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The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and customs

The EU aims to be carbon-neutral by 2050, including for goods that are imported from third countries. Find out how - the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will be introduced in this article.

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CBAM
Sustainability
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Blockchain: The future of customs and supply chains

The potential of blockchain in Customs processes could mean improved compliance, trade facilitation or fraud detection - enabling fluent supply chains globally.

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Digital
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Shipping humanitarian aid to Türkiye and Syria

​​​​​​​Since an earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria on 6th February, countries worldwide have sent aid to the survivors. But how do you prevent customs issues when providing help? Find out in this article.

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Humanitarian
T2
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Driving safety and sustainability

Safety, welfare, and the environment are all concerns in logistics. So, how can we mitigate the harmful effects we have in supply chains? Head of Safety Rinus de Bruijn discusses in this article.

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Safety
Sustainability
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GVMS: Your End of the Deal

The Goods Vehicle Movement Service facilitates customs for EU/UK road freight. But, did you know it isn’t your broker who uses GVMS, and they can’t help if it goes wrong? Learn more in this article.

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Glasgow
GVMS
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The story of Portmade

The Customs Support Family keeps growing. In July 2022, we welcomed Portmade as a new member in Belgium. Portmade has been active in the customs industry since 1987 when it was still a department of CMB Transport, a Belgian shipping company. 

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Belgium
Portmade
The Netherlands
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Interim Strategic Customs Support

We get your processes from A to B. Repairing broken processes or preparing for big changes can require outside help. Our consultant, Jens Stevens, explains about interim strategic customs support in this article.

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Consulting
Interim
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Ukraine & The Common Transit Agreement

To bring tangible benefits to the Ukrainians, the EU has pledged to assist and support them in their democratic reforms. This aid covers customs reform and critical areas like corruption, energy, and trade. To enable this, Ukraine and the European Union signed an Association Agreement in 2014.

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Ukraine
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Meet Our People: Adam Grimshaw

In our series #WeAreCustomsSupport, you will meet the people behind Customs Support. We value our colleagues and the work they do. In this series, we will interview the people who are always ready to assist you with importing or exporting your goods without worries. Next up in this series is Adam Grimshaw, who is the UK compliance manager.

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Compliance
Felixstowe
MeetOurPeople
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Meet Our People: Mikael Eriksson

In our series #WeAreCustomsSupport, you will meet the people behind Customs Support. We value our colleagues and the work they do. In this series, we will interview the people who are always ready to assist you with your customs-related needs in foreign trade. Next up in this series is Mikael Eriksson, Managing Director of our Sweden organisation.

Meet Our People: Mikael Eriksson
Sweden
WeAreCustomsSupport