Kanlux S.A. awarded with the AEO Certificate

On 9th September 2011 Kanlux S.A. was awarded with the AEO CERTIFICATE (Authorised Economic Operator) no. AEOF330000110026, issued by the customs administration.

The AEO Certificate is issued only for trusted traders after having conducted a thorough audit of the entire company by the customs administration. The official audit is to determine by the customs authorities if a particular company meets the criteria for the operation defined by the European Union, through the risk assessment of any hazards and deficiencies in key areas for business related to the commodity turnover with foreign countries:

• the area of financial solvency,
• the area of compliance with customs requirements,
• the area of trade and transport records,
• the area of compliance with safety and security standards.

In all the above-mentioned areas, our company scored high rates (low risk of danger).

The Certificate confirms that our company is an authorized trader that maintains the security and organizational discipline in the logistics chain of supplies, trusted for all customs administrations. The AEO status granted in one of the EU Member States is recognized throughout the European Community.

The AEO status entitles one to benefit from facilitations with regard to customs controls related to security and safety and/or from simplifications provided within customs provisions. With regard to the customs control related to safety and security, the entrepreneur can use the following facilities:

• he is subject to fewer physical and documentary inspections than other entrepreneurs,
• in case of selecting the subject for the inspection, this inspection is carried out as a priority,
• it entitles the entrepreneur to receive from customs offices a prior notice about the shipment designated for inspection,
• it entitles the entrepreneur to submit to a customs office the import summary declaration with limited range of data security,
• it gives the possibility to request an inspection of supplies, at a place other than the customs office.

The success is even greater because among the possible types of certificates to be awarded with, relating only to the individual above-mentioned areas, the AEO Full Certificate obtained by our company is the most difficult certificate to obtain ever, covering all the above-mentioned areas and benefits associated with it. In the Silesia region in Poland, there are only few companies that have obtained the full certificate.