Bert Van Leeuwen
Bert is part of a small team of independent advisers focussing on practical solutions to optimize supply chains and generate duty and cost savings. He has over 25 years of experience in logistics, customs brokerage and consultancy. Customs Advisers has a wide range of clients in the automotive, chemical, electronics and food industry and the areas where they can advise are equally diverse. Tariff classification, origin, Incoterms®, excise tax, up to complex multi-company inward processing schemes.
In addition, he is also a member of the Evofenedex's Council for International Trade and is/has been active in several working groups with Dutch customs relating to IT issues and, at present, the reform of the Union Customs Code.
Services: consulting, legal
Topics: classification, origin, Incoterms®, excise tax, inward processing
Industries: automotive, chemical, electronics, food
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CBAM document codes (and castor wheels…)
An update to the European Commission’s CBAM guidance has clarified which document codes must be used in customs declarations from 1 January 2026, but not without raising new practical questions. This article examines the revised Y-codes, their interaction with TARIC data, origin and procedure rules, and why seemingly simple cases,...
X marks the spot
This article talks about the meaning of “ex” before commodity codes listed under Annex I of the EU Deforestation Regulation. With confusion around the interpretation of these codes, it’s one of the points that would need to be clarified before the Regulation can be implemented.
ICC Genesis: a new approach to origin certification?
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has recently, after several pilots (amongst others in the Netherlands), launched an online tool for the verification of preferential origin statements. The tool is named Genesis, after the ancient Greek word for origin, which is also the name of the first book of the...
DAP Incoterm and imports
DAP and DPU are among the most widely used Incoterms for international shipments into the EU - but are traders truly aware of the risks they carry? From disputed demurrage costs and unanswered questions over risk transfer, to unexpected transit document charges, this article reveals why what appears to be...
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CBAM document codes (and castor wheels…)
An update to the European Commission’s CBAM guidance has clarified which document codes must be used in customs declarations from 1 January 2026, but not without raising new practical questions. This article examines the revised Y-codes, their interaction with TARIC data, origin and procedure rules, and why seemingly simple cases,...
X marks the spot
This article talks about the meaning of “ex” before commodity codes listed under Annex I of the EU Deforestation Regulation. With confusion around the interpretation of these codes, it’s one of the points that would need to be clarified before the Regulation can be implemented.
ICC Genesis: a new approach to origin certification?
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has recently, after several pilots (amongst others in the Netherlands), launched an online tool for the verification of preferential origin statements. The tool is named Genesis, after the ancient Greek word for origin, which is also the name of the first book of the...