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Common transit is a customs procedure for transporting goods between the EU and common transit countries, and between common transit countries themselves. These are the countries that have signed … the Convention on a common transit procedure: the EU Member States, the United Kingdom, the EFTA countries (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland), Turkey, the Republic of North Macedonia and Serbia.

Carnet de Passages en Douane, or CPD, is the international customs document that covers the temporary admission of motor vehicles to the territory of a state.

When buying or selling goods across a border, it is considered good business practice to understand the rules applied on the other side of the border. This is because the decisions you make when … selling the goods can have a significant influence over the decisions and responsibilities of the business buying them on the other side.

On the 1st of June 2020, the EU Commission implemented the INF Specific Trader Portal (STP) which should ensure the electronic data exchange between the customs authorities involved in the customs … procedures of inward and outward processing. This article provides an overview of what traders need to consider and which functions are missing in the current version of INF STP.

The current article delves into the legislative and practical framework of returned goods relief in India. It is in continuation of the article "Returned goods relief: requirements in various … countries" (CCRM Issue 10, 2021).

The case study is about a company, which brings in a lot of equipment and manufactures some equipment in Northern Ireland (which is in a unique situation as it has become part of two customs … territories this year - the UK and the EU) and then exports 95% of its products again. What does the company need to do to engage in the new customs environment between GB, Northern Ireland and the EU?

We continue the overview of tax-saving possibilities for economic operators provided in the Union Customs Code (see Outward processing procedure in the EU: the basics). In this article, we focus … on the inward processing procedure - how it works, the benefits, what is necessary, and point out some special features. Finally, we look at the recently updated European Commission Guidance for trade on special procedures.

Everyone entering the import-export sector should be aware of the variety of customs procedures to work in the most efficient way and satisfy their economic needs. Outward and inward processing … are two of the often-used procedures that can help you pass through the borders paying less duties or no duties at all. In this article, we overview EU’s Customs Decisions System and focus on one of 22 authorizations that might be applied there – the outward processing. In the following article, we will continue the topic by looking at inward processing.

Are you planning to export your goods to Canada? In this article, we overview some of the important points for you to consider: free trade agreements, the federal goods and services tax (the … Canadian VAT), and we focus on the situation where the exporter (a non-resident of Canada) acts as an importer of record.

Editorial word. The website of the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority (SCRPA), Lithuania contains numerous reports of prohibited products to be placed on the market, for example, due … to the risk of injury, it is prohibited to place a scooter from China on the market (see picture below). Therefore, importers seeking the smooth release of goods for free circulation need to be certain of the product's compliance with EU safety requirements. Mr. Arvydas Naina, Head of the Market Surveillance Planning and Risk Assessment Division, SCRPA, kindly agreed to answer questions on the topic.

Place of origin of import VAT obligation - the final destination of the goods entering the territory of the Union or entering the economic circulation of the Union? This question was further … explored and answered by the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The Union transit procedure is used to move non-Union and Union status goods from one point to another within the customs territory of the Union, and also Andorra and San Marino. There are two … categories of the Union transit procedure: external transit and internal transit.

In this article, we outline issues that holders of the procedure (who provide a guarantee to cover the amount of potential debt) might face in case the Union transit procedure or common transit … procedure is not properly ended in the electronic customs systems. A real case, when the T1 transit procedure was not ended in Germany, and the goods were shipped to Russia, is provided as an example of an issue.

We are talking to Eimantas Kiudulas, the General Director of Klaipėda Free Economic Zone Management Company, about the benefits of free zones for businesses, the differences and similarities … of these zones in various countries, membership in international organizations, and the importance of compliance with international standards.