European tank terminal uses Descartes for customs compliance

   The logistics solutions provider Descartes Systems Group said Monday that the Rotterdam-based tank terminal storage company Botlek Tank Terminal (BTT) is using Descartes for European customs connectivity and compliance capabilities.
   BTT’s core business ranges from the storage of grains to the storage of oils.
   “In the European oil storage business, the communication and exchange of documents with customs authorities is mission critical, much more so than with grain storage,” said Charles Smissaert, BTT’s managing director. “With excise amounts in the millions of euros and operating permits at stake, the clearance and duty declaration process needs to be completely accurate. Descartes’ solutions and expertise were important elements in finalizing the re-engineering of our processes and integrating our systems to support the new requirements of our business and our strategic growth plan.”
   Descartes’ Customs Compliance solution provides BTT with seamless connectivity to European customs authorities and is integrated with BTT’s warehouse management system (WMS). Descartes` solution retrieves data from the WMS and aggregates customs duty values and other data. Customs clearance and duty declarations are then processed electronically and automatically. Descartes’ solution also keeps track of stock and transactions related to both bonded and non-bonded goods and provides detailed monthly transactional reports to customs authorities.