Customs

BCS Coldstore & Logistics has a private bonded warehouse permit. This can be advantageous for you as a customer when importing goods to the Netherlands and it simplifies the export of products outside of the European Community.

Being able to process goods that are qualify as customs traffic means we can save a significant amout of time by declaring import duties and VAT afterwards on a monthly basis. We can also arrange:

Import licences and other certificates of origin.
Vehicle clearances, allowing the owner to quickly dispose of his/her own property.
The preparation of all export documentation.

Deferred payment:
One of the benefits of storage in a bonded warehouse is the deferred payment of import duties and VAT. Because your goods are stored in the BCS Coldstore & Logistics bonded warehouse, you do not need to pay the import duties and VAT at the time of storage.

Online Electronic Custom Clearing

At BCS Coldstore & Logistics we work with AGS, the latest online electronic customs clearing system. AGS replaces the current system which is 25 years old, and will prepare the automated support of the custom clearing process for the future as well as for the advent of the modernised Community Customs Code.

AEOF Certificate

On 5 March 2010, Customs issued BCS Coldstore & Logistics with the Authorised Economic Operated Full (AEOF) Certificate. This confirms that we meet the strict customs security requirements and certifies us for customs simplification and security. BCS is one of the first coldstores in t

he Netherlands to receive this certification.

Benefits for the holder of an AEO permit include:

fewer physical and documentation checks
priority checking if your company is selected for inspection
checks can take place at a certain location by request
previously checked criteria will not be checked again for a subsequent permit request

Port Community System (PCS)

BCS Coldstore & Logistics has safe digital access to the smart ports of the Netherlands through the Port Community System (PCS). The PCS enables companies, organisations and governments to exchange logistics information with each other simply and efficiently. This means that BCS Coldstore & Logistics can ensure the rapid and efficient handling of your import and export containers in the Dutch ports.