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Part of the EU’s trade rules enforcement arsenal, the Trade Barriers Regulation is a legal instrument that gives EU companies, industries, associations and Member States the right to lodge a … complaint with the Commission about trade barriers in third countries.

CCRM Editors: Thank you to Iryna Pavlenko and Oleg Kyryievskyi from the Law firm 'First Chair Legal', who each month contribute customs-related news from Ukraine to the CCRM journal; however, … not in February and March 2022. We will continue publishing the news until the trade and customs of sovereign Ukraine can operate freely and safely again. Additionally, we share information published on the website of the EBA European Business Association. Oleg Kiryievskyi is the Co-chair of the Customs Committee of EBA.

News in week 12: a guidance Q&A document on EU's restrictive measures to respond to Russian aggression in Ukraine published; definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of calcium silicon originating … in China; definitive countervailing and anti-dumping duties on imports of optical fibre cables originating in China (corrections of the regulation); protective measures on imports of bivalve molluscs from Turkey; amendments of REACH regulation; and more news!

Aktualijos 12 savaitę: Europos Komisija skelbia atsakymus į klausimus dėl sankcijų taikymo RU ir BY; pakeistos prekių deklaravimo žodžiu taisyklės; neteko galios įsakymas dėl degalų deklaracijos … formos; pakeistos galutinio vartojimo procedūros įvykdymo dokumento pildymo, pateikimo ir priėmimo muitinėje taisyklės; ir daugiau naujienų!

Naujienos 12 savaitę: paskelbta gairė klausimų ir atsakymų forma dėl ribojamųjų priemonių, įvestų reaguojant į Rusijos agresiją Ukrainoje; importuojamam Kinijos kilmės kalcio silicidui nustatomas … galutinis antidempingo muitas ir galutinai surenkamas laikinasis muitas; taisomas reglamentas, kuriuo importuojamiems Kinijos kilmės šviesolaidžių kabeliams nustatomi galutiniai kompensaciniai ir antidempingo muitai; apsaugos priemonių taikymas importuojamiems žmonėms vartoti skirtiems Turkijos kilmės dvigeldžiams moliuskams; iš dalies keičiami REACH reglamento priedai; ir daugiau aktualijų!

While many countries of the world find it morally correct to act regarding the importation of forced labor products, in the case of Xinjiang cotton the actions will be very difficult to achieve. … Countries may enact “feel good” laws forbidding importation of such products and international bodies can develop guidelines and principles in commerce, but without the proper enforcement tools nothing can be accomplished unless these laws and guidelines can be enforced.

As is well known, the war started by Russia in Ukraine affects a wide range of areas, both security and economic. It may also affect aspects related to imports and exports between Israel and … Ukraine, which have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) in 2019. The reminder on that comes from the European Commission, which on February 23rd, 2022 released a notice to importers regarding imports from the non-government controlled territories of the Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts of Ukraine.

The rules of non-preferential origin are specific provisions, developed from principles established by national legislation or international agreements ('origin criteria'), applied by a country … to determine the origin of goods.

Naujienos 8 savaitę: sankcijos Rusijai atsižvelgiant į veiksmus, kuriais kenkiama Ukrainos teritoriniam vientisumui, suverenitetui ir nepriklausomybei; produktų importas iš vyriausybės nekontroliuojamų … Ukrainos Donecko ir Luhansko sričių į Sąjungą; reglamentas dėl antidempingo muito taikomo keraminiams stalo ir virtuvės reikmenims; ir daugiau aktualijų.

Aktualijos 8 savaitę: Lietuvos muitinė stiprina rytinės ES sienos apsaugą; pripažintas netekusiu galios įsakymas dėl bendrosios garantijos dokumentų pakeitimo taisyklių patvirtinimo; informacija … dėl prašymų registruoti Muitinės prievolininkų registre; sulaikytos žaislų klastotės.

On February 1, 2022, the Government of India announced its Union Budget for the period April 2022 to March 2023 (the ‘Budget’). While the Budget has introduced many legislative changes pertaining … to Indian taxes, this article captures the key proposed changes in Indian Customs laws which can have an impact on international trade and the supply chain.

As of September 1st, 2021, there are new rules of origin in the European structure of the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Convention that apply in parallel to the previous rules of origin as part … of a transitional phase. They are called 'transitional rules'. The new rules of origin provide breathing space in the machinery sector (HS chapters 84, 85 and 90) for those companies that have to work with small margins.

News in week 4: International Customs Day 2022; UCC Work Programme Progress Report 2021 on progress in developing electronic systems; EU refers China to WTO following its trade restrictions on … Lithuania; EU challenges Egyptian import restrictions at the WTO; anti-dumping duty on imports of acesulfame potassium, and certain tube and pipe fittings, of iron or steel; and more news!

Naujienos 4 savaitę: Tarptautinė muitinės diena; ES kreipėsi į PPO dėl Kinijos Lietuvai taikomų prekybos apribojimų; ES ginčija Egipto taikomus importo apribojimus PPO; SMK darbo programos dėl … elektroninių sistemų kūrimo pažangos ataskaita; antidempingo muitas acesulfamo kalio ir tam tikrų vamzdžių ir vamzdelių jungiamųjų detalių iš geležies arba plieno importui; ir daugiau!

Aktualijos sausį: keičiamos muitinės prižiūrimose prekių saugojimo vietose laikomų prekių apskaitos, tvarkymo ir apyvartos ataskaitos pildymo taisyklės; keičiasi dokumentų kodai prekėms, kuriose … yra fluorintų šiltnamio efektą sukeliančių dujų; sulaikytas eksportuojamas karinės paskirties aeronavigacinis prietaisas, deklaruotas kaip nekarinės paskirties; į Baltarusiją neleista eksportuoti dvejopo naudojimo įrangos, pritaikytos informacijos šifravimui; ir daugiau!

To provide proper customs information, an importer needs knowledge. Online resources make acquiring it easier than it used to be. We overview online resources available in Canada for tariff classification, … adjustments to transaction value, the origin of goods, commercial invoice, customs accounting declaration, calculation of duties and GST. This information is also useful for European (and other) exporters who sell their goods to Canada and want to know more about the import requirements of the country of destination.

News in international trade at a glance: the duty-free limit for parcels has been raised to 150 Eur; the government announced an ambitious plan - five new FTAs; imports of some kinds of cheese … subject to safeguard investigation; anti-dumping duty on imports of potato starch, wood panels and thermal insulation materials; abolition of excise stamps on certain types of alcoholic beverages.

The Court of Justice of the EU has interpreted for the first time the Blocking Regulation. The ruling confirms that it is possible to terminate contracts with a US designated person without providing … reasons. However, in civil proceedings it is for the EU party to prove that, when it sought to terminate a contract, it did not seek to comply with US sanctions in the absence of an authorisation by the European Commission.