European supply chains are different
Our supply chain experts can advise and guide you while establishing your logistics operations in Europe so that you can succesfully launch and later smoothly run your operations.
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Navigating through the European markets
If you want to enter the European market with your products it’s important to understand what this market looks like and which regulations you have to deal with in different countries.
There is a huge difference in dealing with member states of the European Union in comparison with non-member states. But even within the EU, every country has its own national legislation and rules, for example its own tax rates and labour regulations. Moreover, every European country has a diffeent business culture asks for its own approach.
Whe it comes to logistics, you need to ask questions such as: Which is the best airport or port to use? Is it better to use road, rail or barge to ship the products to the hinterland? Where should I establish my distribution centre? Besides pure logistics related topics you also need to consider taxes and other matters. European VAT system is rather complex. Each member states sets its own VAT rates with in a European framework. The VAT compliance requirements involve detailed record-keeping, regular VAT returns, and audits. Hence dealing with VAT regulattions, especially in cross-border transactions within the EU, requires an effective administrative solution. Additionally, customs regulations and product-specific responsibilities must also be considered.
The experts of the HIDC team can guide your through these challenges and other challenges and help you understand the market better and guide you to make the right decisions.
An answer to (almost) all of your questions
Our industry experts assist more than 300 companies with a broad range of questions every year. Most of them work in logistics for many years and have the experience to answer (most) of your questions. But in case the question is very specific they can fall back on our extensive network of members and partners to find the right answer.
Free of charge advice from logistics experts
Remarkably, our advisory services are offered free of charge. Thanks to the support from our members and funding from the Dutch government, we can provide these services at no cost and with no obligation.
We could have done all the research ourselves, but we didn’t. This would have taken me 2-3 months longer. And without HIDC I am not sure if we would have come up with the solution for ‘Importer of Record’ for our shipments and might have made some mistakes.
Patrick Bos, CEO Dr. Jackson’s skincare
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