History

Kuper Douaneservice was founded in 1924 on the West Low German border by “grandma” Kuper as “Fa. wed. J.H. Kuper & Zn” (Fig. 1).

The activities performed by “Fa. Wed. J.H. Kuper & Zn” consisted mainly of declaring turf, coal and iron transported across the German border by boats men. Furthermore, they also imported horses and were, at that time, already well acquainted with proper quarantine measures (Fig. 2). As time progressed trucks eventually replaced boats and it was Johans parents who continued the company as “Expeditiekantoor Ben Kuper B.V.” (Fig. 3).
It was not until July 1987 that Johan Kuper was appointed as current CEO of “Kuper Douaneservice B.V.”(Fig. 4).

Three generations later and with over 80 years of experience in the customs industry, Kuper Douaneservice still promises quality, independence and very high service levels.

Fig. 1
Licence 1924
Fig. 2
A declaration in 1926
Fig. 3
Chamber of Commerce extract of Ben Kuper B.V.
Fig. 4
Certificate of guarantee 1989

Today

Kuper Douaneservice currently has two main shareholders who are there to guarantee the best quality, independence and service levels for years to come. These shareholders are Johan Kuper and Ali Braam. Together with Ali Braam, they set up Douaneopleidingen Nederland (Customs Training) in 2001 in order to share in-house knowledge of the customs industry with people working in the same branch of the business. (Further info on www.douaneopleidingen.nl)

Douaneopleidingen Nederland has the following aims:

To enlarge the knowledgebase for businesses.
Schooling (as well in-company)
To provide customs related advice as well.

“Where does the drive and knowledge come from?”

Johan Kuper has been chair of the customs logistics board at FENEX for numerous years.
Johan has also been vice-chair for FENEX from 2002 till 2009.
Johan is external advisor and a much wanted speaker at FENEDEX.
Furthermore, Johan also has a seat in the advisory board at Port infolink Rotterdam
(the digital communication portal for Dutch harbors/ports).
Johan is also a member of the C.I.T.I. (Customs Institute) of CLECAT in Brussels. This deals with the interests of the European expedition branch.

The abovementioned information is of extreme importance when it comes to finding the most optimal, innovative and practical solutions in dealing with your goods transport. Our expertise and approach to continuous improvement are reasons enough to share our knowledge and trust to employees and further (business) relations. Johan and the employees of Kuper Douaneservice are therefore more than ready to help you!
Our contact information can be found on our contact page.