Topic: Customs

Import Control System 2 The EU’s mandated ICS2 to go live for rail carriers next week

The EU’s Import Control System 2 (ICS2) is soon becoming available (and required) for the rail sector. Rail importers in the EU, Norway, Switzerland and…
Sanctions Poland demands more proof of LPG origin, hundreds of tanker wagons get stuck in Belarus

Kazakh producers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are facing a deficit of wagons to export their product to Europe. As Poland is demanding more and…
Customs procedures The EU’s ICS2: Soon also required for rail

After aviation, maritime shipping and inland shipping, road and rail will soon also be subject to the EU’s Import Control System 2 (ICS2) requirements. This…
Channel Tunnel freight traffic down, customs handling upwards

Fewer freight trucks used the Channel Tunnel in the first quarter of 2024. The LeShuttle Freight trains carried just under 302,000 trucks between the turn…
BRAND STORY Poland-Belarus rail border: things are still moving slowly

BRAND STORY – The situation at rail border crossings between Poland and Belarus is complex, given that it also acts as the EU border. Denser…
E-queue system at China-Kazakhstan borders may cut transport costs in half

A new electronic queue system will be applied at Kazakhstan’s Nur-Zholy border point to ensure transparency in cross-border transport and curb customs corruption. “In this…
How can customs be smart? Practices and ideas from the Netherlands

The Netherlands has been playing an important role in the worldwide logistics industry. In addition to its unique geographical location, an efficient customs system further…
Belgium launches customs tool to speed up e-commerce transport

The Belgium Customs and Excise Department has launched BE-GATE, a customs platform to simplify the import and export of goods. The portal, which was specially…
Rail freight between China and Russia to be inspected without train stop

Russian state corporation Ruselectronics has installed the country’s first stationary custom inspection complex for freight railcars. The new complex inspects the trains and containers on…
Brexit deal does not mean companies can sit back and relax

The fact that a Brexit deal has been signed by the UK and European counterparts does not mean that companies can now sit back and…
Deal or no deal, customs procedures back in place after Brexit

More than 80 per cent of companies in the Netherlands are currently not prepared for the Brexit. In other European countries this percentage is expected…