Sanctioned Ro-Ro Port? Four OEM Recovery Paths Ranked
When a ro-ro port falls under EU or UK sanctions, OEMs have four concrete recovery paths. Here's which to trigger first — and why sequencing is everything.
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Regulation
Customs, compliance and the rules reshaping cross-border vehicle flows.
How EU Customs Verifies VINs on Import Declarations
A step-by-step breakdown of how EU customs authorities cross-check VINs on import declarations — ICS2 scoring, physical inspection triggers, and the mismatches that hold shipments.
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EV Battery Storage Safety at EU Compounds: No Playbook Exists
European compounds are retrofitting for EV fire safety with no shared rulebook. Here's what OEMs must know about thermal runaway, segregation rules, and fragmented national codes.
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Bonded Warehouse for Vehicle Imports in Europe: How It Works
A practitioner's guide to EU customs warehousing for vehicle imports — duty suspension, PDI, release triggers, and what it means for OEM cash flow.
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Cross-Border EU Delivery Stalled? Four Levers Dealers Must Know
When a cross-border EU vehicle delivery stalls on registration, four concrete tools separate dealers who close the deal from those who lose the customer.
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Customs Clearance for Vehicles at EU Ro-Ro Ports: The Real Flow
How customs clearance actually works for finished vehicles at European ro-ro ports — ICS2, T1 transit, temporary storage, and where OEM import flows stall.
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Ro-Ro EV Fire Risk: The Contract Clauses OEMs Are Missing
IMO guidelines, carrier SoC restrictions, and port protocols for EV fire risk on ro-ro ships are now contract obligations. Here's what OEM planners must build in now.
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EU Tariffs on Chinese EVs 2026: The OEM Planner's Real Numbers
EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in 2026 stack MFN plus CVD up to 45.3%. Here's what every OEM import planner needs to know about rates, MIPs, and strategy.
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Cabotage Rules for Car Carriers in the EU: What OEMs Must Know
EU cabotage rules cap foreign car-carrier drops after cross-border delivery. Here's the precise limits, reset clocks, and enforcement gaps OEM planners must know.
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Documents to Import Vehicles into the EU: The 2026 Stack
The complete document checklist for clearing finished vehicles through EU customs in 2026 — eCoC, ENS/ICS2, EUR.1, ELO and more. Get it right first time.
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ADR Rules for EV Batteries in Europe: Where OEMs Get It Wrong
ADR 2025 and the 2026 UN code switch have rewritten the rulebook for shipping EV batteries in Europe. Here's the practitioner breakdown OEM logistics teams need.
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EU CBAM Impact on Vehicle Imports: Where OEMs Stand in 2026
CBAM's definitive phase is live. Finished cars are still out of scope — but OEM component flows, cost models, and Scope 3 data are already inside the blast radius.
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