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Import clearance of machinery in France: smart border and autoliquidation
Machinery import from the UK via France: smart border processing, VAT autoliquidation and customs procedure…
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Vehicle from UK Auction to Polish Roads: Homologation Rules
Complete guide to importing vehicles and machinery from UK auctions to Poland. V5C documents, road approval…
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Tariff classification of used machinery: CN code and parts
Learn how used machinery is classified under CN codes. Equipment age does not change tariff headings, while…
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Auction Machine Without Documents: What to Check Before Bidding
Buying auction machinery in the UK without docs requires verifying the nameplate and calculating document…
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Fiscal representative in import: role, liabilities and cost-efficiency
A fiscal representative settles import VAT on behalf of a foreign company. Learn about joint liability and…
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Can I clear customs myself, or do I need a broker?
A company can legally lodge its own customs declaration if it has an EORI number and system access. No…
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First-time export outside the EU: where to start
Exporting outside the EU for the first time and unsure where to begin? We walk the path step by step: EORI…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Swiss de minimis: when imports are duty and VAT free
Switzerland waives import tax when the calculated amount stays at or below CHF 5 per declaration. We explain…
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Passar: Switzerland's new customs system after e-dec
Passar is the new customs platform of the Swiss BAZG authority that is gradually replacing e-dec. We explain…
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Swiss e-commerce customs: the CHF 100,000 threshold and Swiss VAT
Selling to Switzerland from an online shop? Once you pass CHF 100,000 in turnover from small consignments you…
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Swiss Customs Duty Is Charged by Gross Weight, Not Value
Switzerland charges import duty by gross weight (a rate per 100 kg), not on the value of the goods…
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How customs duty is calculated: customs value, rate and VAT
Duty is your customs value multiplied by the tariff rate, and import VAT is charged on the customs value plus…
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Incoterms 2020 Explained: All 11 Rules in One Table (EXW to DDP)
A complete, citable table of all 11 Incoterms 2020 rules (EXW, FCA, CPT, CIP, DAP, DPU, DDP plus the sea…
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What customs clearance really costs: the price components you learn about from the invoice
The advertised price usually covers a basic declaration under standard conditions. Extra HS codes, T1…
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Incoterms mismatch DAP versus DDP: who really pays customs duty and import VAT
When seller and buyer read the delivery term differently, the border produces an unexpected bill and a held…
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VOEC mishandled on a Norway shipment: double VAT, returns and a lost customer
When VOEC is mishandled, the Norwegian border charges VAT a second time. The result is double tax, delay, a…
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EUR.1 or origin declaration error on shipments to Switzerland: why the Swiss importer pays full duty
One mistake in the preferential origin proof and your Swiss importer loses the zero or reduced rate and pays…
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Vehicle lists and sailing manifests on ferries to GB and IE
A vehicle list and a sailing manifest set out the vehicles and loads a ferry operator needs before check-in…
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German import customs and the ATA Carnet: permanent versus temporary import
You are taking equipment to Germany for a trade fair or for good, and you do not know whether you need import…
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Machinery customs clearance in the Netherlands: importing machines through NL ports
The machine has arrived in Rotterdam and you do not know what comes next. Importing heavy equipment through…
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SIVEP: France's veterinary and phytosanitary border checks
SIVEP is France's veterinary and phytosanitary border inspection service. We explain which goods it covers on…
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Border procedures in transport: SIVEP, SPS checks, GMR, PBN, ATA
A guide to border procedures in road transport outside the EU: SPS veterinary and phytosanitary checks, the…
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Missing EORI or wrong VAT: why customs blocks the shipment and how to prevent it
A missing EORI or an invalid VAT number stops the customs declaration, and the truck sits idle at your cost…
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No ENS/ICS2 or GVMS/GMR: why your truck gets stuck at the UK border and who pays for the delay
Without an ENS/ICS2 declaration and a GMR number from GVMS, a truck will not board the ferry and can be held…
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Missed Amazon delivery window: what happens to your delivery now
A jam before the ferry, a slow customs entry, and the slot is gone. The truck is loaded and the site will not…
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FBA or FBM from Poland: the logistics and costs of both models
