Customs Support Group Benelux: Empowering Europe’s Global Trade

When you’re faced with tight deadlines, rising costs, and supply chain disruptions, you need a customs partner that can make Europe’s gateway work for you. And that’s exactly what Customs Support Group delivers throughout the Benelux – Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. 

With 13 offices across the region, our integrated Benelux cluster works to provide comprehensive, reliable, and cost-efficient customs solutions which pivot as you need them to – giving you a flexible, all-access pass to Europe’s busiest logistics hub. 

Each country within the Benelux is a powerhouse in its own right. Here, we explore their strengths and how our integrated cluster can help you benefit from the region’s international infrastructure. 

A Key European Trading Hub

The Benelux region stands unrivalled in Europe when it comes to international trade capacity. Every year:

• Rotterdam moves more than 450 million tonnes of cargo – nearly 42,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) a day – making it Europe’s busiest port.
• Antwerp-Bruges handles 270 million tonnes and leads in specialist sectors like chemicals and breakbulk.
• Airports Schiphol, Brussels, Liège, Luxembourg, and Maastricht move nearly five million tonnes of air cargo, connecting you with the rest of Europe at scale.

Combined with an extensive road and rail network, Benelux is the beating heart of Europe’s trade. And Customs Support Group is here to help you take advantage of it.

How You Benefit from an Integrated Benelux Cluster

By consolidating our resources, we give you:

• Efficiency: Saved time, predictable costs, and digital solutions across all three countries.
• Expertise: Deep, local knowledge that protects you against delays and additional costs.
• Centralisation: Simplified customs for pan-Benelux operations through a single point of contact.
• Resilience: Flexible access to multiple ports and airports so you can adapt to disruptions quickly.

Regional Strengths

The Netherlands: Europe’s Logistics Leader

Rotterdam alone connects to more than 1,000 seaports worldwide, serving as Europe’s primary gateway for goods from Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Australasia. For airfreight, Schiphol is the continent’s second-largest hub.

CSG’s headquarters in Rotterdam is supported by 11 other strategic Dutch offices, covering more than just customs clearance. You can rely on:

• Our Fresh team at Schiphol Airport, who provide on-site cold-chain services
• Multiple Customs Support Safety branches
• Customs Support Venlo, who work with inland access by barge and rail

Belgium: Specialist Expertise and Digital Leadership

Belgium pairs logistics strength with digital innovation. The Port of Antwerp leads the world in chemicals, liquid bulk, and breakbulk, whilst Brussels Airport excels in life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and perishables. All these sectors require customs precision, whether it’s accurate goods classification, dual-use knowledge, or balancing multiple customs accreditations.

To create a blend of speed, accuracy, and compliance, Customs Support Belgium has led the way for digitalisation within the group – with more than 70% of the region’s activities working digitally. It is more than one or two systems working together, but a whole network of connected infrastructures.

This has been where we pioneered some of our data mapping initiatives, and where we are working ahead of the EU’s centralised clearances function with capabilities of our own. Belgium’s digital expertise has been essential in developing the digitalisation and connectivity of our other regions.

Luxembourg: Agile Airfreight Clearance at Scale

Luxembourg Airport is one of Europe’s busiest dedicated cargo hubs, moving time-sensitive goods quickly across the continent. Free from the congestion of larger multimodal centres, it delivers unmatched speed and flexibility as a key crossroads for air traffic.

Customs Support Group’s expertise, efficiency, and overall quality of service are essential for goods moving through this region, as air shipments naturally have shorter notice, shorter free times, and a greater capacity for charges. Every hour counts, and this is where our solutions have passed their pressure tests.

A Single Partner for Benelux Customs

Customs Support Group has built an integrated Benelux cluster by design: one region, one network, one team working across borders.

Whether you are trading containerised goods from Asia, pharmaceuticals from the USA, or perishables from South America, we keep your supply chain flowing with a comprehensive service portfolio that is second to none.

If you need a single customs partner who can give you speed, compliance, and peace of mind across Europe’s busiest trade hub, talk to our Benelux team today.