Top 2024 resources on customs
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Alaiko expands into the United Kingdom
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German fulfillment company for DTC ecommerce brands, Alaiko, is launching in the United Kingdom. With its solution, the company wants to help British brands scale domestically and across Europe. In order to do so, they are partnering with a local state-of-the-art fulfillment center. Alaiko is a tech-driven fulfillment company that…
Topics: kingdom, fulfillment, alaiko, customs, ecommerce, shipping, customers, businesses, company, united, expands, europe, brands, logistics. -
Brussels aims to end exemptions on import duties
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The European Commission is planning to impose import duties on goods up to 150 euros, which are currently exempted. Brussels has previously abolished VAT exemptions. These measures strengthen the position of traders within the Union. The proposed amendment to the import rules is evident from documents reviewed by Süddeutsche Zeitung.…
Topics: import, products, brussels, vat, customs, euros, union, european, online, end, commission, duties, aims, exemptions. -
Chiquelle sends customs free to Norway
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Online fashion retailer Chiquelle will soon send items customs free to its customers in Norway. The Swedish company was already active in its neighboring country, but until now Norwegian customers needed to pay a customs processing fee. And that’s because Sweden is part of the European Union, while Norway isn’t.… Continue reading
Topics: customers, norway, retailer, online, market, norwegian, chiquelle, items, customs, free, sends. -
Cross-border Ecommerce Logistics: Preparing Your Business for International Success
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According to PPRO, global ecommerce is increasing annually at a rate of 14%. Shipping internationally sounds complex and intimidating, and…
Topics: international, customs, ecommerce, value, success, logistics, shipping, duties, goods, taxes, shipment, preparing, delivery, duty. -
Eurora raises $40M for its AI-based system to automate EU e-commerce shipping compliance
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The e-commerce market has boomed in the last several years, and with that so has the appetite of tax collectors to do their bidding: make rules that make sure their countries are getting a cut. That’s spelled more red tape and more customs hoops (and costs) for those shipping and receiving goods, and also delays […]
Topics: customs, vat, techcrunch, sure, raises, compliance, ecommerce, aibased, tax, platform, pandemic, shipping, automate, thats, system, eu, eurora. -
Expand Your Business Internationally with WooCommerce Shipping
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If you’re based in the United States, get ready to expand internationally. Shipping internationally just got easier, faster, and cheaper: You can now print international USPS labels right within your WooCommerce dashboard with WooCommerce Shipping. Go International with WooCommerce Shipping For a decade US merchants were the world champions of eCommerce. Today, they only represent […]
Topics: buy, youre, business, shipping, label, international, woocommerce, labels, right, expand, internationally, print, customs. -
Lufthansa expands ecommerce hub in Frankfurt
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Lufthansa Cargo has the ambition to establish a ‘European same-day and ecommerce network’, centered around Frankfurt. Frankfurt Airport is set to become one of the world’s most significant ecommerce hubs.Lufthansa Cargo clearly expressed this ambition on Aviation Day. CEO Ashwin Bhat emphasized the company’s objective “to build a European same-day…
Topics: ecommerce, worlds, cargo, expands, leading, online, european, hub, customs, frankfurt, companies, lufthansa. -
MyToys handles customs fees for Swiss shoppers
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The MyToys Group lets Swiss consumers shop online easier, after it has optimized the ordering and shipping process for its customers in Switzerland. A partnership with Swiss Post enables the German retail company to offer its Swiss customers shorter delivery times, a simpler return process and no customs fees. It Continue reading
Topics: shop, fees, switzerland, customers, shoppers, mytoys, handles, simpler, delivery, swiss, process, customs. -
UK carriers: ‘parcels to EU must have custom declaration form’
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Post Office and other carriers in the United Kingdom are warning that any parcel containing gifts or goods that are being sent to an EU country must have a customs declaration form attached to it. This is the result of the Brexit, which became fully operational on the first of… Continue reading
Topics: customs, office, form, declaration, eu, carriers, parcel, parcels, uk, country, united, custom. -
‘New customs law hinders Swiss parcel delivery’
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The customs legislation in Switzerland is undergoing a major overhaul. The legislative amendment, approved by the National Council, could have significant implications for parcel delivery in Switzerland. Critics anticipate that it will become slower, more complicated, and more expensive. The new law, dubbed a ‘monster’ by some Swiss politicians, states…
Topics: amendment, swiss, additional, significant, parcel, law, companies, delivery, legislative, parcels, hinders, switzerland, customs. -
‘Politicians should take tougher action against Temu’
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Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE) calls on politicians to be stricter towards cheap marketplaces from China, including Temu. The interest group advocates for strengthening customs and suggests a digital platform where every shipment must be registered.According to HDE, Temu and similar platforms can operate relatively undisturbed, leading to unfair competition. “Neither the…
Topics: tromp, shipment, german, chinese, customs, strengthening, spring, action, temu, digital, tougher, politicians, european.