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Customs Support broadens Safety and Degassing services with acquisition of GOC Rotterdam
Customs Support, the independent and dynamic partner for customs and gas safety matters in Europe, announces the acquisitions of GOC Rotterdam. Custom Support’s ambition is to be the leading digital customs broker in Europe with strong ancillary services. This acquisition will strengthen our safety and gas analysis services in The Netherlands.
The Importance of Measuring Gas in Shipping Containers
90 Percent of the world’s cargo is transported by shipping container. The number of containers keeps increasing. In 2019 the total throughput was 800 million TEU. TEU stands for Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit, the length of a standard shipping container. COVID caused a small dip in the increase for 2020, but the forecast for 2021 is 827 million and the total throughput is forecasted to rise to 924 million in 2024.
Preferential Treatment for Imports
On January 1st 2021 a free trade agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom has gone into effect, which will alter the way goods can be imported into the United Kingdom from the European Union and vice versa. The changes outlined below pertain to the import of goods using preferential rates.
Customs Support acquires First Class Zollservice
Customs Support, the independent and dynamic partner for customs matters in Europe, announces the acquisition of First Class Zollservice. Custom Support aims to be the best digital and neutral customs broker in Europe. This acquisition will strengthen our presence across Europe.
Incoterms Explained: Ex Works (EXW)
When goods are bought or sold "Ex Works" (EXW) it means that the Seller is making the goods available at their factory or warehouse. The buyer is then free to come and pick up the goods. Ex Works places full responsibility for cost and risk with the buyer, as the buyer has to arrange everything.