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This article talks about the meaning of “ex” before commodity codes listed under Annex I of the EU Deforestation Regulation. With confusion around the interpretation of these codes, it’s one … of the points that would need to be clarified before the Regulation can be implemented.

In this article, the author outlines the content of his presentation and the subsequent questions and answers session during the meeting of the Council's Customs Union Working Group (CUG) on … 19 September 2024, in Brussels. The author was invited by the Hungarian Presidency as a customs law expert.

News in week 49: EU and Mercosur reach political agreement on groundbreaking partnership; EU deforestation law (EUDR) - Council and Parliament agree on its targeted amendment; regulation on the … functioning of the EUDR information system for the submission of Due Diligence Statements; regulation on classification of pipette tips; amendments to the Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature; initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of high-pressure seamless steel cylinders; initiation of an expiry review of the anti-subsidy measures applicable to imports of biodiesel; CJEU on post-clearance recovery of anti-dumping duties after the regulation imposing those duties has been repealed; regulation on the granting of unlimited duty-free access to the Union for 2025 to certain goods originating in Norway; EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime - listings renewed for an additional year; EU position on the amendment of Convention on a common transit procedure concerning the accession of Georgia.

International sanctions and export controls are critical tools for promoting global security and addressing geopolitical challenges. As these measures continue to evolve, businesses face increasing … complexity in ensuring compliance while maintaining operational efficiency. This overview presents the latest trends and challenges in export controls and sanctions from a range of countries. They were presented by experts and practitioners from the US, France, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Brazil at the 24th Author’s Meeting.

News in brief: safety and security declaration update; Single Trade Window postponed; TRA recommend duty on Chinese excavators; UK to join CPTPP updates; continental shelf declarations; negotiations … on the UK-South Korea FTA resume; ICS2 and NCTS5 update; Simplified Process for Internal Market Movements (SPIMM).

Article 34 (7)(ііі) of the Union Customs Code provides for that the customs authorities shall revoke BTI decisions where they are no longer compatible with the classification decisions, classification … opinions or amendments of the HS nomenclature Explanatory Notes. In such cases, the European Commission issues a Communication and publishes it in the 'C' series of the Official Journal of the European Union. This article provides an overview of the recent Communication C/2024/5990 and the classification opinions contained therein.

Companies are legally required to keep records related to their import and export transactions. That includes commercial, customs and shipping documentation. The company needs to obtain some … of the documents from its freight forwarder, customs broker or other parties involved.

Non-manipulation certificate is a document required when goods of preferential origin are unloaded, stored and/or subjected to treatments necessary to maintain the goods in a third country while … being shipped from the country of dispatch to the country of destination.

Compliance means that a person or organisation complies with the applicable laws and regulations of their own accord or adheres to them. Learn about the international standard definition of compliance … and what customs authorities do to ensure compliance.

An EORI number means an identification number, unique in the customs territory of the European Union, assigned by a customs authority to an economic operator or to another person in order to … register that person for customs purposes.