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ABBYY Reduces Customs Document Clearance Time by more than 90% to Deliver Commercial Goods to Consumers Faster

i4.0 today

ABBYY ’s intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions are helping manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) fast-track their trucks through border customs by reducing the time to clear custom clearances by more than 90%.

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Longer lorries: Government allows LSTs on roads

SMMT

Chris Yarsley, Logistics UK’s Senior Policy Manager of Road Freight Regulation, said: “The introduction of LSTs into general service will increase the scope and scale of the goods which our industry is able to transport, increasing efficiencies and reducing the environmental impact of delivering for the UK’s economy.

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What is supply chain?

Fastener News Desk

Freight costs and capital intensity are 10 to 15 percent lower, and customer delivery penalties and missed sales are 40 to 50 percent lower. Consumer goods companies in particular are making strides in preparing for a sustainable future by transforming company operations across the entire supply chain.

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Coca-Cola in Mannheim: new returnable glass line from KHS optimizes highly complex sorting processes?

Dinesh Mishra

In 2021 a freight network was set up with DB Cargo that links 13 sites with one another, allowing 1.7 million customers in 29 countries, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is one of the world’s leading consumer goods companies. Where this isn’t possible, the beverage producer is relying more and more on the railroad.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

CBP regulations place the burden for accuracy in the importation and payment of duties on the importer of record – not the broker or freight forwarder, as some importers mistakenly believe. Coordinate with Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders.