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Supplier's declaration in preferential trade: when to use it?
25-06-2023

Global trade based on preferential treatment offers benefits to its participants. The main one is a reduction in financial costs due to the application of reduced tariff rates when the goods have a preferential origin. In other words, if a product originates in one country and is sold to another country with which there is a preferential trade agreement, the product may be subject to a reduced or even zero duty rate. However, the mere fact that the goods originate in a particular country is not enough to qualify for such benefits. The preferential origin of the goods must be proven, so that the customs authorities do not suspect any manipulation or fraud on the part of importers. Each specific preferential trade agreement sets out acceptable ways of proving the preferential origin of goods. A supplier's declaration is one of the means of proof. Let us find out what it is and when it can be used.

Annette Reiser, Dr. Ilona Mishchenko

origin
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Supplier's declaration in preferential trade: when to use it?
25-06-2023

Global trade based on preferential treatment offers benefits to its participants. The main one is a reduction in financial costs due to the application of reduced tariff rates when the goods have a preferential origin. In other words, if a product originates in one country and is sold to another country with which there is a preferential trade agreement, the product may be subject to a reduced or even zero duty rate. However, the mere fact that the goods originate in a particular country is not enough to qualify for such benefits. The preferential origin of the goods must be proven, so that the customs authorities do not suspect any manipulation or fraud on the part of importers. Each specific preferential trade agreement sets out acceptable ways of proving the preferential origin of goods. A supplier's declaration is one of the means of proof. Let us find out what it is and when it can be used.

Annette Reiser, Dr. Ilona Mishchenko

origin
en, lt
The Zes Zollner Electronic case: exploring the scope of amending customs declarations
25-06-2023

In a recent ruling, the Court of Justice (the Court) delivered its decision in the case of Zes Zollner Electronic, addressing the issue of amending customs declarations and the consequences of failing to declare the correct quantity of goods. The case involved a Romanian company, Zes Zollner Electronic (ZZE), which declared only half of the actual quantity of goods received, resulting in a customs infringement.

Jonas Sakalauskas

import, violations
en, lt
The Zes Zollner Electronic case: exploring the scope of amending customs declarations
25-06-2023

In a recent ruling, the Court of Justice (the Court) delivered its decision in the case of Zes Zollner Electronic, addressing the issue of amending customs declarations and the consequences of failing to declare the correct quantity of goods. The case involved a Romanian company, Zes Zollner Electronic (ZZE), which declared only half of the actual quantity of goods received, resulting in a customs infringement.

Jonas Sakalauskas

import, violations
en
Who gave you the customs agent’s licence?
25-06-2023

Recently, in May 2023, the Israeli court upheld the customs manager's decision to suspend a customs agent for a few months. The agent appealed to court, but his petition was rejected.

Omer Wagner

customs brokers, violations
en
Who gave you the customs agent’s licence?
25-06-2023

Recently, in May 2023, the Israeli court upheld the customs manager's decision to suspend a customs agent for a few months. The agent appealed to court, but his petition was rejected.

Omer Wagner

customs brokers, violations
en, lt
National sanctions against Russia and Belarus: Lithuania tightens controls
25-06-2023

The enforcement of international sanctions in Lithuania continues to tighten. The new strengthened national regime entered into force on 5 June 2023. In July 2023, an additional requirement will come into force: manufacturer's declarations will be required for the transit by road through Russia or Belarus of non-dual-use goods with commodity codes corresponding to those included in the newly created national dual-use goods list. The new requirement will apply to all goods crossing Lithuanian borders, including those exported or re-exported from other EU countries.

Daiva Baltronienė

export control, sanctions, restrictions, trade barriers
en, lt
National sanctions against Russia and Belarus: Lithuania tightens controls
25-06-2023

The enforcement of international sanctions in Lithuania continues to tighten. The new strengthened national regime entered into force on 5 June 2023. In July 2023, an additional requirement will come into force: manufacturer's declarations will be required for the transit by road through Russia or Belarus of non-dual-use goods with commodity codes corresponding to those included in the newly created national dual-use goods list. The new requirement will apply to all goods crossing Lithuanian borders, including those exported or re-exported from other EU countries.

Daiva Baltronienė

export control, sanctions, restrictions, trade barriers
en, lt
Customs brokers: Growing importance in the US. The opposite in the EU?
24-06-2023

The United States is strengthening the role of customs brokers as professionals by introducing a professional development requirement (which will come into force on 24 July 2023), stressing that this will help improve trade compliance and revenue protection and allow brokers to act as an additional layer of security to prevent illicit goods from entering US commerce. In the meantime, EU customs brokers fear that the EU Customs Reform and the draft new Customs Code could signal the end of their profession.

Enrika Naujokė

customs brokers, knowledge management
en, lt
Customs brokers: Growing importance in the US. The opposite in the EU?
24-06-2023

The United States is strengthening the role of customs brokers as professionals by introducing a professional development requirement (which will come into force on 24 July 2023), stressing that this will help improve trade compliance and revenue protection and allow brokers to act as an additional layer of security to prevent illicit goods from entering US commerce. In the meantime, EU customs brokers fear that the EU Customs Reform and the draft new Customs Code could signal the end of their profession.

Enrika Naujokė

customs brokers, knowledge management
en
Competencies of a customs broker: insights from a workshop
18-06-2023

Customs matters are complex and little known to the general public. This makes customs brokers an indispensable part of international trade, and with their knowledge they can greatly help their clients. What key competencies should customs brokers have? What additional key skills should they have? And what can we do to improve the competencies of customs brokers? These three questions were dealt with in a workshop organised by Customs Knowledge Community (CKC). Let's have an overview of the results.

Assoc Prof Dr Momchil Antov

customs brokers, knowledge management
en
Competencies of a customs broker: insights from a workshop
18-06-2023

Customs matters are complex and little known to the general public. This makes customs brokers an indispensable part of international trade, and with their knowledge they can greatly help their clients. What key competencies should customs brokers have? What additional key skills should they have? And what can we do to improve the competencies of customs brokers? These three questions were dealt with in a workshop organised by Customs Knowledge Community (CKC). Let's have an overview of the results.

Assoc Prof Dr Momchil Antov

customs brokers, knowledge management
en
Open Customs Blockchain: The missing piece to unlocking the broad application of distributed ledger technology for Customs?
16-06-2023

Digitalization has simplified Customs clearance in many areas, especially in the declaration of imports and exports. However, various data discontinuities and queries unnecessarily delay cross-border process flows. A group of major logistics companies, software providers and researchers is driving an initiative which could change this. Called the “Open Customs Blockchain”, it focuses on developing and applying blockchain technology for the exchange of key Customs data in foreign trade.

Open Logistics Foundation

risk management
en
Open Customs Blockchain: The missing piece to unlocking the broad application of distributed ledger technology for Customs?
16-06-2023

Digitalization has simplified Customs clearance in many areas, especially in the declaration of imports and exports. However, various data discontinuities and queries unnecessarily delay cross-border process flows. A group of major logistics companies, software providers and researchers is driving an initiative which could change this. Called the “Open Customs Blockchain”, it focuses on developing and applying blockchain technology for the exchange of key Customs data in foreign trade.

Open Logistics Foundation

risk management
en
Finnish Customs experiments with the carbon footprint calculator
16-06-2023

A host of Finns imported goods from outside the European Union (EU) in 2022 for their private use. Of these individuals, 250,000 used the Customs Duty Calculator[1] when planning the cost of importing goods. Planning with the Duty Calculator is an effective way of understanding the costs arising from value added tax (VAT) and Customs duties. Customers are also informed of how they will get their imported packages when they arrive across the border.

Mikael Hyövälti

sustainability
en
Finnish Customs experiments with the carbon footprint calculator
16-06-2023

A host of Finns imported goods from outside the European Union (EU) in 2022 for their private use. Of these individuals, 250,000 used the Customs Duty Calculator[1] when planning the cost of importing goods. Planning with the Duty Calculator is an effective way of understanding the costs arising from value added tax (VAT) and Customs duties. Customers are also informed of how they will get their imported packages when they arrive across the border.

Mikael Hyövälti

sustainability
en
Changes to trade in goods between Northern Ireland and Great Britain as a result of the Windsor Framework
11-06-2023

!!! Updated article with adjustments made to the UCC !!! On 24 March 2023, the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) agreed to settle their dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol, in particular by responding to some of the UK's requests to facilitate trade between Great Britain – GB (England, Wales, Scotland) on the one hand and Northern Ireland on the other (so-called East-West trade) and by accommodating the UK on some other issues. The relevant legal acts, recommendations and declarations were published in Official Journal No. L 102 of 17 April 2023. CCRM Journal for Practitioners in Europe has therefore asked Michael Lux, who advised the Government of Northern Ireland on the interpretation of the original version of the Northern Ireland Protocol, to outline the main aspects of the Windsor Framework with regard to trade in goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Michael Lux

law, restrictions, trade barriers
en
Changes to trade in goods between Northern Ireland and Great Britain as a result of the Windsor Framework
11-06-2023

!!! Updated article with adjustments made to the UCC !!! On 24 March 2023, the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) agreed to settle their dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol, in particular by responding to some of the UK's requests to facilitate trade between Great Britain – GB (England, Wales, Scotland) on the one hand and Northern Ireland on the other (so-called East-West trade) and by accommodating the UK on some other issues. The relevant legal acts, recommendations and declarations were published in Official Journal No. L 102 of 17 April 2023. CCRM Journal for Practitioners in Europe has therefore asked Michael Lux, who advised the Government of Northern Ireland on the interpretation of the original version of the Northern Ireland Protocol, to outline the main aspects of the Windsor Framework with regard to trade in goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Michael Lux

law, restrictions, trade barriers
en, lt
CBAM reports and declarations for imported goods: Who, what, when?
11-06-2023

To reduce carbon emissions in the EU and globally, the EU has put in place a legal framework - the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), set out in a recently published regulation. The CBAM will apply to imports of certain goods such as fertilisers, screws, wires, hydrogen, etc., the range of which will be expanded. The obligation for importers of these goods or their indirect customs representatives to submit quarterly CBAM reports comes into force already this year.

