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About the journal

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

Dear Reader,

As part of Issue 7 of this journal, we are excited to invite you to a webinar to meet editors of journals/ magazines on customs from around the world! On 29 April 2021, you will have the unique opportunity to meet editors of WCO News (global), World Customs Journal (global), Foreign Trade (Germany), LEX Portus (Ukraine), Customs-Digital (Germany), Muitų teisė praktikams (Lithuania), this journal (Europe), and editors of two more journals are expected to join! Learn more.

In advance to the webinar, you can already meet Dr. Borys Kormych, editor of “Lex Portus” journal. His article “Lex portus” fueling discussion on Customs in Ukraine and the EU contains interesting facts about the journal as well as customs developments in Ukraine, for instance, the extensive practice of customs appeals. On the topic, in the section covering "Case-law", you can read about the case-law in Lithuania and the concept of customs debtor. An overview of this year’s first ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature is also included.

Please note that there is another event taking place on 22 April 2021. It is an online meeting of the authors of the CCRM journal. We welcome you to contribute an article to the journal to receive your invitation to participate. You can access a summary of what was discussed in the previous meeting in the article Customs-related databases. In this issue of the journal, the topics of data, databases and digitalisation are addressed from various perspectives. Read the articles to learn about WCO new online tool, ICS2 system, external data for Customs risk management, and digital transformation of Customs in Switzerland.

Another topic of focus is EU-UK trade. A lot of practical challenges remain to be discussed and clarified. Read about these ongoing issues from the first months of Brexit and learn answers to questions: When is it beneficial to claim preferential treatment using importers' knowledge? How to import a car from the UK to Ireland? Do returned goods retain their EU or UK preferential origin? Additionally, watch the video on direct transport rule, which was prepared to answer the question: How to prove that the non-manipulation rule is met, if the goods originating in Ukraine under the UA-UK trade agreement are unloaded and stored in a customs warehouse in Lithuania after export?

The section “Overviews and comments” starts with two great articles explaining the roles of the “soft” and of the “hard” law. The law is a complex subject, as illustrated by the article on U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) - many trade compliance professionals are not aware that its scope can extend to shipments that do not physically involve the U.S.! See other parts of the section for more topics covered in this issue.

Enjoy reading and leave us your feedback under each article, or email them to info@lcpa.lt. We look forward to meeting you at the upcoming events!

Enrika Naujokė
Member of the editorial board

en, ru
EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: returned goods relief vs preferential origin
13-02-2021

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?

Enrika Naujokė

duties, taxes, origin
en, ru
EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: returned goods relief vs preferential origin
13-02-2021

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?

Enrika Naujokė

duties, taxes, origin
en, ru
Significance of guidelines, explanatory notes and other "soft law" acts
13-02-2021

In the European governance the EU legislation distinguishes between the so called “formal law” and the “informal law”. The latter also known as measures of soft law. Formal law compromises regulations, directives and decisions, whereby recommendations and opinions, as well as other methods of developing policy: e.g. policy guidelines are considered soft law. Practical examples of informal law in the field of customs are the Guidelines for Customs Valuation of Goods, the Customs Valuation Compendium, the Transit Guide. What is the significance of these documents in practice?

Andrius Košel

law
en, ru
Significance of guidelines, explanatory notes and other "soft law" acts
13-02-2021

In the European governance the EU legislation distinguishes between the so called “formal law” and the “informal law”. The latter also known as measures of soft law. Formal law compromises regulations, directives and decisions, whereby recommendations and opinions, as well as other methods of developing policy: e.g. policy guidelines are considered soft law. Practical examples of informal law in the field of customs are the Guidelines for Customs Valuation of Goods, the Customs Valuation Compendium, the Transit Guide. What is the significance of these documents in practice?

Andrius Košel

law
en
AEO: a look at other countries’ programmes and mutual recognition agreements
04-02-2021

Continuing the overview launched a year ago, we present a review of the AEO Compendium 2020 published by the World Customs Organization (WCO). There was in the previous review mentioned that, following Brexit, the EU and the United Kingdom are likely to sign an agreement on the mutual recognition of AEO programmes (which has already been signed) and that the AEO certificate will become even more desirable. We are after Brexit and before the VAT changes on low-value consignments entry in force - the number of businesses facing customs formalities is growing, as is the number of companies planning to apply for AEO status, so the topic of AEO remains important. What do we learn by reading the AEO Compendium? The compendium presents how the AEO programme has been developed in various countries over the past year, what mutual agreements have been concluded between the countries and the benefits for businesses with AEO status.

Jovita Dobrovalskienė

trusted trader
en
AEO: a look at other countries’ programmes and mutual recognition agreements
04-02-2021

Continuing the overview launched a year ago, we present a review of the AEO Compendium 2020 published by the World Customs Organization (WCO). There was in the previous review mentioned that, following Brexit, the EU and the United Kingdom are likely to sign an agreement on the mutual recognition of AEO programmes (which has already been signed) and that the AEO certificate will become even more desirable. We are after Brexit and before the VAT changes on low-value consignments entry in force - the number of businesses facing customs formalities is growing, as is the number of companies planning to apply for AEO status, so the topic of AEO remains important. What do we learn by reading the AEO Compendium? The compendium presents how the AEO programme has been developed in various countries over the past year, what mutual agreements have been concluded between the countries and the benefits for businesses with AEO status.

Jovita Dobrovalskienė

trusted trader
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