Customs engineering

Are you importing into the EU or exporting from the EU? In order for your products to be accepted on the EU market or exported from the EU, a number of customs requirements must be met. If they are not met, flows may be delayed or goods may be even blocked at customs, and the responsibility of your company may be engaged.

Whether you handle your customs operations in-house or use a customs representative, we can help you ensure that these operations run smoothly, while guaranteeing regulatory compliance and operational feasibility.

Securing your customs operations

Diagnosis and mapping of activity flows, of participants and of information systems by reviewing

• the customs fundamentals (customs code, origin, value)
• the compliance with foreign trade regulation
• the operational procedures
• the customs authorisations 
• the customs declaration

Recommendations and assistance with their implementation

Assistance for:

• customs classification of products
• determining their origin (preferential/non-preferential) 
• definition of customs value

Drafting or updating operational procedures

Assistance with setting up or updating existing customs authorizations

Training of stakeholders

If necessary, suggestions for optimization

Optimizing your customs operations

Following the preliminary audit:

• Identification of areas for administrative and financial optimisation
• • Simplified procedures (domiciled / centralised procedures)
  • Special customs regimes for storage, processing or use under customs control   
• Assistance in implementing optimisation measures
• Advice on customs organisation and strategy

Continuous improvement of your customs organisation

• Support in obtaining AEO certification and maintaining your status
• Helpline
• Ongoing training

Customs declarations

• Support in choosing a customs service provider (specifications, call for tenders, etc.) or in setting up an in-house customs department
• Drafting/implementation of operational procedures
• Interface on request with external parties (customs representatives in particular)
• A posteriori verification of customs declarations