Zoll und Export
EORI Number Explained: Who Needs One and How to Get It
An EORI number identifies your business in customs procedures. Here is who needs one, how to apply in the EU, how GB and XI numbers work and how to check one.
5 Min. Lesezeit
Blog
Einblicke in den B2B-Einkauf
Artikel über Einkauf, Angebotsanfragen und die Zusammenarbeit mit europäischen Lieferanten.
Nachhaltigkeit
EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR): What Buyers and Suppliers Need to Know
The PPWR has applied since 12 August 2026. What changed on that date, which milestones follow up to 2040, what is still under negotiation and what buyers should ask suppliers.
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Drucknachrichten
drupa 2028: Dates, Themes and What to Expect
drupa 2028 runs from 9 to 17 May 2028 in Düsseldorf. Here is what the organiser has confirmed about dates, themes and exhibitors, and why it matters to print buyers.
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Für Lieferanten
How to Write a Quotation: Quotation Template and Checklist for Suppliers
A practical quotation template for print, packaging and display suppliers, with an example layout, the terms to include and the mistakes that cost orders.
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Druckmaschinen
Dye Sublimation Printing Explained: Textiles, SEG and Soft Signage
How dye sublimation printing bonds colour into polyester, the difference between transfer and direct printing, and how it is used for SEG frames, flags and soft signage.
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Verifizierung
DUNS Number Explained: What It Is and When Suppliers Need One
What a D-U-N-S Number is, how it compares with your company registration and VAT numbers, and how European suppliers can get or look up one for free.
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Produktsicherheit
Food Contact Materials: EU Rules for Printed Food Packaging
How Regulation 1935/2004, GMP and national ink rules apply to printed food packaging, and which documents to ask your packaging supplier for.
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Nachhaltigkeit
CSRD Data Requests to SME Suppliers: The Value Chain Cap Explained
After the Omnibus changes, CSRD reporting covers only the largest companies and suppliers with up to 1,000 employees are protected by a value chain cap. Here is how suppliers can respond to these data requests.
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Umsatzsteuer
Reverse Charge VAT in the EU: A Plain Guide for B2B Sellers
When the buyer, not the seller, accounts for VAT: how reverse charge works for cross-border services and goods in the EU, and what your invoice must show.
5 Min. Lesezeit
Druckproduktion
Offset vs Digital Printing: Which Is Right for Your Print Job?
Offset has higher set-up costs but cheaper copies; digital has no plates but a higher unit price. How to choose and how to get comparable quotes.
5 Min. Lesezeit
Ratgeber
FEFCO Codes Explained: Choosing the Right Corrugated Box
FEFCO codes give every corrugated box style a number. Learn how the series work, what 0201 and 0427 mean, and how to specify a box so suppliers quote the same thing.
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Druckmaschinen
Die Cutting Explained: Flatbed vs Rotary vs Digital
How flatbed, rotary and digital cutting turn printed sheets into boxes, displays and labels, and what each method means for tooling cost, speed and run length.
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