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Please be aware that the classification of your goods has an impact on: Duties Import- and export limitations Documentation requirements Licenses Commercial policy measures Security measures How are goods classified? Goods are classified according to the Harmonised System. The customs …

What is the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)? The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is an initiative in the European Union that is designed to combat “carbon leakage”. This is the term given to manufacturing emissions that are released outside of the European Union. Although the EU …

These numbers are important because 20% of the containers contain hazardous gases. Depending on the cargo, a wide range of off-gassing production chemicals, sterilants, and fumigants in these containers potentially pose a serious threat to transport workers, warehouse employees, and customs …

What is IPR?  Inward Processing Relief, or IPR, is a procedure enabling you to process, modify, destroy, or repair imported goods without the obligation to pay customs duties. It’s a form of economic licence which allows you to gain an advantage when producing or handling raw products. You are …

What is a Certificate of Origin? You or your customer may need a Certificate of Origin to import goods into a country outside the European Union. The producer or exporter of the goods usually makes the certificate of origin, which is then authorized by the Chamber of Commerce of the country where …

What is Customs Value? The customs value is the value that is used to determine how much customs duties you need to pay when importing goods into the European Union. To ensure global trade is fair there is a global agreement on how to determine customs value. These agreements have been laid down in …

In an earlier blogpost on import- and export documents we explained what a EUR1 Certificate is. Where the EUR1 certificate is a Certificate of Origin of sorts, the EUR-MED is a EUR1 of sorts. What is a EUR-MED? A EUR-MED is a certificate that can be used to move goods between countries of the …

What are Incoterms? Incoterms stands for International Commercial Terms. The terms are published by  The International Chamber of Commerce . They regulate commercial transactions between parties in terms of costs, responsibilities, tasks and risks associated with the transportation and delivery of …

I’m shipping to a non-EU country. What export document do I need? If you want to export to a non-EU country, a so-called third country, you need an  EX-A document . The main reason for the EX-A is that Customs Authorities use the document to process and approve your shipment. It is also used to …

First Class Zollservice, with 6 locations in the Frankfurt/Main area and Hamburg, Germany, is a full-service customs provider and delivers reliably and punctually customer-oriented solutions. The company was founded in 1992 and has grown through its core customs offering as well as ancillary …