Customs formalities:
Belgique belongs to the  European Union applies all the formalities required by the EEC.

With regard to the fight against terrorism the "24 hours advance vessel manifest rule" is applicable since December 2002 for all container shipments to the USA. As a result all exporters have to submit a detailed cargo list to the US Customs Services 24 hours before loading of the container. Previous shipping information such as the mention of "freight all kinds", "consolidated cargo" or "general merchandise" on the B/L are no longer accepted.

Since February 2nd the US Customs penalizes those that do not conform to the rules (thru fines or refusal of the cargo).

All our transactions done in our capacity of Fright Forwarder are subject to the general conditions of the Belgian Freight Forwarders Association.
The text of said conditions can be found on http://www.conexbe.be/voorwaarden/abv4.htm

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