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6/7/2023
Meet our people: Mladen ‘Joe’ Petricevic
Who are you? Formally, my name is Mladen Petricevic, but everybody calls me Joe. I’m 43 years old, and I live in Frankfurt. I was born here after my parents moved here from Split in Croatia. I’m happily married to my wife, and we have two daughters and a dog. I am one of the founders of ZSK …
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7/8/2023
World Trade News: August 2023 Edition
European Union The EU and The Philippines announce intention of free trade agreement The EU is The Philippines 4th largest trade partner, with the exchange of goods valued at over €18.4 billion in 2022. The EU is also one of the largest investors in The Philippines, with over €13.7 billion of …
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6/10/2023
Customs Support Finland hosts seminar at Alihankinta trade show
What is the Alihankinta event in Finland? The Alihankinta event is hosted by Tampereen Messut , and is the largest industrial event in Finland. It is also the second largest subcontracting industry trade fair in Europe. This year was the 35th Alihantinka, with the sold out convention host to …
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28/7/2023
Customs Support Finland – Trained By Finnish Authorities
What’s included in your training? The customs vocational course in Finland consists of four modules: three mandatory subjects and one specialisation: First, we need to understand the classification of goods : how this is done, how different materials and components can impact the way goods are …
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5/3/2024
A Greener Customs Future
From paper-bound to paperless I believe it is safe to say that the customs industry has always been restricted by paper – or by physical documents of some kind. This has been the only real way of governing customs controls, until now. The power of the internet and the growing digital world have …
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8/4/2024
EU Customs Reform
EU Customs Reform Although the EU is not a federation in the strict sense of the word, each member of the customs union still acts relatively independently. Read about the upcoming EU customs reform in this article. How the single EU customs territory currently works The EU is a single market, …
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10/3/2023
Which Origin Statements do I put on Export Paperwork?
What is an origin statement? Origin statements are clauses on paperwork which confirm to importers and authorities where the goods have originated from. Typically, you can find origin statements on the commercial invoice for an individual shipment, but you can also find it on trade certificates …
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21/4/2023
National Earth Day
Tell us about Customs Support’s recent sustainability review As with many service-based businesses, sustainability has only become a focus for us recently. Some of our individual branches have had their own initiatives, but there has never been any centralised policies or data collection. …