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IACBAM Compliance: We Set the Standard
Certified IACBAM trainers guiding importers, suppliers, and customs teams through CBAM compliance, audits, and official certification.
Arne Mielken
4 min read


EU-Russia Sanctions: How to Get Paid?
🔒Sanctions hit banks, reserves, and payments. Before signing contracts with Russia, check if you’ll ever see your money.
Arne Mielken
5 min read


Our Trusted U.S. Customs Partner
🔓 Simplify importing to the USA with our vetted customs broker and freight forwarder. Compliance, speed, and peace of mind guaranteed.
Arne Mielken
2 min read


GIR 5(b) Explained: Packing Materials & Containers
🔒Discover when packing materials and containers are classified with goods and when reusable ones are treated separately under GIR 5(b).
Arne Mielken
2 min read


GIR 5(a): Classifying Cases
🔒Learn how camera, instrument, and other specialized cases can be classified with their contents under GIR 5(a) and when exceptions apply.
Arne Mielken
4 min read


GIR 4: The “Most Akin” Rule Decoded
🔒GIR 4 classifies goods that don’t fit any other heading. Use the “most akin” test to find the closest match by description, function, or purpose.
Arne Mielken
3 min read


GIR 2(b): The Mixed Goods Rule
🔒GIR 2(b) handles mixtures, composites, and sets. It stops cherry-picking parts and sends you to GIR 3 to find the right HS code.
Arne Mielken
3 min read


GIR 2(a) Unlocked: The IKEA Rule
🔒GIR 2(a), the “IKEA Rule,” stops duty tricks. Incomplete or flat-pack goods are classified as the finished article.
Arne Mielken
5 min read


GIR 1: Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide
🔒We break down GIR 1: Classification According to the Terms of the Headings
Arne Mielken
3 min read


GIR 3(b): How to Find a Product’s Core Character
🔒 GIR 3(b) – Determining the Essential Character of a Composite or Set - Our Explainer
Arne Mielken
3 min read


Cracking the Code: GIRs in Customs Classification
GIR in Customs Classification, this expression is the talk of each seminar within customs. But what GIRs are exactly?
Arne Mielken
4 min read


GIR 3c: Smartwatch Duty Rules
Stay informed about potential regulatory changes affecting the customs classification of smartwatches in the EU. GIR 3c
Arne Mielken
3 min read


Guide: Mastering GRI 3 Classification Flow
Avoid customs delays and penalties by mastering GRI 3: use most specific heading, determine essential character, or apply tie-breaker rules
Arne Mielken
4 min read


Classification Quiz: Floating Mattress
🔓 Can you determine the correct classification of a "water mattress" is using the GIRs?
Arne Mielken
2 min read


Classification Quiz Solution: Floating Mattress
🔒Find out what the correct classification of a "water mattress" is and discover the correct customs classification methodology.
Arne Mielken
3 min read


Classification Quiz Solution: Car Gear
🔒Detailed explainer on how to classify this multifunctional car dashboard device using GIR 1, 3(a/b/c) and find the correct HS code
Arne Mielken
3 min read


Classification Quiz: Car Gear
Explore this example of a multifunctional apparatus for the dashboard of a car - an example of the use of GIR 3c. We talk you through it.
Arne Mielken
2 min read


Classification Solution: Water Bomb Maker
🔒 Test your skills with our Water Bomb Maker classification challenge! It was tricky—here’s the official customs solution.
Arne Mielken
3 min read


Classification Challenge: Water Bomb Maker
Businesses need to understand the customs classification rules to correctly classify their products for importing and exporting.
Arne Mielken
2 min read


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Arne Mielken
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