http://www.mic-cust.com/ news and events en http://www.mic-cust.com/typo3conf/ext/tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.mic-cust.com/ 18 16 news and events TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:01:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/psa-peugeot-citroen-relies-on-mics-saas-solution/ Professionalism, reliability and the capability to create innovative customs software have been the convincing arguments for the French car manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën sold more than 3.5 million vehicles worldwide in 2011. As Europe's second largest carmaker, the group generated revenues of €59.9 billion. PSA has sales operations in 160 countries, 16 production facilities - including joint ventures - and more than 209,000 employees worldwide. PSA Peugeot Citroën is also involved in financing activities (Banque PSA Finance), logistics (Gefco) and automotive equipment (Faurecia). With a volume of around 200,000 customs declarations per year, PSA is one of the largest customs declarants in France, with the need for a customs software provider that is able to handle this considerable amount. In 2011, PSA started its customs software provider selection process by evaluating the following key decision criteria: experience in the automotive industry, offering a multi-country customs software as basis for rollouts into other countries than France as well as the capability to create innovative solutions (e.g. Software as a Service - SaaS). MIC was the only provider that fulfilled those and additional criteria and finally convinced PSA due to its professionalism and reliability. Since December 2011, PSA Peugeot Citroën is using MIC CUST® (Import&Export Handling) and MIC CCS (Central Classification System) as SaaS solution for its French customs operations.The rollout to Slovakia and Spain is currently ongoing. Find out more about this project and PSA's future perspectives with MIC. A detailed case study will be published soon. If you require any further information in the meantime, please contact sales@mic-cust.com. ]]> News Startpage Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:14:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/imperial-tobacco-group-itg-eu-rollout-of-mic-custR/ MIC's unique customs direct filing solutions support ITG’s international business ITG is a leading international tobacco company with a unique portfolio of brands and products across all tobacco categories. Its brands and products are available in over 160 countries worldwide with the EU as one of its' key markets. ITG's European logistics business comprises more than 40 million deliveries per year to around 300.000 points of sale requiring a robust customs software supporting its' international business. It was in May 2011 when ITG awarded MIC Customs Solutions with the implementation of a multi-country customs filing platform for its European business covering 6 countries and a broad range of customs procedures (import, bonded warehouse, inward processing relief, export and NCTS). Currently Germany, Spain and Great Britain are already implemented but further rollouts are either ongoing e.g. for France or already planned as it is the case for The Netherlands (2012/2013) and Poland (2013). A detailed case study about ITG will be published, soon. If you require further information already now, please contact sales@mic-cust.com.]]> News Startpage Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:24:00 +0100 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/fast-growth-requires-new-premises/ Move of our offices in Salzburg|AT and Schaffhausen|CH to larger facilities Link to MIC Locations]]> News Startpage Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:17:00 +0100 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/seagate-us-went-live-with-mic-custR-for-us-aes-filing/ Improved export compliance and process automation Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of hard disk drives that are used in systems ranging from desktop computers and consumer electronics to data centers delivering information over corporate networks and the Internet. The hard disk drives are primarily sold to major original equipment manufacturers or OEMs but also to major distributors, who sell their hard drive products to small OEMs, dealers, system integrators and retailers throughout most of the world. In 2011 Seagate chose MIC Customs Solutions as its customs software provider for the US AES filing. AES – Automated Export System – filing is required by the US Department of Commerce on all exports where a product is either controlled or the value of any one customs line is greater than $2.500. This requirement is already in place since October 2008 and provides tough penalty provisions to all parties involved in the export process that don’t adhere to these regulations. However, after successfully stepping through the typical project phases, Seagate went live with MIC CUST® Export for the US AES filing this February. With this, Seagate not only benefits from a better export compliance but also from process automation and reduced workload. If you want to know more about MIC‘s solution for United States customs trade compliance click here or simply contact sales@mic-cust.com.

