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Dear Reader,

Customs formalities cover global supply chains from the country of exportation to the country of importation. The legal rules to be addressed on the way are extensive (tariff, non-tariff, safety, etc.). They vary across countries and regions, change constantly, and often are inaccessible because of the language barrier and/ or unavailability online. 

Businesses aim to arrange customs formalities in the most cost-effective way, taking into account tariff preferences, the variety of customs procedures, and the simplifications. Therefore, the task to ensure compliant and cost-effective customs formalities is a complex one and any customs-related topic is in the scope of the journal. 

At the core of the Customs Compliance & Risk Management Journal for Practitioners in Europe are these keywords: up-to-date customs knowledge, compliance, harmonisation and simplification of the international and national rules (the simpler the rules, the easier to trade and to manage compliance and risks).

The first bi-monthly issue was released at the end of March 2020. Stakeholders - business, customs, academia, and others - from all over the world are invited to read the journal and to contribute articles.

The Editorial Board:
Enrika Naujokė, CC Learning, UAB, Lithuania
Dr David Savage, Ireland
Roberto Raya da Silva, Raya Consult, Brazil
Prof Dr Borys Kormych, National University 'Odesa Law Academy', Ukraine
Dr Ilona Mishchenko, National University 'Odesa Law Academy', Ukraine
Samuel Draginich, Amazon EU, Luxembourg
Ira Reese, Global Security and Innovative Solutions, the USA
Mark Rowbotham, Portcullis ISC, the UK
Omer Wagner, Israel
Svitlana Siurik, Belgium

We will be happy to answer your questions. Contact us: info@customslcear.net  

Best regards,
Editorial Board

Terms and conditions

Terms and Conditions

Responsibility for the content. The information contained in the Customs Compliance & Risk Management Journal for Practitioners in Europe is for general information purposes only and cannot be construed as legal advice, conclusion or consultation. The publisher CC Learning, UAB (CustomsClear, the Publisher) does not necessarily agree with the views of the authors of articles.

Distribution. The exclusive right to distribute the journal belongs to the Publisher. The paid articles of the journal are only for the use of those who have acquired them lawfully. The originals or copies of the articles may not be distributed, sold, rented, lent or otherwise transferred without the written consent of CustomsClear.

Procedure upon violation. The Publisher will make every effort to resolve any disputes in a consensual manner and therefore asks to be notified (using the contact details provided) of any conflict or misunderstanding before other steps are taken.

Disclaimer. The Publisher accepts no liability for the quality of the information provided or for it being correct, complete or up-to-date. It is the sole responsibility of the authors themselves to ensure compliance with intellectual property rights. We expect authors to indemnify and hold the CustomsClear harmless from any loss, damage, claim, expense or costs, that may be incurred or sustained in connection with or in any way arising out as a result of intellectual property violation claims.

Contact: info@customsclear.net 

Information for authors

Information for Authors

Writing an article is a great way to share your knowledge and, if relevant, to inform readers about your expertise in a particular field of Customs.

Articles are contributed on a non-remunerated basis. Thanking you for your contribution, we will invite you to meet other authors in bimonthly online meetings.

The ISSN 2669-2171 number can be used for academic purposes.

Reader

The reader of the journal is a practitioner dealing with customs-related questions first of all in business. She or he might be a beginner or experienced one. Therefore, please write for practitioners, delivering your message in a simple and clear way. 

Language 

The main language of the journal is English. However, practitioners in many countries do not speak English, therefore, we encourage to write the article in several languages up to your choice.

Structure and length

Please start with about 3-5 sentences introducing what is your article about. Structure the article in short paragraphs, use subtitles. At the end of the article (and/ or in the author’s profile), you may introduce your organisation and services.

The length of the article is up to your choice, the most important is to clearly deliver the knowledge/ the main message to the reader (there are articles of 1000 and of 3000 words, it can be less or more). 

Author’s profile

Additionally, you may send us a picture and a description of the author for the author's profile. The author's profile opens when you click on the author’s name in the article. 

Note

Please also read 'About the Journal' and 'Terms and Conditions'.

Contacts

We will be happy to answer your questions. Please contact us by info@customsclear.net

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EU law news March 2024
24-03-2024

News in week 12: Proposed tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus; EU-Vietnam FTA - update to HS2022; EU and the Philippines resume negotiations for FTA; Harmonized System Committee - preparations for HS2028; updated annex to Explanatory Notes to Chapter 44 of the HS; CJEU accepted a request for a preliminary ruling as regards amendment of a lodged customs declaration to change indirect representation to direct; reform of the Statute of the CJEU - jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings on customs, VAT and excise goes to the General Court; actions to combat counterfeiting and better protect intellectual property rights.

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EU law news March 2024
24-03-2024

News in week 12: Proposed tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus; EU-Vietnam FTA - update to HS2022; EU and the Philippines resume negotiations for FTA; Harmonized System Committee - preparations for HS2028; updated annex to Explanatory Notes to Chapter 44 of the HS; CJEU accepted a request for a preliminary ruling as regards amendment of a lodged customs declaration to change indirect representation to direct; reform of the Statute of the CJEU - jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings on customs, VAT and excise goes to the General Court; actions to combat counterfeiting and better protect intellectual property rights.

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EU law news February 2024
25-02-2024

News in week 8: News at a glance: UCC delegated and implementing acts - amended provisions on customs status, Union transit, etc.; EU adopted 13th package of sanctions against Russia; FAQs 'No re-export to Russia' clause; updated 'List of common high priority items' (items used in Russian military systems); updated guidance on implementing due diligence to shield against Russia sanctions circumvention; ozone-depleting substances - new rules for import, export, etc.; HFC phase-down - new provisions; PEM Convention - amendments, updated tables specifying cumulation possibilities; 13th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference - European Council conclusions; and more news!

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EU law news February 2024
25-02-2024

News in week 8: News at a glance: UCC delegated and implementing acts - amended provisions on customs status, Union transit, etc.; EU adopted 13th package of sanctions against Russia; FAQs 'No re-export to Russia' clause; updated 'List of common high priority items' (items used in Russian military systems); updated guidance on implementing due diligence to shield against Russia sanctions circumvention; ozone-depleting substances - new rules for import, export, etc.; HFC phase-down - new provisions; PEM Convention - amendments, updated tables specifying cumulation possibilities; 13th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference - European Council conclusions; and more news!

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EU law news January 2024
28-01-2024

News in week 4. WCO dedicates 2024 to 'Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose'; EU's white paper on export controls and new guidelines on data gathering and processing; uniform regional restrictive measures implementation in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia; preparation for linking the excise system EMCS to export system AES; FAQs about CBAM; updates to the tariff measures for poultrymeat, open mesh fabrics of glass fibres and mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate; extension of protective (SPS) measures for bivalve molluscs from Türkiye.

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EU law news January 2024
28-01-2024

News in week 4. WCO dedicates 2024 to 'Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose'; EU's white paper on export controls and new guidelines on data gathering and processing; uniform regional restrictive measures implementation in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia; preparation for linking the excise system EMCS to export system AES; FAQs about CBAM; updates to the tariff measures for poultrymeat, open mesh fabrics of glass fibres and mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate; extension of protective (SPS) measures for bivalve molluscs from Türkiye.

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EU law news December 2023
31-12-2023

News in week 52: Changes to import duties on certain products from 2024.01.01; changes to tariff quotas (reduced import duties) from 2024.01.01; EU-UK trade - transitional rules of preferential origin for electric accumulators and electrified vehicles; Anti-Coercion Instrument enters into force - possible new tariffs and trade restrictions in the EU; farewell event for WCO Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya.

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EU law news December 2023
31-12-2023

News in week 52: Changes to import duties on certain products from 2024.01.01; changes to tariff quotas (reduced import duties) from 2024.01.01; EU-UK trade - transitional rules of preferential origin for electric accumulators and electrified vehicles; Anti-Coercion Instrument enters into force - possible new tariffs and trade restrictions in the EU; farewell event for WCO Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya.

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EU law news October/November 2023
03-12-2023

News in week 48: Amendment of EU's GSP Regulation; UCC Work Programme 2023 revision; updated UCC Guidance on Special Procedures other than Transit; EU completes ratification of state-of-the-art trade agreement with New Zealand; Transitional Rules for Ukraine are now in ROSA (Access2Markets); a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in China; tariff classification of a multifunctional apparatus in a housing with front control buttons, to be installed in the dashboard of a motor vehicle; and more updates!

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EU law news October/November 2023
03-12-2023

News in week 48: Amendment of EU's GSP Regulation; UCC Work Programme 2023 revision; updated UCC Guidance on Special Procedures other than Transit; EU completes ratification of state-of-the-art trade agreement with New Zealand; Transitional Rules for Ukraine are now in ROSA (Access2Markets); a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in China; tariff classification of a multifunctional apparatus in a housing with front control buttons, to be installed in the dashboard of a motor vehicle; and more updates!

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Communication (EU): Recent changes in the classification of goods
26-11-2023

A recently published EU Official Journal contains a communication in accordance with Article 34(7)(a)(iii) of the Union Customs Code on decisions relating to binding information issued by the customs authorities of the member states concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature. In this article, we provide an overview of some of the international tariff measures listed in the communication.

Ingrida Sakalienė

classification
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Communication (EU): Recent changes in the classification of goods
26-11-2023

A recently published EU Official Journal contains a communication in accordance with Article 34(7)(a)(iii) of the Union Customs Code on decisions relating to binding information issued by the customs authorities of the member states concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature. In this article, we provide an overview of some of the international tariff measures listed in the communication.

