Online business & ecommerce

Customs & import

Importing goods from outside the European Union involves customs classification, duties and import VAT that need to be handled correctly in the books. We support importer clients in reading customs declarations and calculating the tax impact of their imports.

What's included

  • Review of the customs classification (HS codes) of imported products
  • Calculation of the impact of duties and import VAT
  • Review and accounting entry of customs declarations
  • Coordination with freight forwarders and customs brokers
  • Assessment of special customs regimes (bonded warehouse, transit, inward processing)
  • Support managing the VAT ceiling (plafond) for habitual exporters

When it makes sense

  • You regularly import goods from non-EU countries
  • You want to check whether your current customs classification is correct
  • You're considering a new supplier outside the European Union

What we need to start

  • Customs declarations and invoices from foreign suppliers
  • Technical data sheets for the imported products

How we work

  1. 1

    Mapping

    We analyse products, countries of origin and import volumes.

  2. 2

    Classification

    We check the customs codes applied to the goods.

  3. 3

    Tax impact

    We calculate duties, VAT and the effect on the books.

  4. 4

    Monitoring

    We check customs declarations and the consistency of payments.

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