TRANSIT REFORMS
February 1st, 2001
KEITH NUTHALLFREIGHT forwarders may be freed of the burden of guaranteeing the payment of duty during EU transit operations, where hauliers transport goods across national borders in Europe, without paying duties or dealing with import procedures, except for the country where the consignment is delivered.Until now, they have had to set aside duty for goods, because the system has been exploited by unscrupulous operators, who having received goods and transit authorisation at a EU port, have subsequently 'lost' the cargo before they arrive at their official ...
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