Shipping through Serbia and North Macedonia means crossing two customs borders that free-trade agreements do not erase. CEFTA, the free-trade agreement covering the Western Balkans
Covered here: choosing between Piraeus and Thessaloniki when shipping via Greek ports, the inland Balkan leg, the customs event, and the route into Armenia. Not
Oversized cargo transport in Europe crosses into abnormal-load territory at four numbers: 2.55 m wide, 4.00 m high, 18.75 m long for a road train,
Cargo insurance for European shipments typically costs 0.3% to 0.5% of declared cargo value, and consolidated LCL cargo is usually quoted nearer 1% to 1.5%
How freight rates are calculated comes down to four layers: a base rate, carrier surcharges, terminal and local charges, and customs and compliance costs. The
The Turkey–EU Customs Union modernization is back on the agenda in 2026, and for anyone shipping goods between Türkiye and Europe it matters more than
From 1 November 2026, EU Product Identifier (PID) requirements make a set of item-level codes mandatory on customs declarations for low-value B2C imports. Any consignment
The EU Customs Data Hub is a single online portal where businesses will log all product and supply-chain data once, instead of filing into the
Turkey to EU road transport permits are the reason your truck can be ready, your paperwork clean, and your freight still stuck: the 1995 EU–Türkiye
IOSS after de minimis is now a half-answer to the import problem, not the whole one. The Import One-Stop Shop still does its job: a
