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6 guides
Classification and customs
The number everything else hangs off, how to prove origin so your customer pays less duty, and what actually happens during a clearance.
HS code: how to find yours and defend itHow you arrive at the tariff heading of what you sell, why your supplier’s code may not work for you and what to do when two headings both fit.8 min read
Preferential origin: how to prove it and lower the dutyA trade agreement does not lower duty on its own: you have to meet the origin rule for your heading and issue the right document. Which one, how, and what to keep in case it is reviewed.9 min read
How to get an EORI numberWithout an EORI you cannot file a customs declaration. What it is, who needs one, how it is obtained in the Union and how to check that your European customer’s number exists.5 min read
The export declaration and the exit confirmationThe declaration with which goods leave the Union: who files it, what data it carries, which control channel it gets and why the document you really have to keep is a different one.7 min readCustoms clearance: how it works step by stepWhat happens between handing over the goods and them leaving the country, who is involved, what the green, orange and red channels mean, and what depends on you.7 min read
VAT on exports: how to invoice without VATSelling to another Member State and selling outside the Union are not invoiced the same way. What each case requires, which wording goes on the invoice and what evidence you will be asked for in a review.8 min readOther categories
Getting started with exportingThe full sequence of a first sale abroad: what you decide, which Incoterm you pick, what it really costs to put your product there and what to check before loading.5 guidesThe paperwork of every shipmentWhat goes on each line of the proforma, the commercial invoice, the packing list and the transport documents, with a worked example next to every field.8 guidesGetting paid without gamblingWhich payment instrument to ask for depending on the risk of each deal, and how letters of credit and documentary collections really work.3 guides
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