LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGTHE EVOLUTION & DEEPENING OF LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGDANIEL LIEBERMANNDirector, Directorate LogisticsLOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGLOGISTICS: A KEY SECTOR OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICYLOGISTICS ACTION PLANOVERALL OBJECTIVE‹‹ POSITION AND STRENGTHEN LUXEMBOURG AS AN INTERCONTINENTAL AND MULTIMODAL HUB INEUROPE FOR ADDED VALUE LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES ››MULTI-PRODUCT SPECIALIZATION STRATEGYA SECTOR FULLY SUPPORTED BY ALL STAKEHOLDERS (PUBLIC 🤝 PRIVATE)
2LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGLUXEMBOURG - MORE THAN MEETS THE EYELUXEMBOURG-JAPAN TRADE IN GOODS(x2)

EU-JAPAN TRADE IN GOODSJAPAN IS ONE OF THE EU’s
MAIN TRADING PARTNERS(IN BILLIONS OF EUROS)CONSIDER LUXEMBOURG AS A GATEWAY TO & FROM EUROPE3LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGLOGISTICS: A KEY ELEMENT FOR YOUR SUCCESS IN EUROPE« WHEN PLANNING OR DEVELOPING YOUR ACTIVITIES INTO THE EUROPEAN MARKET,YOU MIGHT CONSIDER AT A CERTAIN MOMENT TO SET UP A DISTRIBUTION CENTRESOMEWHERE IN EUROPE »CHOSING THE RIGHT LOCATION WILL BE KEY TO YOUR SUCESSNEED TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN KEY DECISION FACTORSTIME or PROXIMITY TO MARKETSTOTAL COSTSQUALITY OF SERVICES

WHAT HAS LUXEMBOURG TO OFFER ?
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FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN THE KEY DECISIONS FACTORSQUALITYCOSTSTIME5LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGA HIGHLY STRATEGIC POSITION IN EUROPE

60% OF EU GDP WITHIN
700 KM
OF LUXEMBOURG

700 km

500 kmA GATEWAY TO THE
500 MILLION
EU CONSUMER MARKET40 % of the EU GDP
660 % of the EU GDPLOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGA LEADING EUROPEAN FREIGHT AIRPORT CONNECTED TO ALL CONTINENTSPRESENCE OF LEADING AIR CARRIERSOFFERS DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM & TO ALL CONTINENTSFAST, SECURE and EFFICIENT GROUNG HANDLINGMULTIPLE DIRECT CARGOFLIGHTS PER WEEK BETWEENLUXEMBOURG AND JAPAN- HANDLING CAPACITY OF 1 MIO TONNES/YEAR- QUICK TURNAROUND TIME- SUPPORTED BY AN EFFICIENT ROAD FEEDER SERVICEEXPERTISE IN SPECIAL CARGO7LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGAN EXTENDED GATEWAY TO MAJOR EUROPEAN SEAPORTSSCHEDULED ROAD, RAIL and BARGE CONNECTIONSCOMBINED RAIL CONNECTIONS TO THE PORTS OF THE NORTH SEA, THE BALTIC SEA, THE IBERIAN PENINSULA,THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND TURKEY AS WELL AS TO MAJOR EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL CENTRESSUPPORTED BY MULTIMODAL PLATFORMS
NEW INTERMODAL (RAIL/ROAD) TERMINAL

Hirsthals

DublinKillingholme
LondonZeebrugge

PoznanRotterdam
Antwerpen

Lodz

COMBINED (RAIL/ROAD) NETWORK
Aiton
Lyon
CAPACITY:- 300.000 CONTAINERS/YEAR- 300.000 SEMI-TRAILERS/YEAR

TriesteOrbassano

Irun
Le Boulou Milano

INLAND RIVER PORTIstanbul
Izmir8RORO TRANSPORTLOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURG
IN THE HEART OF AN EFFICIENT ROAD FEEDER NETWORKAT THE JUNCTION OF MAJOR EUROPEAN ROAD CORRIDORS-E25(N-S): ROTTERDAM-...-LUXEMBOURG-...-BASEL-...-GENOVA-E411/15(N-S): ANTWERP-...-LUXEMBOURG-...-LYON-...-BARCELONA-E44 (E-W): LE HAVRE-...-LUXEMBOURG-...-GIESSENSCHEDULED ROAD CONNECTIONSSHORT LEAD TIMES TO MARKETSTRACK & TRACE SOLUTION

9LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGEASY AND FAST IMPORT/TRANSIT/EXPORT PROCEDURESA COOPERATIVE and EFFICIENT CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONA PAPERLESS CUSTOM ENVIRONMENT(E.G. e-CUSTOMS and IATA e-FREIGHT LOCATION)

AUTHORIZED ECONOMIC OPERATOR / FISCAL REPRESENTATIONA RECOGNIZED CERTFICATION and HOMOLOGATION AGENCY (SNCH)(FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS)

Pictures: Cargolux10LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURG
FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN THE KEY DECISIONS FACTORSQUALITYTIMECOSTS11LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGWAREHOUSE FACILITIES TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDSIF SELF-MANAGED POSSIBILITY TO BUILD YOUR OWN WAREHOUSE FACILITY IN ONE OFLUXEMBOURG’s LOGISTICS PARKSor RENT A WAREHOUSE FACILITYRADIUS OF 25 KM

IF OUTSOURCED TO A LOGISTIC SERVICE PROVIDERRIVER PORT CAPITALIZE ON THE EXPERIENCE OF A CONTRACT LOGISTICS PLAYERCARGO AIRPORTMULTIMODALTERMINALEUROHUB SOUTHLOGISTICS PARK

12EUROHUB CENTRELOGISTICS PARKLOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURG
EUROHUB CENTRE – LOGISTICS PARKA1LUXAIRCARGO’s PHARMA & HEALTHCARE CENTRE

LOGISTICS PARK – EUROHUB CENTREA1TO FRANCETO BELGIUM13A1TO GERMANYLOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGEUROHUB SOUTH – A NEW MULTIMODAL LOGISTICS PLATFORMPORTS OF THENORTH SEA

A3TO GERMANYTO BELGIUMNEW INTERMODAL (RAIL/ROAD) TERMINALLOGISTICS PARK TRANSALLIANCE WDP LUXEMBOURG

 CFL MULTIMODALCAPACITY:- 300.000 CONTAINERS/YEAR- 300.000 SEMI-TRAILERS/YEAR

A13TO BELGIUM

A13TO GERMANY

1414PORTS OF THE
MEDITERREAN SEA

A3TO FRANCELOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURG
OPTIMIZING LABOUR COSTS VERSUS PRODUCTIVELOW LABOUR TAX and SOCIAL CHARGESFOR EMPLOYERS & EMPLOYEESMAKING TOTAL LABOUR COSTS COMPETITIVE COMPARED TO NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIESHIGHEST LABOUR PRODUCTIVY IN THE EULabour productivity per person employed 2016, EU 28 = base 100175164.4150129.2125105.5100111.8114.5

Source: Eurostat

STRONG NATIONAL COHESION CONTINUOUS DISCUSSION BETWEEN SOCIAL PARTNERS15LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGKEY TAX CONSIDERATIONS WHEN IMPORTING GOODS INTO THE EUIMPORTING GOODS GENERATES FROM THIRD COUNTRIES THE PAYMENT OF CUSTOMS DUTIES THE PREFINANCING OF VALUE ADDED TAX (INDIRECT TAX)
THIS HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON TREASURY/CASHFLOWLUXEMBOURG OFFERS SOLUTIONS TO AVOID THIS DRAWBACK THE POSSIBILITY TO STORE THE GOODS IN A BONDED WAREHOUSE UNTILA SELLING ORDER (WHICH ALLOWS TO POSTPONE THE PAYMENT OF IMPORT DUTIES) AN AUTOMATIC AND UNCONDITIONED VAT DEFERMENT MECHANISM FOR B2B SHIPMENTS (MEANINGNO VAT PREFINANCING)

