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EU customs and trade news: April 2025

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News in week 20: consolidated list of 'classification regulations' aligned with the CN 2025; CJEU on the application of the fall-back method for determining the customs value; new approach to … VAT for e-commerce imports to simplify trade and compliance; EU backs WTO move to include global e-commerce agreement; EU strengthens sanctions against Russian business figures linked to war in Ukraine; cyber-attacks - Council extends sanctions and legal framework; Lithuanian Customs experiment with applying AI for cargo inspections; EU updates list of recognised organic certification bodies for imports; US target drug price disparities with most-favoured-nation policy; US eases tariffs following talks with China.
News in week 20: consolidated list of 'classification regulations' aligned with the CN 2025; CJEU on the application of the fall-back method for determining the customs value; new approach to VAT for e-commerce imports to simplify trade and compliance; EU backs WTO move to include global e-commerce agreement; EU strengthens sanctions against Russian business figures linked to war in Ukraine; cyber-attacks - Council extends sanctions and legal framework; Lithuanian Customs experiment with applying AI for cargo inspections; EU updates list of recognised organic certification bodies for imports; US target drug price disparities with most-favoured-nation policy; US eases tariffs following talks with China.
News in brief: reciprocal tariffs on imports from countries with the largest trade deficits introduced and further amended; de minimis treatment for imports from China and Hong Kong eliminated; … tariff increases on selected Chinese goods; updated automotive tariff sysem for US manufacturers; clarification to avoid tariff stacking; Section 232 investigation into processed critical minerals and derivative products.
News in brief: reciprocal tariffs on imports from countries with the largest trade deficits introduced and further amended; de minimis treatment for imports from China and Hong Kong eliminated; tariff increases on selected Chinese goods; updated automotive tariff sysem for US manufacturers; clarification to avoid tariff stacking; Section 232 investigation into processed critical minerals and derivative products.
News in brief: UK seeks business views on response to US tariffs; new versions of several preferential trade arrangements; import sanctions against Russia and other countries updated; UK Customs … Tariff updated; product specific tariff-rate quotas and reliefs from a liability to import duty have been changed; new versions of several preferential trade arrangements released; tariff notices on the classification of goods published; notices concerning export controls issued; nuclear materials import licensing arrangements issued; provisional anti-dumping duty on certain engine oils and hydraulic fluids from Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates introduced; countervailing duty on biodiesel originating from Argentina extended; and others.
News in brief: UK seeks business views on response to US tariffs; new versions of several preferential trade arrangements; import sanctions against Russia and other countries updated; UK Customs Tariff updated; product specific tariff-rate quotas and reliefs from a liability to import duty have been changed; new versions of several preferential trade arrangements released; tariff notices on the classification of goods published; notices concerning export controls issued; nuclear materials import licensing arrangements issued; provisional anti-dumping duty on certain engine oils and hydraulic fluids from Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates introduced; countervailing duty on biodiesel originating from Argentina extended; and others.
The Customs green lane at airports is not as straightforward as many travellers often assume. In this article, we examine the challenges encountered in Israel, where passengers may risk having … their personal items - such as luxury watches or handbags - confiscated. It is important to understand the rules governing the choice between the green and red lanes, as well as the necessary forms to complete in order to obtain tax relief.
Omer Wagner
The Customs green lane at airports is not as straightforward as many travellers often assume. In this article, we examine the challenges encountered in Israel, where passengers may risk having their personal items - such as luxury watches or handbags - confiscated. It is important to understand the rules governing the choice between the green and red lanes, as well as the necessary forms to complete in order to obtain tax relief.
Omer Wagner
News in brief: summary (harmonised tariff threat schedule) of recent tariff-related developments in the US; tariffs on steel and aluminium have come into force; new tariffs on imports of automobiles … and certain automotive parts; amendment to tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods; tariffs on countries importing Venezuelan oil; amendment to tariffs addressing the synthetic opioid supply chain in China; investigation into imports of timber, lumber and their derivative products; 2025 Trade Policy Agenda introduced.
News in brief: summary (harmonised tariff threat schedule) of recent tariff-related developments in the US; tariffs on steel and aluminium have come into force; new tariffs on imports of automobiles and certain automotive parts; amendment to tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods; tariffs on countries importing Venezuelan oil; amendment to tariffs addressing the synthetic opioid supply chain in China; investigation into imports of timber, lumber and their derivative products; 2025 Trade Policy Agenda introduced.
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