FBA means stock in Amazon fulfilment centres and bulk deliveries on appointments. FBM means your own…
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Amazon pallet requirements in the UK: how to build a pallet that gets in
Pallet standard, height limit, wrap, labels and load weight: the rules are stable, the numbers change in…
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Rejected Amazon FBA delivery: the usual causes and plan B
FBA sites turn trucks away over missing appointments, bad labels and non-compliant pallets. Here is what…
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Deliveries to UK retail distribution centres (RDCs): slots, specs, rejections
Retail distribution centres accept only booked-in, compliant deliveries. How a delivery to a UK RDC works and…
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Booking-in for deliveries in the UK: how it works and how not to lose a slot
British warehouses accept goods only in agreed time windows. We explain how booking-in works, which details…
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First UK export for a small business: we guide you by the hand
A small business is sending goods to the United Kingdom for the first time and does not know where to start…
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Customs clearance with incomplete or wrong documents: what we do
Documents for clearance are missing, invoice data does not match, the tariff code is uncertain and the sender…
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E-commerce transport and logistics to the United Kingdom: returns, VAT and the 135 GBP threshold
Mail-order sales to the UK after Brexit mean B2C and B2B models, the 135 GBP consignment value threshold, GB…
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Customs abbreviations glossary: CDS, GMR, GVMS, T1, EORI and the rest of the border alphabet
CDS, GMR, GVMS, MRN, ENS, EORI, EX, EAD, T1, T2, EUR.1, REX, ATA, LRN, C88/SAD, HS, CN, EIDR, CFSP. We…
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Returning goods from the UK to Poland: how customs clearance works
A complaint, unsold stock or a return from a fair: goods coming back from the UK are an EU import. We explain…
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EORI number: what it is, who needs it and how to get one
The EORI number identifies a company in EU customs systems. We explain who needs one after Brexit and how to…
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How long does transport from Poland to the UK take and what extends it
Delivery time to the UK is the sum of stages: transit, customs, crossing and the consignee slot. We show what…
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How much does transport to the UK cost? What drives the price
There is no single rate for transport to the UK. We show what makes up the price: load, crossing, customs…
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Choosing a customs agency matters. How one weekend stopped a whole truck
A truck sat at the UK border for a whole weekend because the customs agency works only Monday to Friday…
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"Regime 42", "barcode" and smart border clearance: what it really means
In haulier slang it is often one and the same France to UK crossing. We explain the barcode, the ELO envelope…
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UK customs and EU import: EAD, ENS, GMR, GVMS, CDS | OTSL
What actually happens during clearance to the UK and import into the EU: documents, systems and controls…
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GVMS from the driver's seat: the GMR at Calais, Dunkirk and Folkestone
The driver's view of the GB border: where to present the GMR at the ferry terminal and Eurotunnel, and what…
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T1, EUR.1 and certificate of origin, when you need them
Three documents that get confused most often. How transit T1 differs from the EUR.1 proof of origin and a…
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Import from the UK to Poland, procedures and costs | OTSL
Import from the UK is not just transport but a customs declaration, VAT and possible duty. What makes up the…
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Incoterms in transport to the UK: who arranges and pays for customs
EXW, FCA, DAP or DDP: the Incoterms rule in the contract decides who arranges and pays for export, carriage…
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Botched customs, and a crew that waits. How we prevent it
One missing document can stop a project and a crew of a dozen people. We show how thinking about the whole…
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Regime 42, EU import clearance with deferred VAT
What regime 42 is, when it is used and the benefit it brings for import combined with an intra-EU supply.
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Amazon FBA UK deliveries, labels, booking, requirements
What to prepare so your delivery to an Amazon UK warehouse is accepted without delays: labels, slot booking…
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Export to the UK, required documents | OTSL
The list of documents needed to export goods from Poland to the UK after Brexit and who prepares them.
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ELO, ENS, GMR, what they are and when you need them
Three terms you cannot move UK cargo without: ELO, ENS and GMR. We explain what they are and who prepares…
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UK customs clearance after Brexit, step by step | OTSL
How to clear customs step by step when exporting to the UK after Brexit: documents, ENS, GMR and the order of…
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