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Indirect tax - customs duty, excise duty and VAT - while it must be paid correctly, also offers various cash enhancement opportunities, which is crucial for all organisations seeking to continuously … improve their internal indirect tax function. However, the prerequisite is due diligence. In this article, we overview the host of indirect taxes and indirect tax compliance obligations and focus on the “prerequisite” by discussing risk analysis in customs control based on the rules of HRMC (the UK Customs) and highlighting the importance to achieve “low-risk” status. We also overview customs duty. In the following articles, we will discuss VAT and excise more in detail.

Ekspeditorių pagrindinė funkcija yra krovinių gabenimo organizavimas. Pačios ekspedicinės įmonės dažniausiai nevykdo pervežimų, kaip nevykdo ir kitų funkcijų, pvz., nepildo muitinės deklaracijų. … Atskirais atvejais pagal sutarties su užsakovu sąlygas, ekspeditorius gali prisiimti ir kitas atsakomybes. Aptarsime teismo bylą dėl ekspeditoriaus atsakomybės už krovinį, kuriam taikoma veterinarinė kontrolė ir neatitikties pasekmes. Ekspeditoriaus nuostoliai šioje situacijoje – virš 200 000 Eur.

The recent ECJ judgment (July 2023) highlights the obsolescence of the legislative framework established by the Commission in 1996. In theory, the European Union’s blocking statute makes it possible … to protect European companies against laws with extraterritorial reach. However, it appears that its scope and use have not achieved the objective initially set, namely, to neutralize the effects of foreign legislation.

Those who pay their mortgages have become accustomed to paying higher interest rates. However, this applies not only to mortgages, but also to other interest and late payment charges that we … may not think about in practice. For example, increased interest on customs duties, which are additionally charged by customs authorities when discrepancies are found after customs clearance.

With the increase in globalization and economic interdependence between countries, trade facilitation has become a critically important issue for the global economy. Consequently, trade facilitation … has been addressed in all its possible meanings, in all fields and scopes, and by all institutions that are somehow linked to international trade, composing a true Tradeweb of players with specific roles and common objectives.

Prekės tarptautinėje prekyboje turi būti teisingai suklasifikuotos pagal ne vieną klasifikavimo sistemą (pvz., cheminių medžiagų klasifikavimas priskiriant CAS numerį). Muitinės specialistams … kasdienybė dirbti su tarifiniu prekės klasifikavimu. Rusijai pradėjus karą Ukrainoje, prekių klasifikavimas įvertinant jų karinį panaudojimą, daugeliui taip pat tapo neišvengiama būtinybe. Kaip tai atlikti? Ar siekiant teisinio tikrumo verta kreiptis į Muitinės laboratoriją? Kas atsitiks, jei neteisingai priskirsite nekarinę paskirtį, o muitinė patikrinimo po eksporto metu nustatys, kad prekė buvo karinės paskirties? Apžvelkime aktualią teismų praktiką.

Aktualioje teismų praktikoje nagrinėjama byla dėl laikinojo saugojimo (LS) sandėlyje saugotų prekių paėmimo iš muitinės priežiūros. Ginčo suma 251164 Eur, kurią sudaro muitas, PVM, bauda ir delspinigiai. … Byla aktuali muitinės ir LS sandėlių savininkams, o taip pat ir galimai solidariems skolininkams/ suinteresuotoms šalims – su sandėliu sutartį sudariusiems prekių gavėjams, muitinės tarpininkams. Joje rasite išaiškinimus tokiais klausimais kaip: Kas yra „prekių paėmimas iš muitinės priežiūros“? Kaip turi būti vedama prekių sandėlyje apskaita, kad nekiltų problemų muitinio patikrinimo metu? Kokius duomenis, kad ir neprivalomus, nurodyti muitinės deklaracijose, kad būtų užkirstas kelias ginčams? Į ką atkreipti dėmesį analizuojant komercinius dokumentus?

Deklarantui skirta 2200 Eur bauda pagal ANK 211 str. 2 d. dėl galimai sankcionuojamų prekių (Tarybos reglamento (ES) Nr. 833/2014 II priedas) dokumentų nesavalaikio pateikimo ir pakartotinio … eksporto deklaracijos teikimo (neanuliavus ankstesnės). Teismų nutartimi administracinis nusižengimas ir bauda buvo panaikinti. Apžvelgiame ginčo aplinkybes ir teismų išaiškinimus. Taip pat atkreipiame dėmesį į deklaranto kaštų advokato paslaugoms apmokėti atlyginimo iš valstybės biudžeto klausimą.

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.

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.

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.

!!! 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.

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.

What is an Internal Compliance Programme (ICP) and what are its core elements? What if the ICP is not required by law, should companies still use it? The answer is definitely yes. Even if your … company does not fall under the criteria for a mandatory ICP, it is important to have one in place if you deal with export-controlled items.

In the European Union customs law, it is possible for an economic operator to obtain binding tariff or origin information decisions, which provide assurance about the tariff classification or … origin of goods. However, does such a customs decision always guarantee legal security just because national customs has issued a favorable decision to the trader?

The Windsor Framework possibly places Northern Ireland in a very enviable position. Importers and exporters from Northern Ireland uniquely have free access to both the UK and EU markets – which … should surely attract considerable foreign investment and transform it into a prosperous trading hub. How did the journey to Windsor go?

Aktualioje administracinio nusižengimo byloje vėl buvo sprendžiamas „amžinas“ klausimas, į kurį aiškaus atsakymo teismų praktika taip ir nesuteikia: Ar privalo deklarantas fiziškai tikrinti prekes … prieš jas deklaruojant muitinei, jei nekyla abejonė dėl duomenų teisingumo? Antra vertus, gal ji turėtų visuomet kilti, jei prekė gali būti sankcionuojama? Bei kitas, retesnis klausimas: Ar gali muitinės pareigūno surašytas Prekės klasifikavimo aktas tapti juridiniu pagrindu pakeisti prekės kodą, ar vis tik reikalinga Muitinės laboratorijos išvada?