{"id":113,"date":"2026-08-05T15:33:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gedewidiastawan"},"modified":"2026-08-05T23:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:39:49","slug":"the-case-for-multimodal-freight-in-long-haul-european-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/meridax\/the-case-for-multimodal-freight-in-long-haul-european-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Case for Multimodal Freight in Long-Haul European Routes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"113\" class=\"elementor elementor-113\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee9a86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ee9a86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7142c31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7142c31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be0693 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9be0693\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37146aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37146aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755a38c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"755a38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.codein.test\/meridax\/home\/\">Home<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf93d2b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf93d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.codein.test\/meridax\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba35f4b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_heading\" data-id=\"ba35f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gum-widget-title\"><span class=\"section-main-title size-default\">The Case for Multimodal Freight in Long-Haul European Routes<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88fbb1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_heading\" data-id=\"88fbb1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gum-widget-title\"><h1 class=\"section-main-title size-default\">The Case for Multimodal Freight in Long-Haul European Routes<\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701923b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"701923b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegulatory shifts are creating headaches for businesses shipping between the UK and EU. Our customs specialists break down what has changed, what is coming, and how to build a documentation workflow that will not slow your freight down at the border.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e880991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"e880991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/meridax\/category\/strategy\/\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">Strategy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-divider\"><\/li><li class=\"list-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/meridax\/2026\/08\/05\/\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">August 5, 2026<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58aafff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58aafff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f866343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_image\" data-id=\"f866343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-featureimage\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/meridax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/blog-6.jpg)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/meridax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/blog-6.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f872550 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f872550\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d7a604 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36d7a604\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f29a87a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f29a87a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor most of the past five years, European importers have been able to ease gradually into the new post-Brexit customs regime. Grace periods, deferred declarations, and a degree of enforcement leniency gave businesses time to build their systems. That time is now over. As of Q1 2026, full documentary and physical border controls are in effect across all commodity categories entering the UK from the EU, and new outbound requirements affect EU-destined goods from the UK in turn. What was once a matter of paperwork is now a live operational constraint \u2014 one that can and does stop freight at the border.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f0d974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50f0d974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis article lays out the key changes, explains the concepts that most importers still have wrong, and gives you a practical framework for building a documentation workflow that can scale as your trade volumes grow.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd5a0be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fd5a0be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Trusted Trader to Full Controls<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d85b42a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d85b42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe UK&#8217;s Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), fully implemented in January 2025, eliminated the last of the staged compliance windows. Importers can no longer defer customs entries \u2014 every consignment entering the UK from the EU now requires a full import declaration at the point of entry. This applies to goods moving from EU to Great Britain; Northern Ireland continues to operate under different rules under the Windsor Framework.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e113854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e113854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe practical implications are significant. Goods that previously moved freely on the strength of a commercial invoice now need a complete customs entry including commodity code, customs value, origin, and applicable duties. If any of these elements are incorrect or missing, the shipment will be held at the border pending clarification. In peak periods \u2014 Q4 and post-summer restock seasons \u2014 this can mean 2 to 4 day delays even for minor documentation errors.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3045fad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3045fad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EORI Numbers and Commodity Codes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce77064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ce77064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo administrative requirements that seem straightforward in theory cause the most problems in practice: EORI registration and commodity code assignment. An Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number is mandatory for any business importing goods into or exporting goods from the UK or EU. Without one, your freight forwarder cannot file a customs declaration on your behalf.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13199792 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13199792\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154ef2f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"154ef2f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cThe businesses that cope best are the ones that treated customs as an operational discipline before they were forced to \u2014 not the ones with the largest compliance budgets.\u201d<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3e67bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b3e67bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommodity codes are the second recurring failure point. A wrong code changes the duty rate, can trigger licensing requirements that do not apply, and in audit situations creates retrospective liability. 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