Ingrida Sakalienė

classification
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Combined Nomenclature 2024 (and how we... classify dragons)
26-11-2023

Editors’ word: 2024 is the year of the wood dragon (Chinese zodiac sign). How do we classify such a dragon? :-) We can start the discussion with wood and its products, among which we find a dragon tree* (4407 29), and an old legend says that when a dragon dies, it is reborn as a dragon tree... such an interesting fact in the run-up to the New Year. Despite the importance of dragons in 2024, we won't find anything new about them in next year's Combined Nomenclature. However, we invite you to take a look at the other changes - check for any new developments related to your imports or exports. Thank you to Virginija Dordzikienė for the overview.

Virginija Dordzikienė

classification
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Combined Nomenclature 2024 (and how we... classify dragons)
26-11-2023

Editors’ word: 2024 is the year of the wood dragon (Chinese zodiac sign). How do we classify such a dragon? :-) We can start the discussion with wood and its products, among which we find a dragon tree* (4407 29), and an old legend says that when a dragon dies, it is reborn as a dragon tree... such an interesting fact in the run-up to the New Year. Despite the importance of dragons in 2024, we won't find anything new about them in next year's Combined Nomenclature. However, we invite you to take a look at the other changes - check for any new developments related to your imports or exports. Thank you to Virginija Dordzikienė for the overview.

Virginija Dordzikienė

classification
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EU law news August/September 2023
01-10-2023

News in week 39: Prohibition to import iron and steel product processed in a third country that incorporate iron and steel products originating in Russia enters into force on 30 September - see Irish Customs notification and explanations; on 1 October, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) enters into application; provisional list of CBAM National Competent Authorities; regulations related to entry of goods into Northern Ireland; the UK inform about world’s first fully digitalised goods shipment; and more updates.

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EU law news August/September 2023
01-10-2023

News in week 39: Prohibition to import iron and steel product processed in a third country that incorporate iron and steel products originating in Russia enters into force on 30 September - see Irish Customs notification and explanations; on 1 October, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) enters into application; provisional list of CBAM National Competent Authorities; regulations related to entry of goods into Northern Ireland; the UK inform about world’s first fully digitalised goods shipment; and more updates.

law
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The European Union’s blocking statute against extraterritorial legislation: an effective instrument for protecting the EU's economic interests?
13-08-2023

The recent ECJ judgment (July 2023) highlights the obsolescence of the legislative framework established by the Commission in 1996. In theory, the European Union’s blocking statute makes it possible to protect European companies against laws with extraterritorial reach. However, it appears that its scope and use have not achieved the objective initially set, namely, to neutralize the effects of foreign legislation.

Lucie Cordier, Erwan Guerineau

restrictions, trade barriers
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The European Union’s blocking statute against extraterritorial legislation: an effective instrument for protecting the EU's economic interests?
13-08-2023

The recent ECJ judgment (July 2023) highlights the obsolescence of the legislative framework established by the Commission in 1996. In theory, the European Union’s blocking statute makes it possible to protect European companies against laws with extraterritorial reach. However, it appears that its scope and use have not achieved the objective initially set, namely, to neutralize the effects of foreign legislation.

Lucie Cordier, Erwan Guerineau

restrictions, trade barriers
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EU law news June/July 2023
30-07-2023

News in week 30: Updated FAQs on sanctions against Russia and Belarus (11th package) concerning luxury goods, customs related matters, imports, purchase and transfer of listed goods and transit of listed goods via Russia; CJEU clarification regarding amendment of a customs declaration in case excess quantity of goods is discovered after the release of the goods; temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to products from Moldova; and more updates.

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EU law news June/July 2023
30-07-2023

News in week 30: Updated FAQs on sanctions against Russia and Belarus (11th package) concerning luxury goods, customs related matters, imports, purchase and transfer of listed goods and transit of listed goods via Russia; CJEU clarification regarding amendment of a customs declaration in case excess quantity of goods is discovered after the release of the goods; temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to products from Moldova; and more updates.

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EU law news April/May 2023
04-06-2023

News in week 22: More trade-related cooperation agreed between the EU and the US in the Trade and Technology Council; WTO dispute panel established to review EU duties on Indonesian steel products; regulation on tariff cassification of a cooling mat for dogs and cats; anti-dumping duty on imports of rebars originating in Belarus; and more updates!

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EU law news April/May 2023
04-06-2023

News in week 22: More trade-related cooperation agreed between the EU and the US in the Trade and Technology Council; WTO dispute panel established to review EU duties on Indonesian steel products; regulation on tariff cassification of a cooling mat for dogs and cats; anti-dumping duty on imports of rebars originating in Belarus; and more updates!

