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Aca International EU Customs taxes

EU Takes a Giant Leap towards Digitalizing Its Tax System

Aca International EU Customs taxes

The European Union has taken a major step forward in the digitalization of its tax system with the announcement that all excise duty transactions in the EU have become fully electronic as of 13 February. This move is part of the EU’s ongoing efforts to modernize and streamline its tax systems, and it is expected to have significant benefits for businesses and consumers alike.

Excise duty is a tax that is imposed on certain goods, such as alcohol, tobacco, and energy products. In the past, businesses had to file paper-based excise duty returns and pay their taxes using traditional payment methods. This process was often time-consuming and cumbersome, and it created a significant administrative burden for both businesses and tax authorities.

With the transition to fully electronic excise duty transactions, businesses can now file their returns and make their payments online using the EU’s Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS). This system allows businesses to track their excise goods in real-time and to receive instant notifications when their goods have been released or detained.

The move to electronic excise duty transactions is expected to have significant benefits for businesses. It will reduce the administrative burden associated with filing paper-based returns and making traditional payments, and it will help businesses to streamline their operations and reduce their costs. Additionally, the real-time tracking provided by the EMCS will help businesses to better manage their supply chains and to improve their overall logistics processes.

Consumers are also expected to benefit from the move to electronic excise duty transactions. With the EMCS, consumers will have greater visibility into the supply chains of the products they purchase, which will help them to make more informed buying decisions. Additionally, the EMCS will help to reduce the likelihood of fraud and counterfeiting, which will improve the overall safety and quality of the products that consumers purchase.

In conclusion, the move to fully electronic excise duty transactions is a major milestone for the EU’s tax system. It is expected to have significant benefits for businesses and consumers alike, and it represents an important step forward in the digitalization of the EU’s economy. As the EU continues to modernize and streamline its tax systems, we can expect to see further benefits for businesses and consumers in the years to come.

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ACA International Blog Best Practises

Top labeling practices to prepare your business for the future

ACA International Blog Best Practises

Growth is great, but sometimes it can create new challenges for your business, including your company’s labeling process.

 

In order to ensure your company’s growth trajectory remains unhindered by any labeling issues, we have outlined three top-notch labeling practices. These practices will help you establish a strong foundation for labeling success and pave the way for smoother operations as your company expands.

Utilize multi-user network licesing

Multi-user network licensing allows multiple users to access a software application using a single license. This can be a cost-effective way for organizations to provide access to software for multiple users while minimizing expenses. To utilize multi-user network licensing, you will need to purchase a license that supports this type of access and set up a network environment to enable users to connect to the software.

Print documents and labels from the same application

You can use various office software such as Microsoft Office or Google Docs to create and print both documents and labels from the same application. You can also use specialized label printing software such as Avery Design & Print or Brother P-Touch Editor to create and print labels.

Stay up to date across the board

Keeping your operating system, hardware, and software up to date is crucial to ensure the smooth and effective functioning of your company.

 

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2023 Trends ACA

2023 Supply Chain trends and forces to watch (part 2)

Supply Chain 2023 ACA

There are opportunities for supply chain professionals to thrive during this time of evolution, optimism, and innovation, and the emphasis will shift to greater decision-making and progress towards sustainability.

What key trends and forces will shape supply chains in 2023? Continuing on from our previous article, here is the second part of the list.

5 – Tools that are more agile and time-saving will replace Excel

It’s true that modern digital technologies are revolutionizing the way supply chain processes are being managed. From data-driven analytics to automated processes, these advancements are allowing businesses to improve their operations and optimize their supply chain in new and exciting ways.

6 – More than ever, supply chains must sense, plan, and execute changes quickly

To support the need for faster changes in supply chains, investing in the right technology is essential. Automation can help with the sensing, planning, and execution of changes, as well as provide real-time visibility into the supply chain.

7 – There is no longer a choice between speed and accuracy for supply chain planners

With the latest advancements in technology, it is now possible to have both speed and accuracy when it comes to planning and managing a supply chain. By utilizing automated processes and predictive analytics, supply chain planners can now make faster and more reliable decisions.

8 – Supply chains will be built digitally in order to empower people rather than replace them

Digital supply chains can empower people to do their jobs more efficiently and effectively. By automating manual processes, digital supply chains can save people time and money, while still allowing them to have control over the process.

