Humanitarian Aid - Gerlach Customs https://gerlach-customs.com Customs. Simply Cleared. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 07:29:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://gerlach-customs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Icon_gerlach_250px-1-70x70-1.png Humanitarian Aid - Gerlach Customs https://gerlach-customs.com 32 32 Gerlach clears an engine worth 30 million US dollars through the transit procedure https://gerlach-customs.com/news/gerlach-inside/gerlach-clears-an-engine-worth-30-million-us-dollars-through-the-transit-procedure/ Mon, 31 May 2021 10:50:39 +0000 https://gerlach-customs.com/news/gerlach-clears-an-engine-worth-30-million-us-dollars-through-the-transit-procedure/
A jet engine worth 30 million US dollars was cleared through customs by Gerlach in Frankfurt.
A jet engine worth 30 million US dollars was cleared through customs by Gerlach in Frankfurt.

When goods worth many millions of US dollars are transported, it is important to have competent partners at your side. The Gerlach team in Frankfurt/Main in Germany is already used to customs clearance for high-value goods and thus also created the T1 procedure in Germany for this special cargo.

“With our Gerlach location in Frankfurt, we are very familiar with the customs needs of air cargo due to our proximity to Frankfurt Airport. In many cases it is a matter of transit procedures, as the goods are transported from Frankfurt to other European countries, ” says Wolfgang Reis, Branch Manager Gerlach Frankfurt.

It was precisely this experience that was in demand: a well-known freight carrier (Road Feeder Service / air freight substitute service) in Frankfurt/Main transported a turbo-jet engine from the USA via Germany to Belgium. Value of the goods: 30 million US dollars. As the freight forwarder wanted an experienced and trustworthy customs service provider at its side, it contacted the Gerlach experts, who opened the T1 document in Germany.

“We were very pleased that our customer trusted our expertise for this special assignment. Even though we are familiar with the processes for transit procedures, it is complex for this high value of goods, as guarantees and securities are involved – specifically in the amount of 4.9 million euros,” said Felix Zeller, customs declarant at Gerlach in Frankfurt.

“We coordinated with the customer and stood very closely by their side as a customs service provider during this transport. Orders like this make you realise once again how exciting it is to work in logistics and customs. We experience and enable global trade,” says Wolfgang Reis.

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Felix Zeller and Wolfgang Reis (from left) were responsible for the customs clearance of the valuable transport.

T1/TRANSIT PROCEDURE – IN BRIEF:

If third-country goods, such as in this case from the USA, arrive in a country of the EU Customs Union, such as here in Germany, and are further loaded and transported, a T1 document must be opened in the country in which the goods arrived. It is very important that the T1 document is closed again in the country of destination, in this case Belgium

]]> Gerlach Germany supports NGO with transport to India https://gerlach-customs.com/news/gerlach-inside/gerlach-germany-supports-ngo-with-transport-to-india/ Thu, 27 May 2021 11:23:42 +0000 https://gerlach-customs.com/news/gerlach-germany-supports-ngo-with-transport-to-india/ India is currently particularly hard hit by the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic. Hardly a day goes by without a report in the media about the overburdened Indian health system. Initially, the cities and metropolises were affected, but now, unfortunately, the rural regions, which hardly have any medical care, are also affected. India now needs protective equipment, medicines and oxygen concentrators, especially quickly.

“There is no question that we at Gerlach Germany will help if we are asked,” says Thomas Baumann, Managing Director Gerlach Germany.

India NGO Gerlach support

In cooperation with Technik ohne Grenzen e.V. and DHL Express, oxygen concentrators were delivered to Bangalore in India. From there, the oxygen concentrators were delivered to the public health system in and around Bangalore, especially in rural areas where the situation is severe.

“For exporting these goods to a third country like India, there is a customs declaration. We have assisted in this project free of cost: Advised on the tariff classification of the goods and also took care of the export declaration at the German customs office,” reports Verena Weise. She has worked at Gerlach Duisburg for more than 20 years as operational manager.

“Even though we have our hands full at the moment due to the high volumes because of the Brexit – we help. There is currently another project coming up in cooperation with DHL. In this case, it’s about shipping masks to India. Here, too, we will support with our customs expertise,” says Verena Weise.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken us globally and was and is a challenge. At Gerlach Deutschland, we always think and live beyond our borders. For us, it goes without saying that we have to think internationally – in a business context but also in a humanitarian context,” says Thomas Baumann.

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