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The invoice said valve. The engineers said valve. Customs said valve. It wasn’t one – and and reviewing that classification ultimately helped uncover significant duty overpayments.
Why pay import VAT upfront if you do not have to? Article 23 allows businesses to defer Dutch import VAT and reduce the impact on cash flow.
Knowing that a product contains wood, rubber or coffee is not enough. Whether EUDR applies depends on how the product is classified – and on the exact wording of Annex I.
A consignment can be stopped at the British border in Kent. But the cause usually lies days earlier, at the loading bay in the EU.
Zero or reduced duties on US goods only apply if you can prove US origin. The proof isn’t simple, and both importers and their customs representatives carry the risk if it’s wrong.
The goods have already arrived in the United Kingdom, but the German exit endorsement has not been issued. For German exporters using Calais, this is not an isolated case, and it can have consequences for VAT documentation.
From 1 January 2027, the United Kingdom will introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism for carbon-intensive imports. For EU exporters, this means becoming a key data provider for British customers.
From 15 September 2026, Norway requires transport and consignment data to be filed digitally before the border. Here is what changes – and what you should do now.
For companies trading between the EU and the United States, customs is no longer a compliance formality. It now shapes delivery performance, duty exposure and working capital.
From August 2026, EU importers will face new packaging obligations under the PPWR. The rules affect not only products, but also the packaging used to bring goods into the EU market.
