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World trade is the lifeblood of the global economy. It not only is a vital component in the ongoing operations of businesses (large and small), governments and NGOs around the world, it has the … power to grow economies, increase productivity and transform the quality of life for citizens in the nations who are open to international trade.

The European Green Course, presented at the end of 2019, raised new challenges for various business enterprises; however, at the same time, it presented new opportunities. Businesses that cooperate … with customs, such as customs brokers, logistics companies, and companies that export or import goods, are no exception.

There are various methods how you can pay import duties and taxes. One of them – paying through the agent clearing house bank account. What happens if the agent declares insolvency after receipt … of payment – will the importer be required to pay to the State or not? Should the activity of an agent be strictly regulated to prevent situations like this?

New regulation establishes the EU Single Window Environment for Customs (SWE-C) and amends the Union Customs Code (UCC). One of the objectives of SWE-C is to enable the seamless flow of data … between the administrations of exporting and importing countries, as well as between customs authorities and economic operators, allowing data entered in the system to be re-used. What does it mean for business? What steps have been taken so far in practice? What lies ahead? What is changing in the UCC?

It is clear that global trade has new challenges and John Finley made a good point when he said that [business] maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty. The future is uncertain, but the … key may well be to have a Customs supply chain that consists of a team working together to deliver cost-effective and quality goods as well as a matching service; moreover, in today’s world of global trade there is an urgent need to embrace and use data-driven decisions.

When we come to December and ponder what the new year may bring, it is an ideal opportunity to reflect on the past success and failure of our trade business in order to seek-out how to improve … our business performance in the future. Let’s consider compliance reviews that deliver the highest value but require the least effort.

Modern states are no longer mere tax collectors aiming to increase their coffers to only do construction work – in the best-case scenario – but also to become facilitators of the whole community’s … well-being through sustainable, environment-friendly, inclusive, developing and equitable trade. Voluntary disclosure of errors in the customs declaration should be applied in practice as one of the facilitation measures. Currently, voluntary disclosure is possible in Argentina within 30 days after customs clearance; an extension to 60 days is expected soon.

Due to the need for more precise controls on foreign trade, the Brazilian government decided to adopt an additional methodology to performing the classification of goods in the HS/NCM, which … is the use of 'attributes'. Each position in the HS/NCM can have several attributes, and the importer must indicate which one or which ones apply to the goods. This new import process aims to optimise customs inspection and increase the application of fines due to incorrect classification.

News at a glance: ban on export of fuel wood; cooperation Ukraine - UK, Ukraine - U.S.; anti-dumping and safeguard measures; new Customs tariff; Common transit comes into effect.

Kasmet rudenį minima Tarptautinė ozono sluoksnio apsaugos diena. Šia proga primename, koks yra sukurtas tarptautinis teisinis mechanizmas ozono sluoksnio apsaugai, muitinės vaidmenį įgyvendinant … numatytas priemones ir apžvelgiame praktinę situaciją - kokie reikalavimai yra taikomi kontroliuojamų prekių importo atveju. Taip pat atkreipiame dėmesį į aktualijas, pavyzdžiui, kad nuo 2023 m. sausio 1 d. draudžiamas putų, kuriose yra HFC, kurių VAP yra 150 arba didesnis, pateikimas ES rinkai.

News in week 47: EU-Ukraine approximation of customs legislation; the WCO Symposia Series 'Visualising a greener HS to support environmentally sustainable trade'; updates of anti-dumping measures … applicable to bicycles and ceramic tiles from China; and more news!

‘Interpretation of customs law and related challenges for businesses’ was the topic discussed in the 13ᵗʰ Authors’ Meeting. Many interesting and important aspects around the topic were raised … by the participants: the challenge of wording and even punctuation used; the importance of understanding the background of legal changes; interpreting law vs first understanding what product we have; the lack of legal clarity in defining responsibilities and liabilities; the need for more simplifications; and how the law shall evolve to help to achieve the vision of the worlds’ most effective border.

The Combined Nomenclature (CN) is updated annually and businesses should check for changes relating to imported or exported goods. The version of the CN to be applied in 2023 has already been … published. Let's take a look at the more important changes, which are, in fact, not many - 42 new CN codes were introduced, 23 CN codes were abolished.

Naujienos 47 savaitę: ES-Ukrainos muitų teisės aktų derinimas; aptartas Suderintos sistemos vaidmuo identifikuojant aplinkos politikos požiūriu svarbias tekstilės sektoriaus prekes; aktualijos, … susijusios su antidempingo muitais dviračiams ir keraminėms plytelėms iš Kinijos; ir daugiau aktualijų!

Aktualijos 47 savaitę: patvirtintas informacinių lapų (INF) duomenų elementų nurodymo tvarkos aprašas; 7-oje Muitinės praktikų konferencijoje bus pristatytos prekių muitinio įvertinimo aktualijos; … sulaikyti surenkami nameliai, kurių konstrukcijos užpildytos medžio granulėmis, kurių importas iš Rusijos dėl ES taikomų sankcijų į Lietuvą draudžiamas.

After the publication of a certain communication in the EU Official Journal, Binding Tariff Information (BTI) decisions must be revoked if they no longer correspond to the interpretation of the … customs nomenclature according to the specified international tariff measures. The latest communication was published at the end of October this year. Let's take a look at the current issues that are important for both business and customs. For example, how should household plastic clothes hangers be classified? Or what about digital smart pen classification?