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Practical guides on transport to the UK, customs clearance, exhibition logistics and warehousing.
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The OTSL knowledge base is practical articles on international road freight: customs clearance and border procedures (SIVEP, GMR, PBN, ATA carnet), transport to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Switzerland, trade fair logistics, warehousing and returns. We cover the real risks and how to prevent them before they hit your cargo.
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Transport to the islands of Britain and Ireland: a guide to the destinations
Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, the Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland, Ireland and Northern Ireland. We explain the three…
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Transport to Norway, customs and VOEC | OTSL
Norway is in the EEA but outside the EU customs union, so a delivery needs clearance. What VOEC is, when it matters and…
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Transport to Switzerland, customs and documents | OTSL
Switzerland is outside the EU customs union, so every delivery needs clearance. What to prepare, which documents are…
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Amazon deliveries in Ireland: UK-style slots and pallets, no customs
The Amazon site near Dublin has the same booking slots and pallet rules as UK sites, but goods from Poland arrive…
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Dublin Port or Rosslare Europort: which port for which load to Ireland
Dublin Port serves the capital, the north and the Holyhead landbridge; Rosslare Europort sits closer to the south and…
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Goods from Ireland to Poland via Great Britain: T2 transit and T2L
Ireland to Poland is intra-EU, but crossing GB needs a T2 transit or a T2L proof of status so a truck from Dublin is…
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The UK landbridge to Ireland step by step: Dover, Holyhead, Dublin
Which documents must be ready at each stage of the landbridge: T2 transit with MRN, GMR to enter GB, PBN before the…
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Landbridge is transit, not import: why there is no UK duty or VAT
Goods from Poland to Ireland through Great Britain are not imported into GB. They move under transit and customs…
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Northern Ireland from Poland: via Dublin without customs or via GB
Goods from Poland to Belfast: ferry to Dublin with no customs declaration, or the landbridge through GB under transit…
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Postponed accounting in Ireland: import VAT without paying at customs
How an Irish importer accounts for import VAT in the VAT3 return instead of paying it at clearance, and when the scheme…
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Exhibits for trade fairs in Dublin: when no ATA carnet is needed
A Polish exhibitor on the direct ferry to Dublin needs neither an ATA carnet nor clearance. What the landbridge through…
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Excise goods to Norway: særavgift, who pays and which registrations
Alcohol, tobacco, sugary drinks and beverage packaging carry Norwegian excise duty (særavgift). Who settles it, which…
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Digitoll step by step: pre-arrival notification for Norway
Digitoll is the digital pre-arrival notification of vehicle and goods to Norwegian Customs. Implementation dates, four…
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Import from Norway to Poland: transit via Sweden and EEA origin
Goods from Norway to Poland: Norwegian export, EU import, where they enter the EU, when transit applies and how EEA…
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Freight to Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger: mountain routes and E39 ferries
Oslo via the E6 from Svinesund, Bergen over the E16 or E134 passes, Stavanger along the E39 with ferries. What decides…
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Svinesund, Ørje and other crossings into Norway: which to choose
Svinesund on the E6, Ørje on the E18 and smaller crossings further north: what drives the choice, the approach from…
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Trade fairs in Norway: ATA carnet, Digitoll and the return trip
A Polish exhibitor's exhibits enter Norway temporarily: ATA carnet or temporary admission, plus Digitoll and the…
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TVINN vs Digitoll: two Norwegian customs systems, who does what
TVINN is the customs declaration, Digitoll the pre-arrival notification. Who submits what: customs agent, carrier…
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Winter in Norway for trucks: chains, winter tyres and convoy driving
In winter a truck in Norway must carry snow chains and run winter tyres as set by Statens vegvesen. How kolonnekjøring…
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A Scandinavian company with a Polish site: structuring the PL–Nordics flow
A group headquartered in Sweden with production in Poland has a different problem from an exporter: a repeatable flow…
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A company with sites in Poland and the UK: how to structure transport between your own locations
Moving goods between your own sites is still export and import. How to set up a repeatable PL–UK flow instead of…
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Road transport to Belgium: cost, time and documents
A close EU logistics hub and the port of Antwerp. What sets the price: a kilometre charge on all roads, transit tolls…
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Road transport to Austria: cost, time and documents
An Alpine transit country: the GO-Box toll, Tyrol sectoral and night bans, block clearance and winter rules. What…
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Road transport to the Netherlands: cost, time and documents
Short distance, the ports of Rotterdam and Amsterdam, a dense network and a new HGV road charge from July 2026. What…
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Road transport to Spain: cost, time and documents
Why Spain is one of the longest EU road runs and what that means for price: distance, driver hours, French transit…
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Road transport to Italy: cost, time and documents
What really drives the price of shipping to Italy: long distance, tolls along the whole route, Alpine tunnels and ADR…
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Road transport to Slovakia: cost, time, automotive
How to move freight to Slovakia under automotive discipline: slots, booking, JIT/JIS risk, transit time, cost and toll.
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Road transport to Czechia: cost, time, documents, transit
How long and how much road transport to Czechia takes, how the MYTO CZ toll works and why intra-EU trade needs no…
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Transport to Germany: guide (cost, transit time, documents, toll)
A practical guide to road transport from Poland to Germany: who ships, main lanes and ports, real transit times…
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Temporary Admission to Switzerland: ATA vs ZAVV, Duty-Free
Sending a machine for service or professional equipment to Switzerland and want it back without paying duty? Use an ATA…
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Exporting food to Norway: Mattilsynet and border controls
Norway sits in the EEA but outside the Customs Union, so food from Poland crosses the border first through customs…
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Norway B2B Import Beyond VOEC: Clearance and Import VAT
VOEC is a simplification only for low-value B2C sales. Business buyers and higher-value shipments need standard import…
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Transport to Liechtenstein: Customs and VAT with Switzerland
Liechtenstein shares a common customs area with Switzerland under the 1923 treaty and a common VAT area under the 1994…
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Pharma Transport to Switzerland: Swissmedic, GDP, Temperature
How to ship medicines to Switzerland under GDP and Swissmedic oversight. Temperature control, documentation, non-EU…
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High-Value Goods Transport to Switzerland
Watches, jewellery and electronics bound for Switzerland need more than standard freight. A declared value on the CMR…
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Shipping Wine and Alcohol to Switzerland: Duty, Tax, Documents
Shipping wine and alcohol to Switzerland means three separate charges: customs duty on gross weight, import VAT and a…
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