He advises and supports clients on the legally compliant implementation of customs and VAT issues, customs and tax audits, as well as anti-money laundering (AML) prevention and criminal law analyses for legal counsel.
Markus Bitzer brings over 20 years of experience in various customs fields. At the Customs Criminal Investigation Office Cologne, he investigated criminal cases in the area of export control & proliferation for the Federal Prosecutor General. Later, as a money laundering investigator at the Customs Investigation Office Essen, he was part of the Joint Financial Investigation Group Police/Customs at the State Criminal Police Office North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf (LKA NRW). Before his departure from the customs administration, he conducted various investigation procedures at the Customs Investigation Office Essen, Cologne branch, in the area of customs & excise duties.
From 2021 to 2024, Markus Bitzer ran his sole proprietorship “DER BITZER – Experts for Customs and Tax”. In 2024, he co-founded the firm Bitzer Mainfort GmbH with Dr. Andreas Striegel, Heiner Neuhaus, and Werner Wingender, focusing on legal and tax consulting for customs, VAT, and anti-money laundering prevention. He is also the Managing Director of AML-EX UG, which focuses on training in anti-money laundering, fraud, and sanctions, as well as KYC checks.
