New FSL Opened in Dunedin, New Zealand

Blackthorne’s most recent FSL opened in Dunedin, New Zealand last week. Providing Cisco parts chiefly to the city of Dunedin but also the entire Otago region, it is the latest addition to a number of new FSL openings in the coming months. https://blackrbuye.nimpr.uk/solutions/freight-forwarding/forward-stocking-location/

Serbia Halts Import Licence Process for 5A002 Products

The Serbian Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications recently announced that it would cancel the requirement for an import licence for 5A002 and 5A001 products. These being telecommunications and Information security items containing encryption. This will significantly speed up the import process for these items and conforms with Serbia’s long term goal to mirror EU […]

Norway – Oslo available for IOR Shipments

Being outside the European Union group of countries, goods travelling to Norway must undergo a customs clearance process to enter the country. Now Blackthorne is registered in Norway we can provide a full Importer of Record service for all types of shipments. For more information on our IOR services to Norway or other countries please […]

Blackthorne – Biggest IOR in the Balkans

Blackthorne now are the biggest IOR operator in the Balkans with Blackthorne owned companies in all countries including Kosovo. Every country offers the full range of services including FSLs in each country. For more information on our Balkans services please contact us in either each individual country or our Headquarters in the UK.

Export Control: What is an ECCN?

ECCN is an acronym for ‘Export Control Classification number’ and is a US term. Although all export control regimes operate under the same base document the US does have some additions/divergence from the main Wassenaar list. For example numbers starting 5A9 will not be recognised in the EU as a decontrol as it does in […]

Blackthorne Online Inventory now Live

Clients of Blackthorne can now access their stock data online. Our online inventory systems show where the goods are, when they arrived, when they left and many more items of data. Being able to track down to serial number level enables our clients to access their exact stock position and plan installations with confidence. Contact […]

Export: Be Ready for a No Deal Brexit

There is a slight variation in the new UK export licence ‘Open General Export Licence Export of Dual-Use items to EU Member States’. The main substance of the licence has not changed only the leaving date now is not a fixed date but ‘When the UK leaves the EU’. If you send dual use goods […]

Blackthorne Export Licensing Personal Video Tutorials

Blackthorne are now offering tailor made video tutorials to all clients who would like a brief but better understanding of export licensing. You can pick a topic, whether that’s how to deal with compliance visits, understanding licence conditions or any other matter. Very simple to shoot and very simple to view and understand. Sometimes videos […]

Blackthorne Business in Steady Growth in Silicon Valley

Blackthorne’s business in the San Francisco Bay area continues to report extraordinary growth. Now supporting many major players in the IT sector for both logistics and Importer of Record services its no wonder Blackthorne is the company of choice for so many tech companies. Key to this growth is a deep knowledge of export licensing […]

Blackthorne Puerto Rico Open for Business for IOR

Just today Blackthorne Puerto Rico received its final local registrations in order to import to this Caribbean nation. Whilst not a huge market for Blackthorne it is nevertheless an important step and increases coverage in the region. https://blackrbuye.nimpr.uk/solutions/importer-of-record