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B2B - VAT DEFERMENT MECHANISM ( NO VAT PREFINANCING )JAPANNO VAT IMPACTING ON A COMPANY’s TREASURY17LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURG
B2B - VAT DEFERMENT SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONSOPTION 1: IMPORT BY AIROPTION 2: IMPORT BY SEA + RAIL/ROAD

IN LUXEMBOURG YOU DO NOT NEEDTO PREFINANCE VATRotterdamIT’S AUTOMATIC AND
UNCONDITIONEDAntwerpen

POSTPONE VATOBLIGATIONS BY USING A
TRANSIT REGIME (T1)

DELIVERY TO AN EU CLIENT ISVAT-EXEMPT: INVOICEWITHOUT VATNO VAT PREFINANCINGNO VAT PREFINANCING18LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURG
FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN THE KEY DECISIONS FACTORSTIMECOSTSQUALITY19LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGA STABLE SOCIO-POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTSOUND MACROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS (AAA RATED)ACCESSIBLE AND BUSINESS MINDED GOVERNMENTA FAVOURABLE LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKHIGH RESPONSIVENESS TO RELEVANT EU LEGISLATIONPRO-BUSINESS LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKA PROACTIVE ACTIVE GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE SECTORCONTINUOUS STRATEGIC MONITORINGADAPTATION OF THE REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORKDEVELOPMENT OF RELATED INFRASTRUCTURES20LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURG
NEW BUSINESS AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES (1/2)
A FULLY GDP-CERTFIED PHARMA GATEWAYMOST MODERN AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY: B 747-8F
oABLE TO MAINTAIN DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE RANGES AT THE SAME TIME+2°C TO + 8°C+15°C TO + 25°C

TRUCKARRIVALoPREQUALIFIED TRACKING SENSORS ARE ALLOWED ON BOARD

NEWPHARMACENTERA DEDICATED PHARMA CENTRE AT THE AIRPORTCOOLCELLS

o3.000 M2 WITH TWO DISTINCT STORAGE ZONES:
1.600 m2 AMBIENT (+15°c to +25°c)
818 m2 COLD (+2°c to +8°c)

oTEMPERATURE CONTROLLED BUILD-UP AREAS (+2°c to +25°c)
o6 DEDICATED AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED TRUCK DOCKSoHOTSPOT SYSTEM FOR TEMPERATURE MONITORINGo35 COOL CELLSDEDICATED LSPs OFFERING SECURED E2E SC SOLUTIONSoTRACK & TRACING SOLUTIONSoEFFICIENT AND ADAPTED ROAD FEEDER SERVIVESTARMACMax 350 metresooGDP CERTIFIED PLAYERS IN LUXEMBOURGNO WAITING TIME ON TARMAC
MAX 350 m TO THE AIRCRAFT
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NEW BUSINESS AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIESDEDICATED SOLUTIONS FOR CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCEKEY FACTSCROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE IS GROWING AROUND THE WORLD BUT IS NOT YET AT ITS FULL POTENTIAL

GOODS DOMINATE CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCEMOST POPULAR OVERSEAS ONLINE SHOPPING DESTINATIONTOP 3 EU MARKETSDIGITALISATION OF SOCIETY AND GLOBALISATIONCONSUMERS INCREASINGLY LOOKING ABROADVARIOUS CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE MODELS (EU-FULFILMENT CENTER OR DIRECT SHIPMENT)KEY ELEMENT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN CHOSING ONE OR THE OTHER:22-COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL LEGISLATION-LEAD TIME TO CUSTOMERS-VAT / IMPORT CUSTOMS IMPLICATIONSLOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGAN ADVANCED ICT ENVIRONMENT FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTEXCELLENT INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CONNECTIVITY- FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS TO ALL MAJOR EUROPEAN POPs

- SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY- INTERNET EXCHANGE POINTS (E.G. LIX, LU-CIX)

STATE OF THE ART INFRASTRUCTURES WITH HIGH SECURITY STANDARDS- 23 DATA CENTERS, 8 WITH TIER IV CERTIFICATION- SECURE IT SOLUTIONS (E.G. LUXTRUST SECURED CERTIFICATES)- PRESENCE OF A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTER BY 2018TOWARDS A FULLY PAPERLESS ENVIRONMENT- SINGLE WINDOW FOR LOGISTICS (ONGOING PROJECT)- E-CMR (PILOT PROJECT FOR ELECTRONIC CONSIGNMENT NOTE)

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LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGSKILLED AND MULTILINGUAL WORKFORCEDEDICATED TRAINING PROGRAMS AT ALL LEVELFROM HIGH SCHOOL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO MASTER DEGREE AND EXECUTIVEEDUCATION2017 - LAUNCHING YEAR OF MASTER DEGREECOMPANIES MANAGING SUPPLY CHAIN ACTIVITIES(TO NAME BUT A FEW)

244PL ACTIVITIES:SUPPLY CHAIN FUNCTIONS:PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES:(TO NAME BUT A FEW)(TO NAME BUT A FEW)(TO NAME BUT A FEW)LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURGQUALITY SERVICES OFFERED BY KEY LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS…
(TO NAME BUT A FEW)

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LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURG… AS WELL AS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED PLAYERS FOR RELATED SERVICES(TO NAME BUT A FEW)TYVEK AIR CARGO COVERS FOR LIMITING THE EXPOSURE OF TEMPERARTURE SENSITIVE PRODUCTS DURING THEIR SHIPMENTAUTOMATED HEAVY-LOAD SYSTEM SOLUTIONS FOR AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING AND MAINTENANCE TO AIR CARGO HANDLING PASSING THROUGH HIGH-BAY WAREHOUSINGSYSTEMSINTEGRATED IT SOLUTIONS FOR CONNECTING THE AIR CARGOCOMMUNITY
 FOR AIRLINES, FORWARDERS, GROUND HANDLING AGENTS and GROUND SERVICESADMINISTRATIONSTRUSTED CONFIRMATION OF THE DIGITAL IDENTITY OF THESTAKEHOLDERS WITHIN A LOGISTICS CHAIN
 ASSURANCE OF DATA INTEGRITY, DATA SOURCE, AND DATA-ENCRYPTION DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE SOURCE AND THE RECIPIENT.
LEGALLY BINDING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OF LOGISTICS ORDERSCUSTOM MADE PACKAGING FOR AIR, SEA, RAIL AND LAND SHIPMENT26 INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING, INDUSTRIAL TRANSFER, CONTAINERIZATION, HANDLING OF HEAVY, FRAGILE, BULKY OR HAZARDOUSPRODUCTLOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURG
SMART AND INNOVATIVE LOGISTICS: LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURENEW TECHNOLOGIES:- ROBOTICS, AUTOMATION & AI
- INTERNET OF THINGS- 3D PRINTING- BLOCKCHAINWILL RESHAPE PROCESSESALONG THE ENTIRE LOGISTICS VALUE CHAIN
TO KEEP PACE WITH TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES,LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NEED TO INVEST IN"INNOVATION OR STARTUPS ".

LUXEMBOURG SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS-RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION FINANCIAL SUPPORTING SCHEMES-COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES WITH RESEARCH INSTITUTES-JOINT PHD INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH THE LUXEMBOURG CENTER FOR LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN- A START-UP ECOSYSTEM IN ORDER TO EASE THE DEVELOPMENT FROM EARLY TO LATE STAGEEXAMPLES OF STARTUPS:

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LOGISTICS HUB LUXEMBOURG
LUXEMBOURG RANKS N°2 WORLDWIDESOURCE: WORLD BANK LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE INDEX (2016)
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WHAT MAKES LUXEMBOURGSTAND APART IS THE FACTTHAT IT MANAGES TOCOMBINE A UNIQUESERIES OF ASSETS