]]> News Startpage Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:02:00 +0100 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/swedish-customs-certifies-mic-custR/ Benefit of direct communication with Tullverkets EDI-System TDR007 and TDR050 MIC CUST® has recently received the certification of the Swedish customs administration to directly send messages to Tullverkets EDI-System for TDR007 and TDR050. This has also been published on the website of the Swedish customs administration which provides some more details about the scope of the certification: Link to certification Customers like Scania or M-real are already benefiting of MIC's high quality customs direct filing solution for Sweden. Would you also like to benefit from MIC's unique customs direct filing solutions? Please contact sales@mic-cust.com for further information.]]> News Startpage Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:13:00 +0100 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/on-time-and-within-budget/ Scania decided for MIC to become its Global Customs Software Provider here.  Would you also like to benefit from MIC's customs solutions? Please contact sales@mic-cust.com for further information.]]> Customer Cases Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:19:00 +0100 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/mic-customs-solutions-partners-with-customsaudit-to-power-its-growth-in-turkey/ Forecasts predict tremendous market potential for Turkey About CustomsAudit CustomsAudit was established to conduct compliance assessment of inventory, cash flows, document flows and customs transactions and to evaluate the adequacy of internal control mechanisms in terms of foreign trade and customs legislation. They aim to assist and support companies in managing risk-free customs procedures with the services of our professional team whose members have experience at senior positions in both customs administration and in the private sector. CustomsAudit is the first and only audit&consultancy company focused particularly on customs compliance audit - www.customsaudit.net. ]]> News Startpage Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:28:00 +0100 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/global-trade-and-supply-chain-management-the-global-imperative/ A Report by AberdeenGroup - Sponsored by MIC Report Description  Aberdeen Group's survey of 137 global exporters and importers in September and October 2011 reveals that trade compliance teams are actively revamping and augmenting their Global Trade Management (GTM) and specifically their Global Trade Compliance (GTC) programs to stay current with supply and demand fluctuations, growing global operations, increasing operational complexity and risk, and trade lane changes.  Five Compelling Facts from the Research, Providing Actionable Benefits for Readers: 

1. Best-in-Class companies experienced an Average Trade Compliance Cost to value ratio of 10.23%
2. Best-in-Class companies experienced a Perfect Order Rate Received of 93.07% on imports received from international suppliers
3. Best-in-Class companies possessed a Perfect Order Rate Delivered of 93% exported to international suppliers/customers
4. Best-in-Class companies decreased their Average Trade Compliance Cost to value ratio, year over year, by 1.15%
5. Best-in-Class companies increased their Total Landed Cost per unit handled by .98% versus prior year 

