Short practical guides on the questions buyers ask us most often: commodity codes, export to third countries, discontinued modules.
Every export and import declaration needs a commodity code. For automation technology the classification is often clear, but not always. This guide explains how the code is structured, where to look it up and which chapters apply to typical components.
Read →Shipping industrial components from Germany to third countries is routine when the documents are right. This guide describes the process on the EU side and the points that regularly trigger questions in four frequent destination countries.
Read →A “product discontinued” notice does not stop a plant if you check in the right order. This guide describes the four routes we go through for every discontinued Siemens number, and the line between sourcing and technical approval.
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