is 17, and my son is 15. I have worked in logistics for the last 30 years in different positions, and I still think it is the best industry. I’ve done sales, …

Key to the overhaul is a new information system called ICS-2. EU Customs wants to facilitate the free flow of legitimate trade across external borders through improved data-driven customs security processes. Data is the key and the current systems can’t live up to the task at hand. Directly …

Delivery Duty Paid  When goods are bought or sold “Delivery Duty Paid” (DDP) it means that the Seller delivers the goods to a place previously agreed to by the seller and the buyer. This can be any location. The agreed place of delivery (e.g. Rotterdam, Venlo, etc.) needs to be specifically named. …

GOC, located in Rotterdam - The Netherlands, is specialised in gas measurement and degassing in confined spaces. With a team of certified gas measurement experts, they currently measure around 30.000 containers annually and scan for more than 300 noxious gases. GOC is mainly active in the Port of …

An hour ago, the blockade was lifted and shipping through the Suez Canal could be restarted.  The vessel was blocking the canal, and no ships could go through. With 10% of the world’s cargo moving through the Suez Canal, this is a big problem. Over 200 ships are waiting to go through the canal. …

Postpone Paying VAT When Importing  Companies registered in the Netherlands can postpone paying VAT when importing goods into the Netherlands. Registering your company in the Netherlands can mean more administrative hassle than you want. Fortunately, there are other ways to still benefit from …

In the past years, our company has grown considerably, on the one hand through acquisitions, on the other hand, we are growing through our portfolio of services. We have specialized in measuring gases and degassing in sea containers, trucks and warehouses. We supply reliable and reproducible …

The Dutch are inseparably linked to international business, import and export. Dutch companies are active all over the world. Did you know that two-thirds of the goods produced in the Netherlands are sold in the European Union? Did you know that we as Dutchmen are the largest exporter of Tulips in …

The agreed place of delivery (e.g. the terminal) needs to be specifically named. The buyer then takes care of the import formalities and transportation to the final destination. DAT is mainly used for air freight and ocean freight deliveries. Risks and Costs for the Seller The seller is responsible …