Clearance
Imports, exports, transit — standard commercial shipments, excise goods, temporary admissions, special procedures. Classification, duty calculation, and inspection coordination across jurisdictions.
Customs brokerage,
rebuilt for Europe.
We invest in independent customs brokerages across Europe and operate them as one — clearance, compliance, advisory, and beyond. Shared technology from day one.
AI handles the volume. Your experts own the judgment. Across Europe, independent customs brokerages are navigating a generational shift. Owners are approaching retirement, experienced declarants are harder to hire and retain, and clients increasingly expect advisory alongside filing. Passar and the EU Customs Reform bring all three into focus by 2027. It’s a lot to take on alone.
01Customs and cross-border trade
Customs clearance, trade compliance, and advisory operations across European corridors.
Compliance and advisory
Origin management, duty optimization, sanctions screening, export controls. The expertise that reduces duties, avoids penalties, and keeps goods moving.
Cross-border coordination
Fiscal representation, multi-jurisdiction filing, transit documentation, origin coordination. One group across corridors — not a different vendor in every country.
Shared intelligence
What one office learns, every office benefits from. Classification decisions, compliance patterns, regulatory changes — shared across the group, not siloed in one building.
Customs is being rebuilt. Independents can lead it.
Passar and the EU Customs Reform by 2027. FTA complexity compounding every year. Most mid-market importers are outgrowing the tools their brokers have. The opening is real — but only if brokerages stop running alone.
02Industry context
€6.2 billion in 2024
left unclaimed by European exporters. One in five eligible exports doesn’t claim the FTA preferences it’s entitled to. Few brokerages have the tools to close that gap at scale.
20,000
independent customs brokerages across Europe. Many family-owned. Many facing generational succession.
Source: European Commission, 2025 · CONFIAD, 2024
One trade partner across corridors. Import declarations in Switzerland. Fiscal representation in the Netherlands. Transit through France. Origin management across all three.
Technology
Customs clearance, trade compliance, and advisory — built on one shared technology platform.
03How we work
01
Partner
We invest in independent customs brokerages across Europe — working with owners navigating succession and founders who want to scale. Your team, your clients, your reputation.
02
Strengthen
Every brokerage in the group runs on shared technology — classification, filing, compliance checks — built specifically for customs operations. Routine work is automated. Your experts focus on advisory, optimization, and client relationships.
03
Grow
Every operation feeds the network. Origin rulings, classification decisions, compliance patterns — what one office resolves, every office benefits from.
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Whether you’re exploring succession, looking for a partner, or want to help shape cross-border trade.
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