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2023 Trends ACA

2023 Supply Chain trends and forces to watch (part 1)

Supply Chain 2023 ACA

 

There are opportunities for supply chain professionals to thrive during this time of evolution, optimism, and innovation, and the emphasis will shift to greater decision-making and progress towards sustainability.

 

What key trends and forces will shape supply chains in 2023?

1- Every stage of the planning process will take sustainability into account

The supply chain will be infused with sustainability next year, from energy sourcing to production, storage, delivery, and disposal of materials.

2- It will be necessary for supply chain professionals to learn how to communicate with CFOs

As a supply chain executive, it’s important to take advantage of the opportunity to develop a relationship with the C-suite. This requires translating their work into the language of the chief financial officer (CFO)

3- Resilience is a critical factor in achieving a tangible ROI

Businesses can take proactive steps to strengthen their supply chains and make them more resilient. With disruption and volatility set to continue into 2023, One way of doing this is to focus on diversifying their supply chain.

4- Supply chain changes will occur faster than ever.

Modern digital technologies are revolutionizing the way supply chain processes are being managed. By creating seamless, end-to-end supply chain planning, businesses can break down silos between departments and ensure they stay ahead of the curve in a rapidly changing world.

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Custom Clearance - Trucks

Is life returning to normal for truckloads?

Customs Clearance - Trucks2

The carrier’s executives continue to hope for the supply/demand equation to balance as inventory slowly rebuilds. Due to equipment and driver shortages, fleet growth remains limited. Is this recurring news a sign that things are getting back to normal?

 

After three years of being whipsawed by COVID-affected demand levels, the $332 billion full-truckload (TL) market is showing signs of returning to normal levels of “seasonality.”

“The truckload market is easing back to normal levels of growth,” says Avery Vise, vice president of trucking for Indianapolis-based research firm FTR. “We’re not seeing a glut of capacity. We’re heading back to stability, but stability at a level where shippers are happy about it.”

It would be ideal if there were exactly the right number of trucks deployed around the nation to haul exactly the right amount of freight at the right price to satisfy both shippers and carriers.

Ideally, yes. Since the pandemic, truckload capacity and freight levels have been unevenly matched. During the spring of 2020 economic shutdown, there was way too much capacity.

In the midst of crowded ports and freight piling up because of lack of drivers, truck capacity was buffeted by an unexpected surge in demand for some supplies.

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Inflation enviornment ACA International

3 tips on how supply chains can thrive in an inflationary environment

Inflation enviornment ACA International

Despite highly challenging macroeconomic conditions, supply chain and procurement professionals are responsible for managing their organizations’ value chains.

Today’s global economy is facing significant challenges, which is an understatement. Consumer and producer price index inflation indices should be closely monitored.

What can retailers and manufacturers do to mitigate the increased prices at which products need to be purchased? How can manufacturers and retailers adopt other longer-term and systematic methods?

Here are 3 tips we at ACA International consider important to follow.

1- Improve the inventory’s form and function

Manufacturers and retailers are hit twice by high PPI and high-interest rates. In addition to the price at which they purchase products, inventory carrying costs also increase. Inventory must be placed at the right place, at the right time, and the right price.

2- Enhance the efficiency of business expenditures

The current business climate requires visibility into all direct and indirect expenditures and diligently reducing expenditures without impacting performance.

3- Build better relationships with suppliers

This dramatic price increase can be mitigated by building a trusting and transparent relationship with suppliers.

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Blog 5 tips

5 cost-saving tips for reducing parcel rates

Blog 5 tips

 

In recent years, parcel carriers have also experienced supply chain issues.

 

Increasing costs due to labor shortages, inclement weather, and numerous other disruptions have caused major parcel carriers to increase their rates. The ever-increasing rates make order fulfillment more expensive for e-commerce businesses. Shipping costs may feel like the only option for many online sellers.

The following tips may assist internet retailers in delaying price increases.

1) re-examine express shipments

You don’t have to ship everything express just because your customers want two-day delivery. You can maximize your parcel shipping budget by using express services only when necessary.

2) use lighter dunnage

Consider using lightweight dunnage, such as air pillows, if possible.

3) change free shipping options

Shipping costs can be passed on to your customers without reducing free shipping. Consider offering free standard ground shipping and adding a surcharge for two-day, one-day, and same-day shipping.

