Cargo transportation information
26 articles
Poland and Portugal sit at opposite ends of the EU's road network. Here's how EU driver rest-time rules affect the groupage vs full truckload decision on this ~3,000 km corridor.
Austria and Poland don't share a border, but they're linked by dense industrial freight flow: when groupage makes sense, when to book a full truck, and how long each option takes.
Spain has only two land routes into the rest of the EU, and both run through France: when groupage makes sense, when to book a full truck, and how long each option takes.
The Germany-Poland corridor carries more freight traffic than any other in the EU: when groupage makes sense, when to book a full truck, and how long each option really takes.
The France-Netherlands lane is short and busy: here's when groupage wins, when a full truck wins, and how long each option really takes.
Volume, transport format, regulated tolls and season: here's how the price of a freight shipment across Europe actually comes together.
The CMR Convention requires a reservation within tight deadlines and a claim within one year. A step-by-step guide to not losing your right to be paid.
What actually drives the express freight surcharge, when it genuinely pays off, and when groupage does the job for less.
Goods that left the EU for repair, an exhibition, or a failed sale can often come back duty-free. Here's how returned goods relief under the Union Customs Code actually works — and what documentation you need to prove it.
How EU customs bonded warehousing lets importers defer duty and VAT on non-EU goods, and when re-exporting part of your stock makes setting one up worthwhile.
What preferential origin means, how it differs from ordinary origin, which documents prove it (EUR.1 certificate, statement on origin, the REX system) and the mistakes that get an SME's reduced-duty claim rejected.
The TARIC code decides your duty, import VAT and required certificates. What it is, how to find the right one, and what a misclassified product costs.
Where packing it yourself saves money and where it costs you the claim. The three options, the materials worth paying for, and how to read a packing quote.
CMR liability is capped at 8.33 SDR per kilogram, not your cargo's real value. Here's when a separate all-risk insurance policy actually matters.
How to calculate your shipment's volume in m³ and gross weight before booking groupage — formulas, a worked example and common mistakes.
eCMR is a CMR consignment note issued digitally, with the same legal force as paper. Here's the legal basis, the practical benefits, and how adoption is progressing across the EU.
What ISO 780 handling symbols mean — fragile, this way up, keep dry — and how they differ from ADR dangerous goods labelling, with a pre-pickup checklist.
Exact EUR-pallet dimensions, how the pallet exchange system works, and the palletizing mistakes that raise your groupage cost across the EU.
A practical guide to measuring, palletizing and securing oversized cargo before pickup, with a checklist and the mistakes that most often cause delays or damage.
What an EORI number is, who actually needs one, and how to apply step by step — plus the mistakes that most often delay a shipment at EU customs.
Why a bilateral run and a domestic leg abroad are priced differently, which operations trigger the posting rules, and what the carrier has to declare.
The 9-hour day, the 56-hour week, the 45-hour weekly rest and the ban on sleeping in the cab, and how each one sets a ceiling on how far your load travels.
A practical guide to temperature-controlled transport across Europe: temperature ranges, ATP certification, monitoring, documentation, and how to avoid breaking the cold chain.
A practical breakdown of who pays customs duties and import VAT under EXW, DAP and DDP terms, how EU customs value is calculated, and the mistakes that cause the most delays.
