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Editorial word. This month, the European Commission published a regulation that prolonged the application of safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products. Ingrida Beliokienė, … the chief specialist of the Tariffs Division of the Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance (Lithuania), kindly agreed to share information about the peculiarities of the use of these measures.

The use of tariff quotas is an important topic for many EU importers, and its relevance is not diminishing. Let’s take a look at the questions that businesses raise about tariff quotas and what … is important to pay attention to.

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.

Exactly a year following the publication of the UK’s Global Tariff, the UK government announced on 20 May 2021 that the UK will launch its own tariff suspension scheme, tailored to the needs … of UK businesses. This means legible goods will benefit from paying no customs duties upon import into the UK. As a UK business paying customs duties currently, this is a window of opportunity to apply for a tariff suspension to reduce your future customs duty bill. What does this mean in practice, and who can apply for this benefit?

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.

In tax disputes with customs authorities, the question often arises as to whether a person in respect of whom a customs debt is calculated can be regarded as a customs debtor. This issue is particularly … evident in cases where the person concerned did not import the taxable goods himself, but only indirectly or directly contributed to their importation. While in the European Union (EU) such issues are mainly regulated and covered by the Union Customs Code, in practice the implementation of EU customs law differs in various EU Member States, which sometimes even adopt their own national laws in this area. With this in mind, the article discusses the latest practice in Lithuania and the position of its national courts whether such an expansive interpretation of the concept of customs debtor is possible and in which cases.

The purpose of this note is to introduce the new European Import Control System (ICS2) in the safety and security measures framework and the launch of its first "release 1" version for express … courier and postal shipments transported by air. Looking at it from a French perspective.

Reader's question. Is it possible to recover import duties if the imported goods are exported? For example, a Lithuanian company imports goods from China (releases them into free circulation). … After a few months, it happens that unchanged goods are sold and exported to a company in Switzerland. In such a case, could the Lithuanian company apply for a refund of import duties? Because the goods were exported and the company itself, if it had foreseen that such a situation would arise, would not have released the goods for free circulation but would have placed them in a customs warehouse. We also operate in the UK, what would be the rules there in a similar situation?

Ar yra galimybė susigrąžinti importo mokesčius, jeigu importuota prekė yra eksportuojama? Pavyzdžiui, Lietuvos įmonė importuoja prekes iš Kinijos (išleidžia į laisvą apyvartą). Po kelių mėnesių … susiklosto taip, kad parduoda jas (niekaip nepakeistas) įmonei Šveicarijoje ir eksportuoja. Ar tokiu atveju Lietuvos įmonė galėtų kreiptis dėl importo mokesčių sugrąžinimo? Nes prekės buvo eksportuotos, o pati įmonė, jeigu būtų numačiusi iš anksto, kad susiklostys tokia situacija, būtų neišleidusi prekių į laisvą apyvartą, o padėjusi jas į muitinės sandėlį.

Mokestinių ginčų su muitine praktikoje ir muitinės atliekamų patikrinimų metu dažnai kyla klausimas ar asmuo, kurio atžvilgiu yra apskaičiuojama skola muitinei arba atliekamas patikrinimas, iš … viso gali būti laikomas muitinės skolininku. Šis klausimas ypač akivaizdus tais atvejais, kai konkretus asmuo pats apmokestinamų prekių neimportavo (fiziškai nevežė, negabeno), tačiau tik galimai netiesiogiai arba tiesiogiai prisidėjo prie jų įvežimo bei klaidingos informacijos apie prekes pateikimo muitinei (muitinės deklaracijose). Atsižvelgiant į tai, šiame straipsnyje, aptariant naujausią (2021 m.) Lietuvos vyriausiojo administracinio teismo praktiką, nagrinėjame ir aptariame kaip turėtų būti aiškinama muitinės skolininko sąvoka ir ar galimas (bei kada) jos plečiamasis aiškinimas.

Importing a car from the UK has always seemed attractive as there is a much bigger choice than in Ireland, prices are very competitive, and anyone could travel freely to make their purchase. … The currency exchange rate can also be favourable to Irish buyers. But importing a car from the UK has become more complicated in 2021 post Brexit. Here is an overview of the requirements for imports of cars to the Republic of Ireland from Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

European Commission released Guidance on preferential treatment, origin and customs procedures to assist EU businesses importing from and exporting to the UK. One of the questions clarified: … “Goods originating in the EU are exported to the UK and released for free circulation there. They are not transformed. Can they come back to the EU without paying duties?”. The only suggestion is to customs clear them as returned goods. Does the same principle apply to all EU FTAs? What are the requirements for returned goods to claim “zero duty”? What about “zero VAT”? Other requirements like Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary?