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22/4/2020
A quarantined world. What will the markets do?
A Wave of Shocks Hits the Economy The global economy, and with that global trade is getting hit in waves. The first shock was a supply shock that was caused by production facilities in China coming to a stop. This caused problems in supply chains that depended on parts and materials from China. …
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25/3/2020
Export of personal protective equipment (PPE) is currently prohibited
Export of PPE is prohibited for the time being. For importing personal protective equipment, the following conditions apply: We start a preliminary investigation for each application The Dutch government and customs control the logistics of these products All personal protective equipment must be …
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14/1/2020
Acquisition of Kunow Group Strengthens Presence in Europe
KUNOW GROUP The Kunow Group was founded in the late 1940s in Helmstedt and was then specialized in East-West traffic. At the beginning of more trade relations with the Central and Eastern European countries in the sixties, Kunow Group became a contract partner of almost all well-known state …
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Case
26/10/2022
Full-service solutions to global trade challenges
This case will consider one of our long-term automotive clients in Belgium (BE), and the recent additional challenges experienced by their sister branch in the United Kingdom (UK) since Brexit. First, we assess the client’s background, challenges, and operations: As a leading manufacturer in the …
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19/10/2023
The Automotive Industry & Customs
The automotive industry is more than just cars and other vehicles Although cars are sold internationally, this is a very small part of how the automotive industry works with regards to customs. The largest parts of what we do at Customs Support are before and after the assembly of the vehicle. …
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24/11/2022
Speeding Through Customs: Crossing European borders with F1
With races sometimes a week apart, logistics teams need to be as well-oiled as the cars to keep things moving. A single piece of equipment can be the difference in a race, with winning and losing sometimes coming down to milliseconds on the final lap. This is why there are often five or six sets of …
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10/10/2019
Incoterms Explained: Carriage and Insurance Paid (CIP)
In that sense, it is similar to CPT. What is different with CIP is the fact that the buyer has paid an additional sum to have the goods insured during the carriage of the goods. Risks and Costs for the Seller The seller is responsible for arranging and paying for transportation to the …
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10/6/2020
Incoterms Explained: Free on Board (FOB)
Risks and Costs for the Seller The seller is responsible for arranging and paying for transportation to the ship and is also responsible for loading the goods onto the ship. The risk used to transfer to the buyer when the goods go over the rail of the ship. This was confusing as the risk would …
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3/11/2021
The Benefits of a Customs Project Manager
When you decide to change suppliers, and your new supplier is a non-EU company, you will become an importer of goods. Do you have all the knowledge you need to implement the right processes? Will you be able to import all goods without delay and without paying unnecessary duties and taxes? When …
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13/5/2019
Customs operations and the blockchain technology
What is Blockchain Technology? Blockchain is essentially a distributed database. It exists on multiple computers at the same time. It is constantly growing as new blocks are added to the chain. The information in this database is encrypted in such a way that only the user that added the block with …