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Verex, located in Terneuzen, The Netherlands is an independent customs broker for all import, export, and cross-border deliveries or shipments. The Verex team has extensive experience in customs, VAT, and excise duty. As fiscal representative and customs agent, Verex provides all services that …

What is “Union Status”? Goods have union status when they are obtained in the European Union, imported into the EU and released into free circulation, or produced wholly from goods which fit the aforementioned criteria. If your goods are not released into free circulation under these conditions, …

What is Origin?  Essentially there are two types of origin. There’s the origin determined by where the goods were in free circulation and the origin where the goods were manufactured. For example, a car manufactured in Japan has been imported to Germany and sold by a German car dealer to a customer …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

As a family business with over 140 years of customs experience, WZC Riemann in Hamburg (GERMANY) is known for her exceptional service, flexibility and state-of-the-art digital communication. Since 2009 the company is fully AEO certified. The company has proven that a family business can add value …

What is an origin statement? Origin statements are clauses on paperwork which confirm to importers and authorities where the goods have originated from. Typically, you can find origin statements on the commercial invoice for an individual shipment, but you can also find it on trade certificates …