Glossary

The tariff item is a designation assigned to each good according to its specific characteristics in the form of a nomenclature (12 digits and one letter) of the Common Customs Tariff. It must be entered on all SAD declarations for both imports and exports.

A method of exchanging invoices that avoids the need to exchange paper documents altogether

It lists the technical specifications of a product or service. These specifications are optional and failure to comply with them does not prevent the product from being placed on the market (but may constitute a commercial handicap for the company).

Setting up a system for gathering information on technical advances in a market (inventions, manufacturing processes, etc.)

In the classification of economic procedures, temporary admission corresponds to the use function. This procedure allows non-Community goods to be imported with total or partial exemption from duties and taxes with a view to using them temporarily in the customs territory, then re-exporting them in the same state at the end of their stay.

This is a technique that plays on payment deadlines and the repatriation of currency. Decisions to accelerate or delay are determined by currency trends.

The physical testing of products consists of ensuring that the product withstands normal use by physically testing its resistance.

which covers all measures instituted within the Community framework and in liaison with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to prevent major economic distortions at international level (safeguard measures anti-dumping and anti-subsidy procedures) or to protect commercial rights (fight against counterfeiting). At the same time

A service offered by the logistics industry to shippers, enabling them to track goods from their place of storage to their final destination.

Associated with a product or service, a trademark makes it possible to differentiate this product from competing products. It may be a name, a logo, an acronym, etc., but registering a trademark with the INPI enables it to be protected internationally.

The act of instructing your bank to transfer a sum from your bank account to your creditor's account. Before using a credit transfer, the exporter must ensure that the customer is solvent. Moreover, payment is not guaranteed, since it is left to the buyer's initiative. To speed up and secure payment, SWIFT transfers can be used.

In order to facilitate logistics operations for companies, the customs authorities offer appropriate procedures for the movement of goods: these are the transit procedures under customs control. Transit under customs control helps to save time on the transport operation by limiting waiting times at the various customs offices. It avoids load breaks and authorises customs clearance at a customs office close to the company. It is a system of administrative control over the transport of goods between two or more countries, or between two localities in the same country when the goods being transported are in bond. In return for this control, the goods are subject to a suspension of duties, taxes and other customs economic measures.

Packing and preparing the goods are ways of reducing the risk of damage, but they cannot eliminate it completely. The company must therefore be concerned about covering the residual risk, which is the domain of transport insurance. Many operators question the usefulness of transport insurance, and a large number of shipments are made without insurance cover. This unfortunate situation is most often the result of a poor assessment of the guarantees offered by transport or forwarding agent liability.