This report was sponsored by MIC. Get the whole report for free now!]]> News Startpage Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:46:00 +0100 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/jti-decided-to-implement-mic-emcs-in-5-countries/ A European wide EMCS Solution for a worldwide leading tobacco product manufacturer sales@mic-cust.com for further information ]]> News Startpage Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:31:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/jti-mic/ A European wide EMCS Solution for a worldwide leading tobacco product manufacturer here. Would you also like to benefit from MIC's unique European wide EMCS solution? Please contact sales@mic-cust.com for further information.]]> Customer Cases Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:03:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/siemens-ag-role-out-of-mic-custR-to-denmark/ Siemens AG uses MIC CUST® for Import declarations with direct electronic customs filing to SKAT Siemens has been synonymous with international focus and worldwide presence for over 160 years. Today, Siemens is a global powerhouse with activities in nearly 190 regions. The challenges confronting today's world are global - and so is Siemens. With a presence in some 190 countries, Siemens can offer customers fast, local, tailor-made solutions and that gives them a decisive competitive edge. Siemens' roughly 336,000 employees work at 1,640 locations around the globe, including 176 R&D facilities. It was in 2000, when Siemens AG decided to implement MIC's international customs solution and 11 years after this decision, Siemens still trusts and builds on MIC's customs solutions. At present, the multinational company has implemented the whole bundle of MIC's customs filing solutions (MIC CUST®, MIC NCTS, MIC INTRA) for Germany (ATLAS) and Austria (e-zoll). After a roll out of MIC CUST® to Switzerland (e-dec) in 2009, and a roll out of MIC CUST® to Great Britain (CHIEF) last year, a roll out of MIC CUST® (SKAT) to Denmark followed this year which started at the end of June. As a result, the company can benefit from more efficiency, more transparency and ensured compliance via one single system. Would you also like to benefit from MIC's software solutions? Please contact sales@mic-cust.com for further information.]]> News Startpage Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:10:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/mic-ncts-certified-for-hungary/ MIC NCTS receives certification of Hungarian customs authorities MIC NCTS for starting of movements in normal and simplified procedure (authorized consignor) via internet connection using KKK v2.0 in MCC by the IT Institute of the National Hungarian Tax and Customs Administration in July 2011. Currently MIC customs software enables the creation of customs declarations for 40+ countries worldwide with direct electronic communication to the national customs administrations' systems, no other customs software provider is able to offer you a comparable scope. Would you also like to benefit from MIC's unique customs direct filing solutions? Please contact sales@mic-cust.com for further information.]]> News Startpage Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:42:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/the-perfect-tool-to-manage-the-2012-hs-reform/ MIC’s Central Classification System (CCS) helps businesses prepare for the changes ahead MIC's Central Classification System (CCS) helps companies precisely classify products to conform to multi-national customs tariff schedules while cutting down on costs and workload. MIC CCS simplifies the designation, validation, assignment and re-assignment (e.g. due to global changes in tariffs like the 2012 HS Reform) of the classification and makes all information on tariffs available in a user-friendly format. Our software permits clear and easy control of the entire product classification process on a global level. To learn more about MIC CCS:

• Download our product folder (PDF Download 1.1 MB)
• Watch out for our CCS Webinar scheduled for autumn 2011
• Simply contact sales@mic-cust.com

