Heineken owns over 115 breweries in more than 65 countries. In May 2007 the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration (CustomsNL) informed Rob Wessels, Customs Manager at Heineken, that by mid June 2007 the new Export Control System (ECS) would become effective for part of Heineken’s export, specifically the non-excise goods (i.e., soft drinks) that Heineken exports via the port of Antwerp, Belgium. A later phase (July 2009) would make ECS compulsory for all export. ECS is a European Union (EU)-wide system. Companies must submit export declarations to ECS for customs control purposes.

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China will soon be permitting U.S. inspectors for verification of Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism compliance.

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The European Commission has issued a further policy document related to the development of the European transport industry. The administration in Brussels has a tendency to develop ‘common’ policies that aim to standardise activity across the European Union. However one of the fundamental problems it faces in the implementation of such a goal is that transport markets are emphatically national in nature.

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TNT Express has launched a new customs brokerage division for international shipments entering Canada. The unit will offer Canadian companies advice and assistance on all aspects of tariff classification and schedules, duty advancement, valuation rulings and duty and tax determination.

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The European Union has spoken out strongly against U.S. plans to scan overseas container traffic saying it risks disrupting trade without bringing the added security for which the move is intended.

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In a decision which will have a major impact on how cargo moves through the global supply chain, the United States Senate and House of Representatives recently signed off on the conference report for—“H.R. 1 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007,which will significantly alter how maritime and air cargo is inspected.

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Three experts Adrian Gonzalez Analyst and Logistics Executive Council Director of the ARC Advisory Group, Ricki G. Ingalls Associate Professor and Site Director of the Center for Engineering Logistics and Distribution (CELDi) Oklahoma State University, School of Industrial Engineering and Management and Peter Bradley Chief Editor and Founding Member DC Velocity Magazine discussing all the challenges of Global Trade Management.

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Improving trade compliance and global supply chain visibility are the top two drivers for shippers in terms of their global trade management initiatives, according to a survey of 200 shippers conducted by the Aberdeen Group, a Boston-based supply chain and logistics research firm.

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All commercial vehicles entering the US must now pre-file an electronic manifest or they will be sent for a secondary examination to determine if the shipment will be allowed into the country.

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Zhuhai Park is the first customs-supervised special area in China and will enjoy special policies as a bonded area, an export processing zone, and a special port. Located in the Zhuhai-Macau Cross-Boundary Industrial Zone, Zhuhai Park is the only industrial zone with these three “special roles” approved the China’s State Council.

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