Modernising Customs Operations

The Modernising Customs Operations whitepaper examines how customs teams are responding to rising regulatory pressure, growing data demands, and increasing scrutiny from both customs authorities and senior management. It draws on real input from customs leaders through a virtual roundtable, content collaborations where we asked customs professionals what advice they would give to peers trying to modernise customs operations, and a live webinar where attendees benchmarked their customs maturity through a five-question self-assessment across People, Process, Data, Technology, and Governance and Compliance. 

In this whitepaper, you will discover where most organisations stand today. Defined roles and documented procedures exist, yet daily work still relies heavily on manual steps, fragmented data, and broker-led execution. Customs automation appears in pockets, but rarely supports a full operating model. The whitepaper shows why this gap matters as regimes such as CBAM, EUDR, and the EU Customs Data Hub raise expectations on data quality, traceability, and control.

This whitepaper covers:

  • How customs operating models are shifting from reactive execution to structured, system-led control
  • What customs automation looks like in practice, beyond tools, and how it reduces rework, errors, and dependencies
  • Where teams typically get stuck across people, process, data, technology, and governance, based on live benchmark results
  • Practical next steps to move from manual and fragmented operations toward scalable, auditable, and data-driven customs management

The paper includes a clear maturity model, real benchmark data, and a detailed customer example showing how a large organisation moved from local manual filing to controlled self-filing, stronger governance, and better use of customs expertise. It helps you assess where you are today and decide which change will reduce effort and risk fastest.

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Modernising Customs operations whitepaper 2026

 

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