Motorshows Presentations Exhibitions Trade Fairs Special EventsWorldwide Transports Things WE HANDLE move Gesellschaft für Transport und Messelogistik mbH Bauernreihe 6 27726 Worpswede Telefon 49 0 4792 9300 0 www panexpo de W ithin the European Union road haulage can proceed without any customs constraints or paperwork The only exceptions to this are goods such as alcohol or cigarettes that are subject to high taxes explains Jörg Reinert managing director of Bielefeld based exhibi tion freight forwarder Fairexpress There has been a standard procedure for all EU member states at the very latest since all the provisions of the EU s Union Customs Code UCC came into force in 2016 In the case of freight traf fic and shipments within the European Union we haven t noticed it making any difference observes Reinert As far as we are concerned the single market has worked smoothly ever since it was ratified by the member states The main difference when it comes to freight forwarding for trade fairs to or from a non EU country is customs clearance On the one hand the elimination of customs borders within the EU made trade significantly easier On the other the restrictions in place outside the EU are of course an obstacle to ship ments However this affects only a relatively small number of countries in Europe These countries which include EU candidate coun tries have very different degrees of close ness to the EU when it comes to their arrangements for imports reports Reinert In terms of the effort required to negotiate its customs procedure Russia is among the most demanding countries Outside Europe there is no less paperwork involved in cus toms clearance at the destination by any means explains Reinert Although it is in creasingly becoming unnecessary to submit original documents imports are often subject to licensing and regulation The trade fair freight forwarders at Fairexpress see this par ticularly in the fields of electronics IT and food Although there is significantly more ef fort involved in customs clearance outside the EU imports are also made easier for many trade fairs Nevertheless We advise all trade fair participants to make careful en quiries about what are presumed to be more complex customs procedures for regular im ports says Reinert That way they can en sure that if they get the success they desire at the trade fair imports will run smoothly sub sequently In other words they will know that any exhibit sold will actually reach its desired destination after the event www fair express de PB PRACTICE TRADE FAIR LOGISTICS Trade hurdles beyond the EU s borders The Brexit debate got us thinking and we asked ourselves what the differences are between haulage within the EU and outside it The experts from Fairexpress provided the answers Für Jörg Reinert von Fairexpress funktioniert der europäische Binnenmarkt reibungslos For Jörg Reinert of Fairexpress the European Single Market is running smoothly

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