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Customs consulting services
Benefit from the cutting-edge expertise of our Customs experts and improve your day-to-day performance.
Customs operations have long been seen as a back-office activity, something that companies do because ‘they have to’. In reality, by their cross-cutting nature, customs operations affect all areas of the business — from materials planning, purchasing and finance, transportation and logistics, to warehousing and processing — and are intrinsically linked to the overall productivity of the business.
What we do
How we help.
Our Customs experts can help your organisation address a wide range of Customs-related topics:
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Legal review and alignment to the Union Customs Code (UCC);
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Review of ‘as-is’ Customs processes and recommendations for improvement;
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Customs business process modelling and hand-over to IT teams;
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Customs clearance process analysis and optimisation;
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Expertise in customs matters (classification, origin, valuation, temporary storage, special procedures, import, export).
The results you can expect
What you get out of it.
Strengthened compliance
Adhere to current legislation while reducing operational and financial risks due to non-compliance.
Improved processes
Establish robust, fast, predictable customs processes that improve the daily activity of your trade department.
Customs duty optimisation
Benefit from available free trade agreements. Reduce the waste of unnecessary duty costs as well as the risk of underpayment.
Selected work
Where we've put this to work.
Inward Processing Relief
Vivansa integrated a ViCS Goods Accounting module into Lear Corporation UK's Control Tower — the platform now commercialised as Viictor — eliminating customs duty and VAT on goods processed for re-export or customer transfer, with full compliance.
Read the story Lear Corporation UKA smart Control Tower for Brexit
When Brexit reshaped UK customs, Lear Corporation UK partnered with Vivansa to build a smart Control Tower — the middleware that bridges their enterprise systems to customs filing, and the foundation Viictor is built on.
Read the story DG TAXUDSOFT-DEV — supporting DG TAXUD's vision for modernised EU customs
Vivansa's expertise supports DG TAXUD's customs innovation through the SOFT-DEV project — streamlining processes like Certificate Exchange (CERTEX), Data Integration and Harmonisation (DIH), and the electronic Proof of Origin Certificate (ePOC) to shape the future of EU trade and compliance.
Read the story DG TAXUDCUST-DEV3 — modelling and design of EU customs systems at DG TAXUD
Vivansa's expertise supported DG TAXUD's customs innovation under the CUST-DEV3 contract — driving business analysis, modelling, and design of EU customs systems to align seamlessly with Union Customs Code (UCC) requirements.
Read the story Lear Corporation UKPreliminary Analysis
Before the build, Vivansa ran the year-long analysis that turned Lear Corporation UK's customs compliance into a strategy — the gap analysis, business case, and architecture that framed the Control Tower.
Read the story AB InBevAB InBev — EMCS Austria implementation
Vivansa implemented an end-to-end automated Excise Movement Control System (EMCS) solution for AB InBev's Austrian operations. Building on our earlier implementation at their Luxembourg brewery, the cloud-based eOUI platform delivered a comprehensive set of customs-compliance services while integrating with existing systems — with significant efficiency improvements and excellent reliability.
Read the storyLet's talk it through.
A conversation with a customs specialist — not a sales script. Tell us where you are and we'll tell you, straight, whether and how we can help.