Customs representative · Customs broker
We handle the declaration from the first conversation to the release of your goods — and explain every step in language you actually understand. Over 20 years in Greek customs, specialising in alcoholic products and excise duty.
The first conversation is free — and commits you to nothing.
20+
years in Greek customs
ICISnet
AES · EMCS · ICS2 · DEFK
Excise
specialists in alcohol
The journey of your goods
Six stages. A customs broker does not appear at the end — we come in the moment you start thinking about ordering, because that is where most of it is decided.
Send us the proforma invoice. We find the tariff classification and tell you in advance what duty, what excise and which certificates these particular goods will need. A wrong classification costs far more than a conversation.
We check the invoice, packing list, transport document and delivery terms before the goods leave. If a certificate of origin is missing, there is still time to issue it — not once the container is already in Piraeus.
The goods arrive and enter temporary storage. The carrier sends us the original documents.
We draft and submit the declaration electronically through ICISnet. The system returns an MRN — from that point your shipment has a number and can be tracked.
Customs routes the shipment to a control channel. Duty, excise and VAT are calculated and paid.
The goods are released and delivered. You receive a complete file with the declaration and the proof of payment — exactly what your accountant and any future audit will ask for.
What you will need
Each item goes into a specific box of the declaration. You do not need to know the box numbers; you need to know what to ask your supplier for.
The single number every customs office in the EU uses to identify you. Without it, no declaration can be lodged.
We register it for you →
Value, currency and delivery terms (EXW, FOB, CIF…). The terms decide how much of the freight is added to the customs value.
Packages, contents, gross and net weight. It must agree with the invoice — discrepancies are the number one cause of delay.
B/L for sea, AWB for air, CMR for road. It is the title against which you take delivery of the goods.
EUR.1, A.TR or an origin declaration. From a country with a preferential agreement it can reduce the duty to zero — always worth asking for.
We tell you if you qualify →
The ten-digit TARIC code that determines duty, excise, prohibitions and licences. The single most critical field on the whole declaration.
We classify it for you →
What it will cost
It is not one figure but four steps stacked on top of each other. Once you have seen them, no customs office will surprise you again.
Invoice + freight + insurance up to the point of entry into the EU. The delivery terms determine which of these has already been paid.
The rate follows from the tariff classification and the country of origin. With preferential origin and the right certificate it is often zero.
Only on alcohol, tobacco and energy products. It is not calculated on value but on quantity — for spirits, per litre of pure alcohol. Cheap wine or expensive wine, the same excise.
VAT is calculated on the sum of customs value, duty and excise — not on the invoice alone.
Import VAT is not a cost. If your business has the right to deduct, the VAT you pay at customs is offset. Your real cost is the duty, the excise and the freight.
Our specialisation
Alcohol is not just another commodity. It moves under duty suspension, with its own documents, its own deadlines and its own bonded warehouses. This is where we work every day, and have for years.
Authorisation, guarantees, stock records and receipt documents.
Electronic administrative documents — drafting, submission and discharge.
Receiving from another member state without paying the duty up front, with the right guarantees in place.
Excise declarations, industrial-use exemptions, exports and reliefs.
"Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules."
I answer the phone myself. You will not talk to a call centre or wait for "the department" to get back to you. If something cannot be done, I will tell you at the start — and tell you what can be done instead.
Manos Aggouridakis · MBROKER Ε.Ε.
Frequently asked
With a phone call or an email. We need three things: exactly what the goods are, which country they come from, and your supplier's proforma invoice.
From there we take over — EORI registration, tariff classification, a calculation of what you will pay, and a list of everything to request from your supplier before they ship.
It is the number every customs office in the EU uses to identify your business — one per company. Without an EORI no declaration can be lodged in your name.
Registration goes through ICISnet and we handle it before your first shipment.
When the file is complete and the shipment is routed to the green channel, the declaration can be cleared the same day. The yellow channel means a documentary check, the red channel a physical examination of the goods.
Delays almost always come from documents that are missing or that do not agree with each other — which is why we check them before loading.
VAT is paid at customs when the goods are released for free circulation. If your business has the right to deduct, it is offset in the normal way — it is not a real cost, it is a cash-flow matter.
Excise duty is added, calculated on the quantity of pure alcohol rather than on value. It is often the largest part of the bill.
Depending on whether the goods enter a tax warehouse or are taxed immediately, the procedure, the documents and the guarantees all change. This is the part we specialise in.
Get in touch
We will tell you the tariff classification, the duty and excise you will pay, and which documents to request from your supplier. No charge and no obligation — even if we end up not working together.