How we avoided a €61,200 additional charge and got machine tools released from customs in 2 days
A Ukrainian engineering company bought industrial CNC machine tools in Germany for the first time, for €340,000. Customs ordered an additional check of the customs value because the invoice was 18% below the average market figure. The cargo sat in a temporary storage warehouse, and each day of delay cost €400 in penalties and brought the risk of disrupting the production schedule closer.
We prepared a well-founded document package: similar contracts from previous quarters, an explanatory note on the volume discount and a certificate of origin with the correct UKTZED code. We held a preliminary consultation with the customs authority before the declaration was filed, to resolve questions before a formal check began.
Customs clearance was completed in 2 days. The client avoided an additional customs value charge of €61,200 and penalties. The machine tools were installed in time for the launch of the new production line.
"We thought there was no way around paying extra. BROER proved that a lawful price is a lawful price, and that arguments matter."— Commercial director of the company
