Customs Services

Switzerland has effectively managed the recent pandemic situation. Since mid-May, the number of new infections there has been minimized. The Swiss government has begun to gradually remove the emergency measures it imposed.

The year 2020 will go down in history as an inflection point where life – as we knew it – changed. Previously forgotten basic truths took on newfound significance.

In April 2020, China formally agreed to provide Hungary with a loan to build a railway line from Budapest to Belgrade.

The quality of services an international logistics company or transport partner provides is the result of the coordinated work. Good teamwork is an indicator of a company’s competitiveness and a key factor behind its successful development.

Whether a shipment involves electrical appliance parts from China to the EU, pharmaceuticals from Belgium to Poland, or cosmetics from the USA to Russia, warehousing services are a core component of the logistics chain for customers in almost any industry. In April 2020, AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG opened its own warehouse for customers in Poland.

Every second inhabitant of the planet uses a mobile phone. Every fifth has access to the Internet. The progressive development of telecommunications is a feature of modern society.

Air cargo transportation is associated with speed, safety, and delivery deadlines of "yesterday." Goods shipped by air usually have high costs but relatively small dimensions. However, there are exceptions.

Historically, railways have been one of the principal cargo transportation modes. After ocean transport, rail is the second most popular transport mode in terms of shipping turnover.

The AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG international corporate group is now able to provide clients with accelerated container train shipments between Moscow and Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Uzbekistan’s new leaders have removed a number of business barriers.

Strawberries in November? Tulips in the middle of winter? Growing plants in greenhouse conditions makes such encounters possible regardless of the weather outside the window.

The economy of Uzbekistan is growing at a stable pace. The country is famous for precious stones and metals, tungsten, coal, and radioactive uranium.

Metal is an integral part of the world as we know it. It’s in the electric networks, bridges, and railways around us. Every stage of the process of turning ore into metal requires special equipment including, for example, a rolling mill.

In mass markets, companies win the battle for customers by providing positive customer experiences. Business can use marketing tools to study the needs and desires of customers.

Spruce is an invariable feature of the winter holidays. The custom of decorating a coniferous tree came from Germany. As a pagan symbol of eternity, decorated spruce was the object of various rites.

To get a clear understanding of the economic situation in Central Asian countries and adequately assess your prospects for business cooperation there, you must take a number of factors into account.

On December 14, 2019, EU regulations regarding the transportation of plant-based goods and food products will change.

In May 2019, the AsstrA corporate group launched a multimodal LNG (Argon) transportation project using modernized tank containers.

Customs support is an integral part of AsstrA’s comprehensive service offerings. The company’s eight in-house customs agencies work with clients to handle all official paperwork and ensure that their shipments arrive on time with no unnecessary costs.

The AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG corporate group sums up its results for the first half of 2019.

To best support the needs of clients in the fertilizer industry, AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG formed a dedicated division called AsstrA Fertilizers Logistiics (AFL) in 2018.

Developed infrastructure is a critical component of any successful economy. The World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness report includes an efficiency index rating.

Japan is one of the world’s most economically developed countries. The basis of Japanese industry is high technology. Expensive Japanese chips and machine tools, production lines, cables and industrial robots are sold worldwide.

If the so-called hard Brexit becomes a reality, on March 29, 2019, the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. In that case, the transport and logistics industry would face a great challenge.

Practically any kind of cargo can be transported via less than truckload shipping. The delivery mode minimizes transport costs by using vehicle space efficiently and ensures the safety of the goods carried.

Everyone has heard ancient tales about merchants bringing goods from distant countries. Spices from India, silk from China, and cloth from England traveled thousands of kilometers and fell into the hands of buyers only after several months. Today, in the era of high speeds and constant availability of goods, late delivery can quickly lead to a perfume falling out fashion. The efficiency of product transportation is a critical factor – especially for lines of goods that are regularly updated.

Several sectors of Turkmenistan’s economy are rapidly evolving now thanks to recent investments of around $50 billion. There are about 1,700 large construction projects underway with a total cost of more than $42 billion. That amounts to more than 32% of the country’s GDP in Q1 of 2018.

From March to August 2018, transport and logistics operator AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG transported crane parts, counterweights, crane maintenance equipment, and several self-propelled heavy and oversized cargo moving modules.

Express delivery is an innovative service and an effective logistics solution for the delivery of small cargo. Over the last 2 years, the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG group’s partial loads delivery division has seen steady growth in demand for express freight forwarding.

AsstrA specialists visited two key conferences devoted to the development of port logistics in the Azov-Black Sea and Caspian regions.

International transportation and logistics services provider AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG systematically adds newly established business entities to its client portfolio. For example, in April of this year, an up-and-coming company from the fashion and beauty industry partnered with AsstrA.

As part of the ongoing development of its Industrial Gas Logistics Division, AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG had added 6 new Scania R400 tractors to its dedicated gas transportation fleet, which now includes 70 vehicles

In 2018, the international logistics operator targets having petrochemical product shipments account for 3% of the company’s total turnover, up from 2.2% in 2017. Plans include increasing shipment volumes in Iraq. Among AsstrA’s latest projects was the delivery of 40 tons of motor oils from Russia to Iraq for a Russian company.

It is more effective to focus on one thing at a time and get it right before moving on to other tasks. For proof, look no further than AsstrA’s successful business results.