AEO: Trusted Partners in India

Minal Mehta Buch
Bizbrains Advisors, India
Paresh Solanki
Paresh Solanki
International Export Import trainer, Online Exim Solution, India
Published 19 Sep 2020
AEO: Trusted Partners in India
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Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) certified company is acknowledged as customs’ trusted trade partner. If you choose a cooperation partner from India and plan to ask for an AEO certificate to prove compliance with this standard, here is what you should know about the Indian AEO programme (the AEO programmes are not harmonized globally, therefore there are differences from country to country).

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