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This is a “coffee break” article in our new series featuring thought leaders in the field of customs. I’m delighted to speaking with Timothy Lyons, a barrister and Queen’s Counsel (England and … Wales), a barrister in the Republic of Ireland and a member of the Bar of Brussels. Those studying EU customs law as well as customs practitioners will most likely know Timothy through his book, EU Customs Law, published by the Oxford EU Law Library.

Let’s examine one specific pitfall importers/exports frequently fall victim to when trading under the auspices of a free trade agreement.

Many importers assume that once they hire a broker, they do not need to take time to understand customs and trade concepts. That can be a risky approach. In this article, we discuss how customs … brokers operate in Canada and the EU; and why importers should care to provide quality information to their brokers.

It has almost been a year since the end of the Brexit transition period, meaning most businesses will have started settling comfortably into their new routine. However, it is important to remember … that the new trading relationship between the UK and EU is still evolving and 2022 is the host of some big changes. For example, certain easements that were introduced to facilitate trade will expire, multiple new systems will be introduced, and sanitary and phytosanitary controls will commence for the first time. So, if you think your business has mastered trading across the new border, then think again. In this article, we outline three pitfalls that could disrupt your supply chain and what you can do to avoid them.

International Standard ISO[1] 21378:2019 aims to make data collection for financial audits more efficient and reliable. In this article, Dutch Customs explains the structure of this ISO Standard … and why the Netherlands has submitted a proposal to extend it to cover data related to Customs and indirect tax audits. The article argues that this development is critical to facilitating post-control audits and bringing much-needed innovation in this field of work. At the same time, it will offer the business community the opportunity to reduce administrative burdens and improve their internal control processes and their compliance with regulations.

Is it possible for the business to consider all the possible customs-related risks? The answer to the poll question was unambiguous. All participants of the 8th Authors' Meeting on 21.10.2021 … said… NO! And shared various examples of unexpected customs-related risk, talked about sources of the risk and its management.

When buying or selling goods across a border, it is considered good business practice to understand the rules applied on the other side of the border. This is because the decisions you make when … selling the goods can have a significant influence over the decisions and responsibilities of the business buying them on the other side.

Praktikoje dažnai kyla klausimas, kokiu terminu reikėtų taisyklingai vadinti bei apibrėžti muitų ir kitų importo mokesčių apskaičiavimą bei muitinės veiklą reguliuojančių teisės aktų visumą, … teikiant į ją nuorodas oficialiuose ir neoficialiuose dokumentuose, raštuose, susirašinėjime tarp privačių subjektų ir su valstybės institucijomis. Tai muitų teisė ar muitinės teisė?

The possibility of tariff suspensions is actively used by businesses in the EU - importers save significant amounts of duties. It is also important for EU exporters, for instance, exporting their … products to the UK, where tariff suspensions are used as well and may result in increased demand for certain products from the EU. We are talking to Žydrė Bartaškienė, Adviser of the Tariff Division of the Customs Department, about various aspects of this topic - news, tariff classification of goods, financial planning in business, and others.

What is your favourite article on customs? What advice would you give to the author writing the first practical (non-academic) article? In this overview, you will learn the views shared during … the 7th Authors’ Meeting, which took place on 26 August 2021.

The best way to consolidate knowledge is repetition. Especially when one day of the conference is so rich in knowledge that, as one participant in the conference joked, “it doesn't fit in your … head anymore.” So, we invite you to recall the topics and some of their aspects discussed at the 4th Customs Practitioners Conference in June. We also provide links to the conference records available for purchase (members of the Customs Practitioners Association are free of charge, see the benefits and conditions of membership) [1] and articles published by some speakers after the conference. Please note that the Customs Practitioners Association is preparing for the 5th Customs Practitioners Conference, which will take place on 2 December in Kaunas and online. We invite you to propose topics, raise questions and, of course, participate! More information will be published soon in www.lcpa.lt, contacts: info@lcpa.lt

The removal of the World’s 5th largest economy (the UK) from the EU Single Market faced all European countries with an unprecedented challenge – to rapidly develop business understanding and … expert competence in customs, trade and international regulation – in an environment where the progressive liberalisation of trade had effectively depleted customs expertise over a period of 50 years. Brexit also presents us with a unique opportunity to address some key questions in training.

Ne paslaptis jog pandemijos laikotarpis stipriniai pakeitė ir pakoregavo daugelio iš mūsų gyvenimus bei kasdienybę, kasdienę rutiną apvertė aukštyn kojomis. Dalis šalies gyventojų prarado darbus … ir buvo priversti ieškoti naujų karjeros galimybių. Smagu tai, jog žmonės nebijo net didžiausių pokyčių. Praradę darbus yra pasiryžę iš naujo mokytis ir kardinaliai pakeisti darbo pobūdį bei profesiją.

“A customs topic or not? What is the most complex customs topic?” - a discussion took place during the 6th Authors’ Meeting. The views were shared on many aspects of customs: the so-called “Trump … tariffs”, non-customs regulations, border crossing e-commerce, new VAT regulations in the UK and EU, quality of master data, the complexity of training of a specialist in customs, and more.

“A customs topic or not? What is the most complex customs topic?” - a discussion among authors of the CCRM journal on the topic took place in June during the 6th Authors’ Meeting. The authors … of this article shared views on several challenges in Ireland and the UK aftermath of Brexit: meeting non-customs requirements in Northern Ireland and two models for processing import shipments in the ports in the UK.

Well-maintained master data is a basic requirement for the success of your projects. Therefore, get tips for efficient and sustainable master data maintenance - so that you are well prepared … in the project phase.

If your business buys goods from abroad and imports them, then the next customs audit target could be you. There are different types of customs audits, different triggers for an audit, and different … focuses during an audit. This article aims to demystify customs audits to help businesses stay ahead of the game.

The World Customs Journal is the leading international academic journal on customs. How was the idea to start the journal born? What are the challenges and rewards of being an editor of the journal? … Prof. Dr. Hans-Michael Wolffgang kindly agreed to answer these and some more interview questions for the CCRM journal.

Įsibėgėjus Asmenų, pageidaujančių teikti atstovavimo muitinėje paslaugas, internetiniam mokymo kursui, kviečiame susipažinti su šių kursų lektoriumi dr. Gediminu Valantiejumi. Gediminas yra ILAW … LEXTAL advokatas, Mykolo Romerio universiteto Viešojo valdymo ir verslo fakulteto ES mokesčių ir muitų teisės srities dalykų lektorius. Mokymo kursuose – teisinės atsakomybės, laikinojo saugojimo ir tikslinio naudojimo temomis Gedimino parengti moduliai. Interviu metu kalbame apie tai, kas lektorių sudomino pasirinkti muitinės sritį, kaip efektyviai mokintis ir kitais klausimais.