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The Reform of the UCC
04-06-2023

The EU Commission has presented a proposal for the reform of the Union Customs Code (as well as amendments of several other legal acts). In view of the largely failed centralisation (and thus standardisation) of customs activities and – apart from ICS2 – IT systems, as well as a lack of harmonisation of customs sanctions, the proposals for an EU Customs Data Hub, an EU Customs Authority, the shift to the (deemed) importer as the person responsible for duties and all compliance aspects, as well as a partial harmonisation of customs sanctions are bold steps with regard to which the business community suffering from unequal treatment within the EU Customs Union and Single Market can only wish the EU Commission success in the Council and the Parliament.

Michael Lux

e-commerce, IT systems, databases, law
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The Reform of the UCC
04-06-2023

The EU Commission has presented a proposal for the reform of the Union Customs Code (as well as amendments of several other legal acts). In view of the largely failed centralisation (and thus standardisation) of customs activities and – apart from ICS2 – IT systems, as well as a lack of harmonisation of customs sanctions, the proposals for an EU Customs Data Hub, an EU Customs Authority, the shift to the (deemed) importer as the person responsible for duties and all compliance aspects, as well as a partial harmonisation of customs sanctions are bold steps with regard to which the business community suffering from unequal treatment within the EU Customs Union and Single Market can only wish the EU Commission success in the Council and the Parliament.

Michael Lux

e-commerce, IT systems, databases, law
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EU law news February/March 2023
02-04-2023

News in week 13: communication on decisions relating to binding tariff information; conclusion of the 71st Session of the Harmonized System Committee; CJEU judgements in two tariff classification cases; updates related to anti-dumping; creation of certain tariff rate quotas under the steel safeguard measure; and more news!

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EU law news February/March 2023
02-04-2023

News in week 13: communication on decisions relating to binding tariff information; conclusion of the 71st Session of the Harmonized System Committee; CJEU judgements in two tariff classification cases; updates related to anti-dumping; creation of certain tariff rate quotas under the steel safeguard measure; and more news!

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Customs infringements and related penalties in the EU: current situation (2023)
01-03-2023

In January 2023, the EU Commission presented the report "On the assessment of customs infringements and penalties in Member States" (COM(2023) 5 final), which provides a summarized overview of the individual system of penalties for infringements of customs law in each EU Member State. This article presents the essential highlights of the Commission‘s report, describes the existing system of infringements of customs law in the EU and its specific features throughout the EU Member States, as well as its specific features in different states. At the same time, the article reviews the perspectives of unifying the system of application of legal responsibility for infringements of customs law and the initiatives currently which are being considered in this area.

Dr. Gediminas Valantiejus

violations
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Customs infringements and related penalties in the EU: current situation (2023)
01-03-2023

In January 2023, the EU Commission presented the report "On the assessment of customs infringements and penalties in Member States" (COM(2023) 5 final), which provides a summarized overview of the individual system of penalties for infringements of customs law in each EU Member State. This article presents the essential highlights of the Commission‘s report, describes the existing system of infringements of customs law in the EU and its specific features throughout the EU Member States, as well as its specific features in different states. At the same time, the article reviews the perspectives of unifying the system of application of legal responsibility for infringements of customs law and the initiatives currently which are being considered in this area.

Dr. Gediminas Valantiejus

violations
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Customs law in EU: 1 or 27 interpretations?
26-02-2023

A recently published comparative analysis of Member States' customs authorisation procedures for the entry of products into the EU concludes that the EU is a customs union with common legislation, customs rules, procedures and a single development plan; yet, for a number of objective reasons and considerations, each Member State manages and develops its customs activities at its own pace and according to its own interpretation of the Union Customs Code. We overview some aspects of the analysis.

Boryana Peycheva

customs clearance, law
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Customs law in EU: 1 or 27 interpretations?
26-02-2023

A recently published comparative analysis of Member States' customs authorisation procedures for the entry of products into the EU concludes that the EU is a customs union with common legislation, customs rules, procedures and a single development plan; yet, for a number of objective reasons and considerations, each Member State manages and develops its customs activities at its own pace and according to its own interpretation of the Union Customs Code. We overview some aspects of the analysis.

Boryana Peycheva

customs clearance, law
en
EU law news December 2022/January 2023
29-01-2023

News in week 4: International Customs Day 2023 and the theme of the year “Nurturing the Next Generation: Promoting a Culture of Knowledge-sharing and Professional Pride in Customs”; REX system in EU trade with Côte d’Ivoire and Madagascar; antidumping updates: expiry reviews, new exporting producer treatment; and more news.

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EU law news December 2022/January 2023
29-01-2023

News in week 4: International Customs Day 2023 and the theme of the year “Nurturing the Next Generation: Promoting a Culture of Knowledge-sharing and Professional Pride in Customs”; REX system in EU trade with Côte d’Ivoire and Madagascar; antidumping updates: expiry reviews, new exporting producer treatment; and more news.

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