4) diversify your delivery model

Shop around to find the best deal.

5) add more warehouses

Expanding your warehouse footprint is the best way to combat rising parcel rates in 2022.

 

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Customs Clearance Service

The importance of product testing

Customs Clearance Service

There is a global tide of protectionism that is revolving around the topic of crossing borders.

 

Each country has a large body of legal documentation, as well as agents enforcing regulations.

It is important to follow these rules for many reasons: preventing terrorism, ensuring consumer safety, balancing trade, and generating revenue.

To ensure goods are moved legally without complications, international trade is subject to numerous controls and regulations.

Nevertheless, goods of all kinds sometimes don’t get past checkpoints for several reasons, causing massive delays and ripples across supply chains – impacting the bottom lines of businesses.

The importance of proper product testing and documentation in global exports and imports is often underestimated by many.

As part of customs clearance, there are multiple government agencies involved – including the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, Customs and Border Protection, and Fish and Wildlife.

It is possible to have incorrect or incomplete documentation if testing and certification are not performed before goods are packed for shipment. Before the goods reach the consumer, this becomes a show stopper for global shippers.

There are stringent rules when it comes to product testing and compliance when products cross borders, whether they are tomatoes, wine, plastic toy soldiers, or nail clippers.

It is often the government that stops shady goods from slipping through the cracks without being properly tested.

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Freight Forwarding Guide

The Ultimate Guide for Freight Forwarding

Freight Forwarding Guide

You can find all the information you need about freight forwarding on our website, whether you’re trying to book the service or find out exactly what our freight forwarding agents do.

 

Here is a four-question guide for clarifying your questions about Freight Forwarding.

  • What is Freight Forwarding?

Most importers and exporters use freight forwarding to arrange freight shipments. Licensed forwarders understand the end-to-end shipping process and can handle it on your behalf. In many ways, they are like travel agents for freight.

  • Freight Forwarding Services?

Prepare all the paperwork, make the bookings, arrange payments required for each sector of the shipment, provide a customs brokerage service, and troubleshoot if any issues arrive with the shipment.

  • Do I Need a Freight Forwarder?

Booking a shipment can take place in a variety of ways. Depending on your business needs, you may need specific services. Here are some options: go it alone, your supplier arranges the whole shipment, to arrange shipment from the factory or foreign port, you hire a freight forwarder.

  • Requesting a Freight Quote

Do you have your goods ready to ship?

Make sure that you have the full addresses for pickup if the shipment is door to door.

You likely need to provide the name of the port of origin.

Provide the total weight of the shipment.

Provide total cubic volume.

International freight works with HS Codes.

Businesses exporting shipments need to know the Schedule B code.

 

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Customs Clearance Service

What exactly is Customs Clearance?

Customs Clearance Service

Customs clearance is the method of documenting the arrival and departure of goods as they enter and leave a country.

 

Customs clearance requires calculating the VAT and duties that may be due on those goods, as well as following the correct procedure to ensure that the items enter or leave the country legally.

All worldwide shipments must pass through Customs before being allowed to enter or exit a country. This includes goods transported by sea, air, or land. After your goods have been Customs Cleared and Released, you will be given Customs Documents confirming that all Customs Duties and Taxes have been paid and your goods can be shipped to their destination.

 

Customs Clearance Service

ACA International specialises in handling the logistics of import/export services to and from Ireland.

Established in 2000, ACA International has built a reputation as a trusted partner working from Dublin Airport but covering customs clearance in Ireland.

We work across all ports providing the importing and exporting community with a dedicated, reliable, documentation preparation and economical service. Our team of experts has over 100 years of accumulated experience in the specific field of customs formalities giving you a guaranteed, tailored solution for all your customs clearance needs.

Above all, they have a wealth of knowledge on the preparation of and production of customs clearance documents, customs requirements, customs procedures, import license requirements, goods classification, and health and veterinary requirements.

Indeed, when your company requires customs clearance procedure, always remember that ACA International provides the best custom clearance service in Ireland.

Clearing goods through customs can be a difficult and complex process and this is where we can help and assist you every step of the way.

Our friendly and very experienced team will take care of all your import/export requirements.

We will calculate any taxes due on your cargo ensuring it is released and received by you in a timely and efficient manner.

If you have any queries call us at ++353 1 533 7772  or email us at [email protected].