Your compliance is only as strong as the evidence behind it.
Classification, origin, valuation, sanctions and export control all have to be right, kept current as the rules change, and evidenced when someone asks. Heads of customs, trade compliance managers and customs managers carry that personally. Gaston Schul makes compliance a documented, monitored practice rather than a hope, with declarations checked against the rules and the evidence ready before the auditor is.
WHERE THE RISK SITS
The compliance gaps that carry real risk.
When customs comes to look, you need to show defensible classifications, valuation, origin and records, not assemble them under pressure once the audit has already started.
A wrong commodity code is not just a cost, it is a compliance finding that repeats on every shipment until someone catches it, and the liability is yours.
One unscreened party or controlled item that ships without the right licence is a breach, with consequences for the business and, often, for the people who signed it off.
CBAM, EUDR and shifting sanctions move faster than most teams can track, and being out of date is its own exposure, whether or not anything has gone wrong yet.
WHAT CHANGES
Compliance that holds up when it is checked.
Declarations are checked against the rules and the reasoning is recorded, so compliance is an evidenced operating practice with an audit trail behind it, not a set of decisions living in people's heads.
We track legislation, sanctions and environmental regulation as it moves, and tell you what it means for your goods before it becomes an exposure, so regulatory change stops being something that catches you out.
With governance in place, declarations monitored against the rules and the evidence kept current, an audit becomes a matter of showing what you already have, not a scramble to assemble it.
WHAT WE DELIVER
The compliance layer your operation needs.
Trade Compliance
Sanctions and denied-party screening, export-control checks, an internal compliance programme and the monitoring that keeps declarations defensible and provable.
Customs Health Check
A structured assessment of where your customs is exposed, with findings ranked by priority, so you know what to fix before customs or an audit finds it.
Stay Ahead of Regulation
Legislation, sanctions and environmental rules like CBAM and EUDR tracked for you, with what changes for your goods explained before it bites.
Tariff Classification
Correct, defensible commodity codes with the reasoning recorded and Binding Tariff Information where it protects you, so classification holds under scrutiny.
By offering a clear point of contact and simplifying the reporting process, Gaston Schul not only reduced the administrative burden but also strengthened our overall customs compliance.
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Customs & Trade. Controlled.
Gaston Schul does more than keep you compliant. We connect it all and run it as one. That is what one full-service operating model gives you, across all your customs and trade in Europe: the clarity to see, the control to govern, and the confidence to decide.
GET IN TOUCH
From compliance questions to clear answers.
Tell us what you trade, where, and what is keeping you exposed, and an expert will show you where to tighten the controls. No obligation, just a clear answer from people who know the regulations.
FAQs for Compliance roles
For compliance: frequently asked questions
We monitor legislation, sanctions lists and environmental regulation as it moves, including CBAM, EUDR and the EU Customs Reform, and translate it into what it means for your specific goods and flows. The aim is that a change reaches you as guidance and a plan, not as a finding after the fact.
Yes. We document the reasoning behind classifications and decisions, monitor declarations against the rules, and keep the records current, so compliance is evidenced consistently across the markets we cover. When an audit lands, the trail is already there to show.
Because we are independent and privately owned, our advice is not steered by an owner's agenda or a push to sell a particular product. When we tell you something is a risk, it is because it is a risk, which is the only basis on which compliance advice is worth anything.