FILLING, DRUMMING AND BAGGING

PERFORMING FILLING LINES

Transporting and distributing your packed specialty chemicals goods might also require additional services. Chrimi Shipping Ltd Logistics offers Value Added Logistics services that complement your total supply chain solution for these type of goods.

With 9 high performing filling lines in both the Antwerp and Rotterdam region, Chrimi Shipping Ltd Logistics is able to fill drums, IBC's and smaller packages as from 1 liter. All services regarding the handling of our customers products are fulfilled according to international laws, regulations and business practices. Our infrastructure and independent on-site quality control allows us to optimize your logistics flow, ranging from pilot projects till full industrial production.

VALUE ADDED LOGISTICS SERVICES FOR YOUR SPECIALTY PACKED CHEMICALS

Chrimi Shipping Ltd Logistics provides different volumes of reactors, raw material – rundown - and finished product tanks for processing operations. Value Adding Logistics Services at our ADR and non-ADR warehouses include filling, repack filling, labeling and purchasing of empty packaging material.

• Small bottles (1-5 Liter) filling
• 200 Liter drum / 60 Liter drum filling
• Liter IBC filling
• bagging operations
• mobile drumming services
• processing and blending of specialty packed chemicals
• filling liquid into pail, drum & IBC
• packed liquid to bulk liquid
• bulk liquid to bulk liquid(road tankers vs. Rail tankcars vs. ISO tankcontainers
• filling dry bulk into bags and bigbags
• bag to dry bulk
• blending liquids
• mixing liquids
• processing liquids
• repacking dry chemicals
• repacking liquids
• mobile drumming services(filling into pail, drum and IBC) at
• customer/production locations

European Gateway logistics (VAT issues)

Cargo flows, containers and general cargo that reach Europe by maritime logistics mostly arrive via the major European ports Rotterdam and Antwerp. For many customers, these two main ports represent the “Gateway to Europe”.

Chrimi Shipping Ltd has developed huge skills and competence in maritime logistics, customs clearance services and on-transportation by truck, barge, rail, feeder vessel. We handle the warehousing, inventory management, storage(bonded or customs cleared), information management, transportation of these cargo flows to the final destination .

Our services and competencies in the European Gateway logistics are f.e.:

• Order processing
• Warehousing / storage / handling of the cargo
• Customs coordination / customs clearance
• Fiscal representation for VAT
• Release of cargo at container terminals
• Dispatch of import containers and import cargo
• On-carriage and distribution services by road, rail, barge and combined traffic modalities
• Information management and materials flow management
• Supply Chain control, visibility and reliability
• Key Performance Indicator management

The European VAT-system is rather complicated.

As a result of the removal of fiscal borders within the European Union(EU) per 1 January 1993, foreign entrepreneurs more often get into touch with the Dutch and Belgium VAT. The term “foreign entrepreneurs” is understood to mean entrepreneurs who are not domiciled or resident in the Netherlands or Belgium and have no permanent establishment either.

In the Netherlands and Belgium it is possible for a foreign entrepreneur to have himself represented by a tax representative. He acts on behalf of the foreign entrepreneur as regards the declaration and payment of (Dutch or Belgium) VAT and other administrative obligations, such as the so-called listing and declaration for the Central Bureau of Statistics.

Value Added Tax for import

In the Netherlands and Belgium it is possible to shift payment of VAT which is due in case of import to the periodic domestic declaration of the Dutch importer, who has obtained a licence to do so. By appointing a tax representative a foreign entrepreneur can also avail himself of this possibility in the Netherlands and Belgium.

The procedure is as follows: on behalf of the foreign entrepreneur the tax representative performs the periodic domestic declaration of VAT, in which the VAT due upon import is stated. In the same declaration, however, t his VAT due is deducted again. Thus nothing is paid on balance. In the normal import declaration VAT must be paid back simultaneously with the import. Only later can this be claimed back from the Tax Department.

The possibility of applying this arrangement entails a major liquidity and financial advantage for the foreign entrepreneur.

There are two forms of fiscal representation:

• Limited fiscal representation
• General fiscal representation

CHRIMI SHIPPING LTD will be pleased to assist you with your customs formalities and limited fiscal representation.

Emerging Markets Logistics

The logistics world is becoming more and more complex as globalization opens new emerging markets and creates new opportunities. The dynamic economic development of the emerging markets is fundamentally changing world trade. The hubs and trade routes of global flows of goods will gradually shift towards the emerging

Thanks to this strong development new logistics markets will appear on the world map. New cargo flows and supply chains are being developed to these interesting markets.

Due to the reorientation of flows of goods, substantial opportunities are open to international logistics service providers. Looking at future transport routes and the increasing transport volumes, emerging markets need to invest heavily in transport infrastructure in order to handle the sheer size.

CHRIMI SHIPPING LTD has a strong focus on Business development to Emerging (niche) markets. The rise of the so called BRIC countries(Brasil, Russia, India, China) has opened very interesting new (niche)-markets.

CHRIMI SHIPPING LTD also considers Turkey as a Key (emerging) growth market.

The most interesting emerging markets where CHRIMI SHIPPING LTD is active already are:

• Eastern Europe, Russia & Central Asia
• Turkey and Black Sea area
• China
• India