Enrika Naujokė

duties, taxes, import, restrictions, trade barriers, sustainability
en, lt
CBAM reports and declarations for imported goods: Who, what, when?
11-06-2023

To reduce carbon emissions in the EU and globally, the EU has put in place a legal framework - the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), set out in a recently published regulation. The CBAM will apply to imports of certain goods such as fertilisers, screws, wires, hydrogen, etc., the range of which will be expanded. The obligation for importers of these goods or their indirect customs representatives to submit quarterly CBAM reports comes into force already this year.

Enrika Naujokė

duties, taxes, import, restrictions, trade barriers, sustainability
en
Current progress towards a fully digital EU customs environment
11-06-2023

From the point of view of many customs operators, especially those who conduct cross-member state customs activities, the developments in IT are rather sobering. Although the legal framework for further standardization and harmonization has been established, isolated solutions and uncoordinated development statuses within the EU are delaying a real breakthrough. In this article, we provide an overview of the project status regarding the report of the European Commission.

Antonia Livajic, Michael Tomuscheit

IT systems, databases
en
Current progress towards a fully digital EU customs environment
11-06-2023

From the point of view of many customs operators, especially those who conduct cross-member state customs activities, the developments in IT are rather sobering. Although the legal framework for further standardization and harmonization has been established, isolated solutions and uncoordinated development statuses within the EU are delaying a real breakthrough. In this article, we provide an overview of the project status regarding the report of the European Commission.

Antonia Livajic, Michael Tomuscheit

IT systems, databases
en
Ukraine customs and trade news April/May 2023
11-06-2023

News at a glance: Ukraine plans to join the CPTPP; start of application of the Pan-Euro-Med transitional rules of origin with the Republic of Moldova; Ukraine stops exporting sugar; extension of trade liberalisation with the EU; and more updates.

Iryna Pavlenko, Oleg Kyryievskyi

law
en
Ukraine customs and trade news April/May 2023
11-06-2023

News at a glance: Ukraine plans to join the CPTPP; start of application of the Pan-Euro-Med transitional rules of origin with the Republic of Moldova; Ukraine stops exporting sugar; extension of trade liberalisation with the EU; and more updates.

Iryna Pavlenko, Oleg Kyryievskyi

law
en
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!

law
en
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!

law
en, lt
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
en, lt
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
en
‘Fair prices’ vs transaction value in Bulgaria
04-06-2023

The article deals with the changes in the Bulgarian customs legislation on customs value. These changes do not correlate well with the relevant European legislation, and this raises many questions: Is the application of these new provisions legitimate? What was the reason for the Bulgarian legislator to take such steps? What are the possible consequences? Let us try to find some answers.

Georgi Goranov

valuation
en
‘Fair prices’ vs transaction value in Bulgaria
04-06-2023

The article deals with the changes in the Bulgarian customs legislation on customs value. These changes do not correlate well with the relevant European legislation, and this raises many questions: Is the application of these new provisions legitimate? What was the reason for the Bulgarian legislator to take such steps? What are the possible consequences? Let us try to find some answers.

Georgi Goranov

valuation
lt
ES aktualijos: gegužė 2023
04-06-2023

Naujienos 22 savaitę: ES ir JAV prekybos ir technologijų taryboje susitarta dėl glaudesnio bendradarbiavimo prekybos srityje; įsteigta PPO ginčų nagrinėjimo grupė, kuri peržiūrės ES muitus Indonezijos plieno gaminiams; reglamentas dėl šunims ir katėms skirto šaldomojo kilimėlio tarifinio klasifikavimo; antidempingo muitas Baltarusijos kilmės strypų importui; ir daugiau aktualijų!

law
lt
ES aktualijos: gegužė 2023
04-06-2023

Naujienos 22 savaitę: ES ir JAV prekybos ir technologijų taryboje susitarta dėl glaudesnio bendradarbiavimo prekybos srityje; įsteigta PPO ginčų nagrinėjimo grupė, kuri peržiūrės ES muitus Indonezijos plieno gaminiams; reglamentas dėl šunims ir katėms skirto šaldomojo kilimėlio tarifinio klasifikavimo; antidempingo muitas Baltarusijos kilmės strypų importui; ir daugiau aktualijų!

law
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