REG-EUROTUNNEL Eurotunnel and the TLF Overseas Union Sign a Partnership to Assist Companies with Their Post-Brexit Customs Operations

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28/02/2019 07:30

      Eurotunnel and the TLF Overseas Union Sign a Partnership to Assist 
      Companies with Their Post-Brexit Customs Operations
    

    

      Every year, more than 1.7 million trucks containing 22 million tonnes of 
      freight travel between the United Kingdom and continental Europe through 
      the Channel Tunnel, representing over a quarter of trade between the 
      United Kingdom and the European Union.
    

      For the past two years, Eurotunnel has been pre-empting the impact of 
      Brexit on the flow of goods and putting in place new measures to 
      maintain the flow of trade and customers’ travel at the European Union 
      border.
    

      After developing infrastructure that will host future French state 
      services (customs, sanitary and phyto-sanitary requirements) Eurotunnel 
      has signed a partnership agreement with TLF Overseas (Union of Transport 
      and Logistics Enterprises of France – Overseas Activities)
    

      This agreement will allow registered customs agents (RDEs) operating on 
      behalf of customers to benefit from a contact point at the Eurotunnel 
      terminal in Calais.
    

      These referents will be the interface between truck drivers, French 
      customs, sanitary and phyto-sanitary services and RDE representatives. 
      Hauliers will need to have completed their import and export 
      declarations in advance and will benefit from a smooth service 24 hours 
      a day, and the transporters will also see their drivers assisted and 
      accompanied in providing any required documents.
    

      “Always at the service of French importers and exporters, TLF 
      Overseas and its member companies are ready to ensure maximum fluidity 
      for trade through the Channel Tunnel” said Herbert de 
      Saint-Simon, Chief Executive Officer of TLF Overseas.
    

      “Eurotunnel has chosen to offer a tailored service to its customers 
      in order to facilitate their crossings and to make the Channel Tunnel a 
      smart border” said Jacques Gounon, Chairman and CEO of the Group.
    

      About TLF
    

      TLF Union, Transport and Logistics Companies of France, is the premier 
      professional organisation covering all trades in the freight transport 
      and logistics chain. Among its members it counts 50 of the 100 premier 
      transport and logistics groups in France (Officiel des Transporteurs, 
      2014 classification). It includes the main companies in road transport, 
      courier express delivery, industrial vehicle rentals, logistics, 
      transport commission, customs operations, organisation of international 
      transport (rail, maritime, air, river) agents, and shipping agents.
    

      About Eurotunnel
    

      Eurotunnel, a subsidiary of Getlink SE, manages the Channel Tunnel 
      infrastructure and operations Truck and Passenger Le Shuttle services 
      (cars and coaches) between Folkestone, UK and Calais, France. Eurotunnel 
      holds the Channel Tunnel concession until 2086 and remains the fastest, 
      most reliable, easiest and most environmentally friendly way to cross 
      the Channel. In 24 years, more than 430 million people and 86 million 
      vehicles have travelled through the Tunnel. This unique land link has 
      become a vital link between the United Kingdom and continental Europe.
    

      Eurotunnel Contacts:
For 
      UK media enquiries contact
John Keefe on + 44 (0) 
      1303 284491
    

      Union TLF Overseas / CASOAR
Christine Schaer : + 33 (0)6 10 
      89 31 89
christine.schaer@casoar.eu
    

      For other media enquiries contact
Anne-Laure 
      Desclèves on +33(0)1 4098 0467
Email: press@getlinkgroup.com
    

    
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