Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) The Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) is an essential part of the modern EU security concept. This evolved from the "Framework of Standard to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade" (SAFE) of the World Customs Organization (WZO). The...
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Brexit and customs
Effects of the Brexit As of February 1, 2020, the United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union. However, it will remain part of the EU single market and the EU customs union until December 31, 2020. So far, it is unclear whether or not there will be an...
BREXIT Summary
[UPDATE October 16, 2020 written by Nese Öztunc] Over 4 years of Brexit negotiations: No final agreement in sight Four and a half years have passed since the UK decided to leave the EU. Since February 1, 2020, the United Kingdom is defacto no longer an EU member state...
Supplier declarations for used vehicles
Supplier declarations for used vehicles - Not all vehicles affected in latest Customs clarification On August 19, 2020 the German customs issued a clarification in which it is described that a complete documentation of the supply chains is necessary if customs duties...
Zelos – the new ATLAS application for customs documents
Zelos Video [Update September 23, 2020] The possibility to send documents via IT procedure to customs is implemented by the new ATLAS-ZELOS application. Details were provided by the German customs in this very informative video.Digital documents and comments Changes...
The electronic certificate of origin
What is a certificate of origin? A certificate of origin (CO) is a goods accompanying document that certifies the non-preferential origin of your goods/parts. It is attached to your goods along with other documents containing information about your goods, such as the...
The ATLAS export declaration simlpy explained
Why do I need to make an export declaration? Since 2009, customs only recognizes export declarations that are submitted in digital form. This made all the paperwork obsolete in one fell swoop and left people faced with the problem of now declaring their exports...
Authorized Exporter – success factors for your project
[Update 20.09.2019] Der Antrag zum Ermächtigten Ausführer ist seit dem 01.08.2019 elektronisch verfügbar. Dies muss zur Beantragung verwendet werden - das Formular finden Sie hier. Die Gründe sich mit dem Thema Warenursprung und...