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This is not a scientific paper claiming to be absolutely complete - it is rather a short examination (born out of the practitioner’s view) of the complexity of classification based on a simple … article (with minor variations) and a pointing out of the (often, usually) missing information to classify an article completely (automated?) based on existing (tabular?) data. Let us now consider the complexity of classification in the EU nomenclature using a simple example. Let's take as an example a screw, more precisely a hexagon head screw.

News in week 12: EU-UK relations - Joint Committee adopts new Windsor Framework arrangements; regulation laying down rules for the exercise of the Union’s rights in the enforcement of the EU-UK … TCA, incl. provisions on temporary suspension of preferential treatment; regulation to improve the scheme of duty exemption of imports of essential bicycle parts which do not circumvent the anti-dumping duty; and more updates!

The Israeli customs authority has, as I believe, invented an original tool to gain more information about specific goods valuation process, even before officially starting an audit. The tool … is called the "importer's affidavit". As far as I know, there is no similar requirement in other jurisdictions.

Tinkamai neužbaigtos tranzito procedūros – auganti problema, įtakota Brexit, karo Ukrainoje, muitinės IT sistemų keitimų ar trikdžių ir, žinoma, žmogiškųjų klaidų. Tai tikras „galvos skausmas“ … procedūros vykdytojui, kuriam, nepavykus įrodyti užbaigimo, tenka mokėti muitinei kartais net labai dideles importo mokesčių sumas. Aktualioje byloje įvairiais susijusiais klausimais išaiškinimus pateikė Lietuvos Vyriausiasis Administracinis teismas (LVAT).

Electronic customs (‘e-customs’) is a major development for the EU's Customs Union. The project aims to replace paper-format customs procedures with EU-wide electronic procedures to create a … more efficient and modern customs environment. Each year the European Commission releases a report on progress in developing electronic systems. The latest report was published in February 2023.

EU Regulation provides a new legal framework to improve information sharing and digital cooperation between customs administrations and other government authorities in charge of enforcing non-customs … formalities at the EU border. What are these non-customs formalities?

Anti-dumping measures may be applied against imports of a product at an export price below its ‘normal value’ (usually the price of the product in the domestic market of the exporting country) … if such dumped imports cause injury to a domestic industry.

The ‘single window’ is a trade facilitation measure, allowing parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardised information and documents with a single-entry point to fulfil all import, … export, and transit-related regulatory requirements, thus reducing duplication, time, and costs.