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What is ‘cool’ about customs for you?

Rainer Wilms
Head of European Customs, DB Schenker Europe GmbH, Germany
Published 30 Nov 2023
What is ‘cool’ about customs for you?
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‘What are your main tasks as the Head of European Customs at DB Schenker? What are the main challenges and how do you deal with them? How do you measure success? What is ‘cool’ about customs for you? If you would have all the powers and resources, what would be the very first thing you would change in customs world?’ – We had the opportunity to put these and other questions to Rainer Wilms, who we would like to thank for his answers and insights.

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