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22/6/2020
Customs Support
We have seen strong growth over the past years. Through takeovers, we have been able to add multiple great organizations to our growing Customs Support family. We have also grown through the expansion of our (digital) service portfolio. Today we have over 400 people working in 40 offices in 5 …
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3/3/2023
Meet Our People: Hanna Gustafsson
Who are you? My name is Hanna Gustafsson, and I live in Gothenburg, Sweden. My career in customs started in 2016 as a part-time job alongside my studies at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg. I first worked as a declarant before being promoted to Export …
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4/5/2022
Meet Our People: Customs Support Managing Director Switzerland - Bertram Beck
Who are you? My name is Bertram Beck, and I am 63 years old. I live in Germany with my wife, just three kilometers across the Swiss border. Many people that work in the Basel area live just across the border in Germany and France. I have been working in logistics for over 40 years in different …
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6/5/2022
Trade Deals Around the World: May Edition
We focus on the European Union and the United Kingdom and watch at China and the United States. Join us in reading this month's update. Happy reading! The European Union and India The European Union is relaunching talks with India to develop a new trade agreement. It wants to offer India an …
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11/5/2022
Meet Our People: Customs Support Operational Manager Consultancy Jeffrey Havelaar
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 …
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3/6/2022
Importing New Ship Locks for the Terneuzen Canal From China
Terneuzen lies in Zeeland in the southwest of the Netherlands and is part of the North Sea Port. The Terneuzen canal, which runs from Terneuzen to Gent, is an important shipping route. Ships need to go through locks in Terneuzen to enter the canal. To increase the capacity of the locks and to allow …
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7/6/2022
Trade Deals Around the World: June Edition
We focus on the European Union and the United Kingdom and watch China and the United States. We look back at April and focus on trade deals only in this update. H appy reading! The European Union An article by Politico summing up eight free trade deals the European Union is currently negotiating: …
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14/6/2022
The History of the Dutch Customs Authority
Convooien and Licenten The Dutch word for Customs is Douane. The origin of this word can be found in Latin, where the word doane means toll building. The Customs Authority is the oldest governmental agency in the Netherlands. On 14 June 1597, a resolution by the Staten Generaal, which was what …
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30/6/2022
Customs Support Welcomes SA-TU Logistics to the Family!
Over 35 Years of Experience SA-TU Logistics was founded in 1987 when three forwarding companies decided to decrease service overlapping and established a new company to handle all harbour document services. SA-TU (Harbour and Declaration) was born. In 1990 SA-TU started cargo handling operations …
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4/7/2022
Meet Our People: Customs Support Managing Director Finland Niko Plith
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, …