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Customs represent the regulatory touchpoint for internationally traded goods. The role of customs, like any law enforcement agency, is to ensure compliance with the law. The regulatory requirements … for which customs has administrative responsibility include import, export, and transit of goods, as well as any matters that are administered on behalf of other agencies, such as health, agriculture, taxation, environment, statistics.

ISO 31000 is the acknowledged international standard for managing risk. It is applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size, activities and location, and covers all types of risk. … It was developed by a range of stakeholders and is intended for use by anyone who manages risks, not just professional risk managers

Global Trade and Customs Journal (GTCJ) is a journal for practitioners around the world. It started 16 years ago. How was the idea born? What are the main topics covered in the GTCJ? What are … the most challenging and rewarding aspects of being on the editorial board of the Journal? The general editor Jeffrey L. Snyder kindly agreed to answer these and other interview questions.

Customs Digital is a newly launched magazine for customs practitioners in Europe. The editor Janine Lampprecht says: "We want to explain things simply, pragmatically, and clearly, and to generate … interest in the digitization of customs. Our vision - to revolutionize the customs world and make IT easy to understand for customs practitioners". Learn more about the magazine reading the interview with Janine and watching a video record of the talk during the webinar 'Journals on Customs'.

To stay compliant means to keep up with regulatory changes. How do we stay on top of сustoms-related legal changes and other news? What are the most preferred communication channels? In this … article, we summarise what authors of the CCRM journal shared during the 5th Authors’ Meeting on 22 April 2021: the enormous volume of statutory instruments due to Brexit, the convenience of the U.S. federal register, the importance of support bubbles, useful news alerts from social media, and much more!

This article introduces a contemporary framework for managing compliance in the customs context that fully integrates the principal elements of customs risk and compliance management. In doing … so, it explores the manifold resources that have been developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and other parties that may be used by administrations to support implementation of the framework. The integrated model draws together the author’s contribution to the literature over several years and provides practitioners with a logical and inclusive methodology for managing compliance at a strategic or operational level.

This is the first “coffee break” article in our new series featuring thought leaders in the field of customs. Our guest is Mette Werdelin Azzam, a rules of origin geek who spent a decade at the … World Customs Organization (WCO) as the Senior Technical Officer focusing on origin. She is now is working as an independent Customs and Trade Agreement Specialist with rules of origin as her main expertise and passion.

We, Milda Stravinskė and Monika Bielskienė, met to discuss the broader international context of our day-to-day customs activities. First and foremost, customs law is a 'companion' to international … trade, so the international context and cooperation, common rules, agreements, and approaches, are inevitable. No importer or customs authority operates in isolation. The need to reconcile many spheres and interests leads to an abundance of international agreements and requirements. While preparing the courses for customs brokers, we both saw the need to disclose this context to our future colleagues. The easiest way to do this is by sharing personal experiences. So we talked about it.

The Pan-European Network of Customs Practitioners (PEN-CP) has published a study that explores the data landscapes of the today’s customs world, marking yet another concrete highlight for the … world’s first innovation-boosting customs network.

Within companies, Customs operations management teams are typically slow to adopt new technology. Yet by adopting trade software solutions, they could centralize and automate their Customs and … trade compliance processes and harness the value of data, saving time and money and informing strategic decisions. Although this article mainly addresses companies, it is also of interest to Customs administrations who want to understand the solutions and tools that are available on the market and that enable companies to modernize their Customs and trade compliance processes.

In the Netherlands, the Customs Administration supervises the flow of goods that enter or leave the European Union (EU) via the country’s external borders. “Supervision” is to be understood in … a broad sense, and includes all acts aimed at establishing compliance with the wide range of legislation that governs international trade in goods with the EU.

“It is important for us to provide the floor for discussion of issues important for scientists and practicing lawyers focusing on respective fields, for logistic and customs professionals.” - … Prof Dr Borys Kormych, the Editor in Chief of 'Lex Portus' journal, tells in an interview about the journal, shares insights from articles, provides interesting facts about the case-law (Ukraine has an extensive practice of customs appeals), and answers other questions.

31 March 2021, online training courses for persons wishing to provide customs representation services are launching. About these courses, the profession of customs broker and studies in the field … of customs in general, we talk to the representatives of the partners organizing the courses: Prof. Dr. Astrida Miceikiene, Chancellor of the Academy of Agriculture of Vytautas Magnus University, Akvile Alauskaitė, Head of the Study Programs of the University of Applied Social Sciences, and Enrika Naujoke, Head of the Lithuanian Customs Practitioners Association.

Kalbiname Ingridą Kemežienę, mokesčių ekspertę, dirbančią advokatų kontoroje „Ellex Valiūnas ir partneriai”. Ingrida yra pati įgijusi atstovo muitinėje kvalifikaciją. Rengiamuose internetiniuose … Asmenų, pageidaujančių teikti atstovavimo muitinėje paslaugas, mokymo kursuose Ingrida pasirinko paruošti paskaitą prekių deklaravimo tema.

Dr. Karlis Ketners, profesorius BA School of Business and Finance, Ryga, Latvija, pasidalino atsiliepimu apie nesenai perskaitytą knygą pasaulinės prekybos ir muitų tema.

Highlights from the Global Trade and Customs book: different cultural approaches to litigation; import VAT/GST in countries with multi-level VAT/GST systems; customs value and transfer pricing. … The editor of the book Zsolt Szatmári also reveals challenges of a multi-jurisdictional comparative study. Dr. Karlis Ketners shares the reader‘s perspective.

The 3rd Customs Practitioners conference (national conference in Lithuania) was held on 10 December 2020 under the slogan: "There is no good supply chain without good customs!". We provide an … overview of the presentations, which covered international, EU and national legislation, Brexit, preferential origin of goods, import/ export VAT and post-clearance audits.

Juan David Barbosa is the author of the Tariff Classification chapter included in the global compilation on comparative customs law through the lenses of 50 authors from 11 countries in Latin … America and Europe (available in Spanish). The chapter provides insightful practical advice on how to handle the WCO Harmonized System (HS) amendments. Read the interview and/ or watch the video.

“Guide des procedures douanières” (available in French), written by Cyrille CHATAIL, is a compilation of articles that are constantly updated. It is a kind of encyclopedia of EU customs regulation … and its interpretation given by authorities, courts, practitioners, etc. The great advantage of this book is that it “moves” together with the move of the customs regulation! Read the interview and/ or watch the video.

In the book "Customs Regimes in Ukraine" disparate provisions of the legislation - the Customs Code, the Tax Code, numerous regulations - are brought together. This simplifies the perception … and understanding of how customs formalities are carried out in a particular customs regime. Read the author's talk or watch the video.