{"id":1292,"date":"2025-10-27T14:49:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T13:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alfaagencjacelna.pl\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:04:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:04:28","slug":"what-a-customs-quota-is-and-how-you-can-use-it-to-reduce-your-import-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfaagencjacelna.pl\/en\/co-to-jest-kontyngent-celny-i-jak-mozesz-dzieki-niemu-obnizyc-koszty-importu\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a customs quota and how can you reduce your import costs with it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are importing goods from outside the European Union, you will certainly know that the amount of customs duty has a huge impact on the final cost of the transaction.<br>One way to reduce it is to <strong>tariff quota<\/strong> - i.e. the amount of goods defined by the European Union that can be imported under preferential conditions, <strong>without having to pay the full rate of duty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does the customs quota work?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every quarter the European Commission shall make available a specific <strong>the number of kilograms or tonnes of the commodity concerned<\/strong>, which can be placed on the market with reduced duty or total exemption.<br>In order to make use of this option, the following must be submitted during customs clearance <strong>application for a tariff quota<\/strong>.<br>If granted - the importer <strong>does not pay the 25% safeguard duty<\/strong>, which also translates into <strong>lower VAT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does Alfa Customs Agency assist in obtaining a customs quota?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Alfa Customs Agency we regularly carry out <strong>clearance with customs quota requests<\/strong>, especially in the first days of the new quarter, when the <strong>a pool of goods is still available<\/strong>.<br>Thanks to our agents' experience and up-to-date knowledge of EU procedures, we help clients <strong>apply correctly and on time<\/strong>, which is often decisive in obtaining preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfa5 In a short video our expert, <strong>Marcin Szreder<\/strong>, he explains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative; 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