Coming Thursdag, 27th November, Porthus is organizing a Customs Event in Metropolis Antwerp.  Objective of this event is to provide information on the new European electronic customs regulations, which are going to have a major impact on the operations of companies trading internationally with, and within, the European Union.  At this event, you will find out how you can use these new compliance regulations to save costs and bring additional benefits to your business.

Info sessions will take place with guest speakers from FedEx, WCO, JP Morgan, Gartner, Omron and Customs4trade.

Topics are:

• Security&Compliance
• From Supply Chain to Supply Chain Optimization
• OnDemand
• July 2009

The event takes place from 14h00 to 17h00 at Metropolis Antwerp, Groenendaallaan 394, 2030 Antwerp, Belgium.

For more information and subcription, click here  

La Convention sur le Système Harmonisé (SH) de désignation et de codification des marchandises de l’Organisation Mondiale des Douanes est appliquée dans 97% des échanges internationaux.  La plupart des pays ayant un important volume d’échanges l’utilisent comme base de leur tarif douanier national ainsi que de leurs  nomenclatures statistiques commerciales à l’importation et à exportation.

Cette formation vous propose une méthode d’utilisation cohérente et fonctionelle de la Nomenclature du SH.  Elle vous facilitera le classement des marchandises relatives aux échanges internationaux.  Elle vous permettra également d’évaluer les opportunités et les inconvénients que le SH constitue pour l’entreprise.

Ce workshop aura lieu à Bruxelles (Conference Centre Diamant) le 20 novembre de 14 à 17u30.   Trainer is Pieter Haesaert. More information on www.kluwerformations.be. Registration at www.klu.be/HARF of by email to info@klu.be.

Noël Colpin, the actual Administrator of the Belgian Customs and Excise Administration is candidate for the post of Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO). www.colpin.be is the official website for our belgian candidate. In June it will be announced who will succeed the actual Secretary General, Michel Danet from France for a term of 5 years.

The WCO is the only international organisation focused on customs matters. Located in Brussels, it has 171 members across the globe at all stages of economic development that collectively process approximately 98% of world trade. More info on www.wcoomd.org.

Yesterday, March 11th, Lieve Meyers from the blog Taxtalk, Ann Vissers (C4T) and Pieter Haesaert (C4T) had an interview with Noël Colpin about customs worldwide, the World Customs Organisation, the new players in the logistic field and the consequences for customs.

This podcast interview will be available next week on our site.