eCommerce in the Netherlands

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eCommerce in the Netherlands
Mark Lases, Managing Director @ Your Cargo Contact BV

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Let me introduce myself
 Mark Lases
 Managing director and owner of Your Cargo Contact BV
 Business started after university of professional
education.
 Personal interest;
 Businesses
 Processes
 IT
 Cultures
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Your Cargo Contact
eComm NL
eComm EU
Why NL?
Dutch customs
VENUE
How to manage?
Automate
YCC is managing
Thank You

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Your Cargo Contact BV
 Established by Mark Lases in 2003, 15 years
 Located near Amsterdam Airport
 WCA member since 2008, in March 10 years
 Focussed on Freight Forwarding by Air and Ocean
 Bonded and temperature controlled warehouse
 IATA | KMAR | Inhouse customs services
 Recently started focussing on B2C eCommerce - VENUE
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Your Cargo Contact
eComm NL
eComm EU
Why NL?
Dutch customs
VENUE
How to manage?
Automate
YCC is managing
Thank You

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Ecommerce in The Netherlands
 The Netherlands is a small country. The Netherlands participated in the
introduction of the euro and was also a founding member of NATO and what’s now
called the European Union. It’s also famous for its highly open economy which is
leaning strongly towards international trade.
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COUNTRY THE NETHERLANDS
Population 16.8 million people
– % internet users 92%
Online sales €18 billion (2016)
Introduction
Your Cargo Contact
eComm NL
eComm EU
Why NL?
Dutch customs
VENUE
How to manage?
Automate
YCC is managing
Thank You

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Ecommerce in Europe
 Ecommerce sales in Europe grew from €131.61 billion in 2013 to €156.28 billion in
2014, which corresponds with a growth rate of 18.4%. And the European
ecommerce industry increased to 455 billion euros in 2015, and reached 509.9
billion euros in 2016.
CONTINENT EUROPE
Population 742.45 million people
– % internet users (EU) 76.5%
Online sales €509.9 billion (2016)
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Your Cargo Contact
eComm NL
eComm EU
Why NL?
Dutch customs
VENUE
How to manage?
Automate
YCC is managing
Thank You

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Why is The Netherlands the best gateway for Europe?
 Brexit: Currently still the main gateway for Europe fro B2C flow.
 Method of shipping: Airfreight, Seafreight, Roadfreight
 Fiscal environment: Fiscal representation, VAT deferment, Bonded warehousing,
Trade facilitating authorities
 Infrastructure: Leading main ports and hinterland connections
 Workforce: Flexible, highly skilled, multilingual
 Experience: Long history in logistics
 Knowledge: Well developed logistics industry
 Outsourced solutions: Your Cargo Contact is present in The Netherlands with its
automated solution to be able to process large amounts of parcels.
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Your Cargo Contact
eComm NL
eComm EU
Why NL?
Dutch customs
VENUE
How to manage?
Automate
YCC is managing
Thank You

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Dutch Customs
 Making a difference between FBA / eCommerce
 FBA: stock movement
 eCommerce: package with a final invoice
 Design your process with customs (ready or not?)
 Understand the requirements from customs
 Support and knowledge from CCL UK
 Ask for support from the people that can help
 1st VENUE eCommerce license within The Netherlands
 Result
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Your Cargo Contact
eComm NL
eComm EU
Why NL?
Dutch customs
VENUE
How to manage?
Automate
YCC is managing
Thank You

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What is VENUE?
 VENUE stands for simplified declaration eCommerce.
 Your Cargo Contact is permitted to fast clear eCommerce
goods with a value up to € 22,- (exempt from VAT and
custom duties) via VENUE. Shipments with a value
between € 22,- and € 150,- are exempted from import
duties. VENUE applies for good up to € 1000,-
 Import shipments with a value between € 22,- and €
1.000,- can be settled faster via VENUE as well, although
this requires an additional declaration in AGS afterwards.
 Goods excluded from VENUE; Tobacco, Alcohol, Parfums
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Your Cargo Contact
eComm NL
eComm EU
Why NL?
Dutch customs
VENUE
How to manage?
Automate
YCC is managing
Thank You

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How to manage the flow for VENUE?
 1% random inspection is required
 How to find items that are not for VENUE? Tobacco,
Alcohol, Parfums.
 How to find items that are not allowed by law
enforcement? Drugs, guns, bullets
 How to find items Vegem goods? Plants, foodstuff etc.
 How to deal with Copyright products? Famous products
with a Copyright.
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Your Cargo Contact
eComm NL
eComm EU
Why NL?
Dutch customs
VENUE
How to manage?
Automate
YCC is managing
Thank You

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Automate to manage large amounts of parcels
 Customs system; My YCC
 Our system has a direct connection with customs. Meaning that we
have a lower costing price compared to current other companies
who have obtained VENUE. Other companies do their clearances via
a data company at AMS airport which is another party in the chain.
Our direct connection also secures the protection of data.
 Data quality software
 Via our manifest parser we are in the possibility to help you increase
your data matching the quality of data expecting by Dutch customs
for doing a clearance.
 Conveyor belt for sorting
 In order to manage the physical flow it remains important to have
the tools in place to find parcels within timeframes so the supply
chain is not being delayed when searching for a flagged item.
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Your Cargo Contact
eComm NL
eComm EU
Why NL?
Dutch customs
VENUE
How to manage?
Automate
YCC is managing
Thank You

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How YCC manages the flow for VENUE?
 Not 1% random but 100% actual.
 Created by best possible goods descriptions and run filters
with keywords.
 Created by customs value based on proof from actual
transaction data.
 Black list shippers (frequent incompliant data).
 White list shippers (frequent compliant data for flagged
items).
 Fast sorting system for flagged items.
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Your Cargo Contact
eComm NL
eComm EU
Why NL?
Dutch customs
VENUE
How to manage?
Automate
YCC is managing
Thank You

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 Come visit us at booth F16.
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