]]> News Startpage Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:51:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/you-want-to-run-saas-we-have-operating-solutions/ Syngenta relies on MIC Customs Solution for the use of the Automated Export System here. Would you also like to benefit from MIC's unique global customs solution? Please contact sales@mic-cust.com for further information. ]]> Customer Cases Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:54:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/mic-modules-certified-for-czech-republic/ MIC CUST® Import and NCTS receive certification of Czech customs authorities MIC CUST® Export and Intrastat Reporting modules, MIC has now received the certification for MIC CUST® Import and NCTS of the Czech customs authorities. Herewith MIC offers you the full scope of direct customs filing modules for the Czech Republic. Multinational companies like Panasonic are already deriving benefit from MIC's high quality customs direct filing solutions not only in the Czech Republic but in many countries across Europe. Currently MIC CUST® enables the creation of customs import and export declarations for 40+ countries worldwide with direct electronic communication with the national customs administrations' systems. Would you also like to benefit from MIC's unique customs direct filing solutions? Please contact sales@mic-cust.com for further information. ]]> News Startpage Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:54:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/syngenta-builds-on-mic/ For more than two years now the world’s leading agribusiness company relies on MIC Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies and is dedicated to bringing plant potential to life. When it was announced in 2008 that from July 2009 onwards, all filings of export documents must take place electronically through the Automated Export System. Until then, Syngenta had outsourced their customs activities but decided to look for its own solution as part of a process rationalisation effort. Soon they had found their ideal customs software provider: MIC Customs Solutions. They decided to implement MIC CUST® as Software as a Service (SaaS) solution in Belgium, Switzerland, France and the UK. After two years with MIC, Syngenta is very satisfied and is also making plans for future projects. Would you also like to benefit from MIC's unique global customs solutions? Please contact sales@mic-cust.com for further information ]]> News Startpage Mon, 30 May 2011 14:05:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/mic-germany-moves-to-erlangen-tennenlohe/ Fast expansion in Germany requires a larger office MIC Logistik GmbH
Am Weichselgarten 8
91058 Erlangen-Tennenlohe
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)9131 933 063-45 To view all MIC locations please click here. ]]> News Startpage Wed, 18 May 2011 09:14:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/mic-ocs-the-leading-solution-for-origin-management/ Benefit from major cost savings thanks to MIC’s Origin Calculation Solution (MIC OCS) preferential agreements exist between trade groups and countries. Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) provide tremendous opportunities for companies to save costs and improve their international operations. However, only few companies are exploiting these benefits. Many of them are not aware that establishing preferential origin of products reduces the costs of their imports. These cost reductions, however, are important to succeed in an international market. Usually lower import costs result in increased sales and substantially increased profit obtainable from the sale of each individual product. MIC OCS helps you to exploit exactly these benefits, so that you can be ahead of your competitors. MIC OCS, our origin calculation system satisfies all global market origin tracking requirements within Customs. It enables you to solicit and store origin data from suppliers and to calculate origin for manufactured products. Moreover, you can store and process rules of origin for an unlimited number of unique preferential / free trade agreements.MIC OCS' supply chain solicitation system makes it easier to generate and track origin requests through various options including a web-based supplier portal. MIC OCS ensures that you are exploiting all benefits provided by FTAs. Would you also like to benefit from MIC OCS? Please contact sales@mic-cust.com for further information. ]]> News Startpage Wed, 11 May 2011 19:00:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/mics-expansion-in-us-market/ Rapid Hiring and Additional Office Space MIC Customs Solutions has expanded investment in the US market and recently acquired additional office space in Southfield, MI. MIC has grown by more than 20% since last year and was recently ranked by ARC as one of the top 5 of Leading Suppliers of Global Trade Management Solutions. According to Jason O'Brien, Director of Sales and Marketing - Americas and Asia-Pacific, "The move is in anticipation of our continued growth. Over the past six months, MIC has added new personnel; several new project and support analysts within our North American operations." About Us:
MIC Customs Solutions is a worldwide leading provider of global customs solutions and is dedicated to the development, implementation and support of global customs software solutions. MIC specializes in integrated solutions while leveraging regional and national legal requirements. Our software helps large and small companies grow, comply and compete globally. Currently, solutions are used by more than 700 customers, in 40+ countries, on five continents. MIC provides customers with a high-quality, user-friendly suite of software products, which undergo continuous enhancements and developments. This allows MIC to ensure that our customers can rely on us to efficiently enable customs processes and to meet compliance requirements, providing a payback for the investment of our customers in our system. ]]> News Startpage Tue, 03 May 2011 16:03:00 +0200 http://www.mic-cust.com/nc/news-events/news/news-detail/article/mic-is-the-leading-customs-software-supplier-to-the-automotive-industry/ A study of the ARC Advisory Group reveals: MIC is number one in the automotive industry. ARC Advisory Group at the end of 2010, MIC is the number one customs software provider in the automotive industry. Currently, MIC has a market share of 22.3%. Thanks to MIC's high-quality software solutions and its efficient services, the company was able to acquire a broad sophisticated customer base in this industry: OEMs like General Motors, Daimler, Ford Motor Europe, PSA Peugeot Citroën Group, Hyundai Motor Europe, Scania, BMW, Delphi, Magna Steyr, Yazaki, Daimler Trucks NA, Bosch and Mahle are among these successful companies who are benefitting from MIC's premium software tools. The most popular products in the automotive industry are:

• MIC CUST®: MIC's Global Customs Management Tool enabling the automated creation of import and export declarations in more than 40 countries on 5 continents based on one system, one database, one user interface, one maintenance and support center
• MIC CCS: MIC's Product Classification Tool which helps companies to precisely classify products to conform to multi-national customs tariff schedules while cutting down on costs and workload through automated product classification on a global level
• MIC OCS: MIC's tool for efficient and automated origin calculation and supplier solicitation, supporting more than 50 FTAs

Would you also like to benefit from MIC's unique software solutions? Please contact sales@mic-cust.com for further information. ]]> News Startpage Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:07:00 +0200