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6/4/2023
Importing Fruit
In most cases, clearing a container through customs happens at the terminal. Import duties and VAT are paid if applicable and then the container leaves the terminal. But in the case of shipments with fruit, the process is different. Getting Your Fruit Through Customs Before a shipment of fruit is …
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22/6/2023
EDI connections – Sharing Data Without Manual Input
The growth of digitalisation and data sharing across the logistics industry Advancements in technology and global connectivity have led to a growing use of digital solutions within supply chains over the last decade. This has been essential not only for increased volumes of physically traded goods …
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4/10/2021
Client Interview | Ricardo Pubben from Caroz
About Caroz Caroz is a specialist in 4PL and TMS solutions. The Caroz team manages and controls the logistical performance of clients in order to increase the operating result. With the 4PL services and TMS software solutions, Caroz also offers, since 2010, a very advanced control tower. Ricardo …
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28/6/2023
Electric Vehicles: All the Buzz in Global Trade
Wide-spread adoption of electric vehicles sparked by net-zero aims Since the first Conference of the Parties (COP1), held in Germany in 1995, members of the United Nations have collectively been researching and responding to climate change. Over the last decade, the urgency of the issue has been …
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26/6/2023
Meet Our People: Elizabeth Gildea
Who are you? My name is Elizabeth Gildea, I am the newly appointed chief financial officer for the Customs Support Group. I am based in The Netherlands, usually in Amsterdam or the Rotterdam office as this is where our group finance, treasury, tax and legal teams are based. I’m Irish and have had …
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9/3/2021
Meet Our People: Customs Declarant Bauke van Eldik
In this series, we will interview the people that are always ready to assist you and help you import or export your goods without worries. Next up in this series is Customs Support Declarant Bauke van Eldik . Who Are You? My name is Bauke van Eldik, I am 50 years old and I live in Venray with my …
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24/2/2022
Meet Our People: Huib van Heumen
Who are you? I am Huib van Heumen. I am 45 years old, born in Den Bosch and raised in Zaltbommel in the South of the Netherlands, now living in the Randstad where we live with our daughter (12) and son (11). My career in logistics started at a parcel carrier: DPD. From the start, my role has been …
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16/3/2022
Simplified Customs Procedures For Humanitarian Shipments
Simplified Customs Procedures Many national Customs Authorities have implemented simplified procedures for shipments of humanitarian goods to Ukraine and surrounding countries like Poland, Moldova, etc. A few examples of Customs Authorities that have released statements on simplified procedures: …