André Jansen
Kneppelhout
Building Willemswerf
Boompjes 40, 3011 XB
Rotterdam, Netherlands
+31 (0) 10 710 46 03
Mobile: +31 (0) 6 558 159 74
André started his career in 1974 with the tax authorities. After completing his studies in Dutch and Tax Law, he worked there as a VAT inspector. From 1992 to 2002, André, as tax advisor at Loyens & Loeff and KPMG Meijburg, handled extensive customs matters.
André specializes in tax and non-tax regulations relating to the import and export of goods. During his career of more than forty years, Andre has got to know the practice of customs law through and through. Of course, he litigates in objection and appeal procedures against the tax authorities / customs authorities before the Dutch courts and the European Court of Justice, but also knows how to find his way within the tax authorities / customs when customers want to enter into a dialogue.
He also advises national and international clients on cost and customs duty savings, due diligence, pre-audits , tax audits and compromise agreements with customs and VAT inspectors and the Ministry of Finance. He is the author of the VAT and Customs section of Kluwer Highlights & Insights. As a lawyer, André is down-to-earth. He knows better than anyone else to unravel the most complicated legal arguments of the other party and to refute them concisely in simple terms.
André and Kneppelhout
'I noticed in my customs practice after a while that I increasingly had to work with law firms to guarantee my clients an effective approach. From here my vision came to stop my customs practice from a tax consultancy office, but from the legal profession, and in a multidisciplinary setting.
That is why I joined DLA SchutGrosheide (now DLA), known for its flourishing practice in the field of international trade and transport law. At DLA, I was a member of the Executive Committee of the EMEA Regulatory Group. In 2007 I was one of the founders of Padberg-Spanjaart Advocaten. That office merged with Kneppelhout in 2010. '