Food & perishables.
Perishable goods do not wait for paperwork. A delay at the border is shelf life lost and value gone. Gaston Schul runs customs for food and fresh produce at the speed the goods demand: declarations right first time, the veterinary and phytosanitary documentation handled, and the new rules like EUDR managed before they slow you down.
WHERE CUSTOMS BITES
The food customs problems that spoil margin.
Limited shelf life means a held consignment is not just late, it is worth less or worthless. Clearance has to be right first time, every time.
Food and fresh produce face health controls and inspections at the border, logged through each market's official control system. The documentation has to be exact, or the goods sit and the clock runs.
The entry documents (such as the CHED) and the health certificates behind a perishable shipment are specialist paperwork. One error holds the goods at the border post.
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), quotas and sanitary requirements catch certain ingredients and origins. Misjudge them and a whole flow stops.
HOW WE HELP
Customs at the speed fresh goods need.
Customs Clearance
Fast, right-first-time declarations and the vet and phytosanitary documentation handled, so goods move and do not sit at the border.
EUDR
Whether the Deforestation Regulation applies to your ingredients, and the due diligence it requires, managed before it slows your flows.
Trade Compliance
Quotas, sanitary requirements and the controls behind them tracked and evidenced, so a restriction never stops a flow unexpectedly.
Customs Technology
Status across every market in one view, with alerts the moment something needs you, so a held perishable never surprises you.
Customs & Trade. Controlled.
Gaston Schul does more than clear your shipments. We connect it all and run it as one. That is what one full-service operating model gives you, across all your customs and trade in Europe: the clarity to see, the control to govern, and the confidence to decide.
GET IN TOUCH
From perishable-goods questions to clear answers.
Tell us what you move, from where, and how fast it has to clear, and an expert will show you how to keep it moving. No obligation, just a clear answer from people who know customs.
Food and Perishables FAQs
Food and Perishables: frequently asked questions
By getting the declaration and the health documentation right before the goods arrive, so nothing waits at the border for a correction. Our local teams know each market's border health controls and the CHED and certificate requirements, and the Digital Portal gives you up-to-date status and alerts, so a problem is caught early, not at the quay.
It depends on the ingredients and their origin. The Deforestation Regulation applies to certain commodities, and where it does it requires due diligence and a Due Diligence Statement. We check whether your goods are in scope and handle the compliance, so it does not become an unexpected hold.