Central customs IT processes in a company: classification

Michael Tomuscheit
Michael Tomuscheit
Partner, AWB | Tax | Law | Consulting, Germany
Published 23 Apr 2023

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Tariff classification sits at the centre of a company's customs IT landscape, feeding everything from clearance to export-control sanctions screening — this lesson explains how to design a classification process and part master that scale across countries. Topics covered: Why tariff classification serves multiple purposes: customs procedures, origin determination, and...

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