This used to be the company’s core business.
Ever since 1910,
I.T.S. FABRY has built a solid reputation for competence and reliability.
Various
solutions are offered to maximize savings and improve procedures.
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I.T.S. FABRY can guarantee that you will appreciate its exclusive
services designed to save time and reduce transportation costs.
These
include:
 Requesting
visas and licenses on your behalf
Customs
clearance at the border in record time
Flexible
working hours (Saturday morning service upon request)
Possible
clearance arranged outside normal Customs normal working hours
Constant
updating on the whereabouts of your goods |
| Conveniently located near Brussels, at the pulse of Europe, I.T.S.
FABRY offers considerable geographic advantages. Its two agencies
strategically placed on the Franco/Belgian border, within easy
reach of the main European Highway Systems, allow fast access to/from
Belgium, Holland, Germany, Great Britain and all major ports and
industrial centers. |
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A US manufacturer of food processing equipment started selling
in Europe.
Machines are produced in the United States, shipped for demonstration in Europe,
brought to the warehouse for
reconditioning and finally sold to clients.
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CHALLENGE
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All demonstrations were for a short period of time during
tradeshows and could not be delayed at any time.
The value of equipment required special import procedure to avoid payment of
duties up front and to be modified according the outcome of each sale.
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ACHIEVEMENT
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I.T.S. FABRY would pick up this expensive equipment at the
manufacturing plant and ship it for Demo in one of
the European
State under temporary import regulations.
The machines were then shipped to various exhibitions throughout the region with
extremely short lead-time.
All tradeshows were attended; all Customs regulations complied with and finally
the equipment was returned to the warehouse,
cleaned and prepared for final delivery.
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Excise
duties are a form of indirect tax. Currently,
excise duties are levied on the consumption of certain goods,
such as oil derivatives,
tobacco products, alcohol drinks, petroleum etc….. The
rates applied depend on the products that are subject to taxation,
and
can be ranged as specific excise (for oil derivatives and alcohol
drinks), proportional excise (for lubricant oils) and combined
excise (for tobacco products)
Under Article 93 (99) EC, the Council is required to adopt measures
for the harmonisation of "turnover taxes, excise duties and
other indirect taxes" where this is "necessary to ensure
the establishment and functioning of the Internal Market."
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However, the rates and structures of excise duties vary between
Member States, affecting competition.
Levying
duties on products from other Member States at higher rates than
on those domestically produced is discriminatory, and
forbidden by EC Treaty Article 90 (95);
Very
large discrepancies in the duty on a particular product can result
in tax-induced movements of goods, in loss of revenue
and in fraud.
Attempts have therefore been made since the early 1970s to harmonise
both structures and rates; but progress has been slight, in part
because of considerations other than the purely fiscal. (For example,
high levels of duty have been imposed in some Member States as
part of general policies to discourage drinking and smoking. On
the other
hand, wine and tobacco are important agricultural products in some
Member States.) |
| Some examples of excise duties throughout Europe. |
Still wine
values
in eur
at 1/10/2002
Minimum
excise duty: 0 EUR per hectolitre of product
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Sparkling
Wine
values
in eur at 1/10/2002
Minimum
excise duty: 0 EUR per hectolitre of product |
As you can see excise duties are far from harmonised. However,
as a company you have the obligation to pay the duty of the country
of destination.
Through its years of experience I.T.S. Fabry has been able to organise
a Network throughout Europe to enable excise duties laws to be
paid lawfully in each member state.
Whether you are selling wine to individuals or to multinationals
all over Europe and Outside Europe (Russia, Roumania etc…)
we will know how to help you.
For further information click here. |
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