ATLAS-IMPOST - off to the post office! How e-commerce and small consignments are handled now

Janine Lampprecht Partner and managing director, Grenzlotsen GmbH
May 02, 2022
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ATLAS-IMPOST - off to the post office! How e-commerce and small consignments are handled now

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ATLAS-IMPOST was launched in Germany on the customs side in mid-January. Now there is an end to transitional solutions or the transmission of a complete data set for small consignments. For companies, the electronic customs declaration is to be made via the specially created ATLAS-IMPOST system (import clearance of postal and courier consignments).

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