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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.

Machine Learning is an exciting new field, and while it carries risks (what if the computer makes the wrong decision), it has the potential to free up a significant amount of human resources, … as we pass decisions and solutions over to computers on our behalf. Specifically, in the field of trade compliance and supply chain management, machine learning offers tremendous value in several key areas. One whose time has come, is the area of product classification.

China Customs plays a key role in the administration of rules of origin, from their formulation to their implementation. Insiders who follow trade and Customs reforms in China may have noticed … the emergence, in recent years, of new expressions and terms in this domain, such as “self-service printing of certificates of origin”, the Electronic Origin Data Exchange System (EODES) and “intelligent examination”. This article explains each of these terms.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is becoming the world’s largest existing free trade agreement in terms of economic size. Aimed at further integrating the economies of Southeast … and Northeast Asia, the RCEP sets high requirements on Customs in terms of procedures, processes and performance. This article looks at the agreement from a Customs perspective and puts forward suggestions for its effective implementation.

Trade operators required to classify their goods in the Unified Customs Tariff of countries belonging to the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) now have a helpful application … (app) at their disposal.

Korea Customs Service (KCS) has introduced a range of measures since early 2010 to respond to a growing number of imports and exports generated by online sales and purchases by both businesses … and individuals, given the strong upward trend in cross-border e-commerce. In this article, the focus is on the use of three types of technology to enhance current KCS targeting capacities: blockchain, artificial intelligence and big data.

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.

Editorial word. Customs legislation applies in a customs territory, so knowledge and understanding of territories are significant. They are of various types, such as the customs territory of … the Union, special fiscal territories, third countries, as well as overseas countries and territories (OCTs). The territories change and the most recent example is Brexit: when the UK's customs territory was established, for example, Northern Ireland became part of two customs territories. The OCTs were impacted by Brexit as well. The EU used the opportunity to review relations with OCTs and adopted new legislation. Mrs. Zofija Pečiukonienė kindly agreed to overview the developments.

The contracting parties to the PEM Convention have agreed on the application of the transitional rules pending the application of the modernized PEM Convention. This opens the possibility for … economic operators to choose between the rules of preferential origin set out in the PEM Convention and the transitional rules. The latter rules are in many cases more flexible and simpler. Let us look at this new possibility.

The article discusses the peculiarities of the practical application of European Union (EU) rules on customs origin in the EU Member State - the Republic of Lithuania and presents the current … practice of national authorities in this area (in tax disputes related to the origin of imported goods), emphasizes its peculiarities and differences from practices in other EU Member States. The analysis performed and described in the article substantiates that in the Republic of Lithuania the possible sources of proof of customs origin of goods are assessed and interpreted in a unique and rather formal way. Besides, the burden of proving the origin of imported goods and its distribution between customs and importer is understood specifically and can be considered as more favourable to importers than the usual practice at the EU level.

The European Commission has published its 39th Annual Report on the use of trade defence instruments (TDIs) in 2020. The TDIs are applied to prevent unfair trade practices, mainly cheap imports … due to dumping or subsidies, which harm EU producers. However, EU importers, especially SMEs, are often caught by a newly launched TDI unprepared and not aware of the unfair trade. The price of unawareness is high - the amount of import duties to be paid may be similar to the price of the goods themselves.

Are you planning to export your goods to Canada? In this article, we overview some of the important points for you to consider: free trade agreements, the federal goods and services tax (the … Canadian VAT), and we focus on the situation where the exporter (a non-resident of Canada) acts as an importer of record.

Europos Sąjungos ir Jungtinės Karalystės tarpusavio prekyboje vis daugiau aiškumo – teisinį muitinės formalumų reglamentavimą papildo išaiškinimai ir gairės, atsakant į verslo keliamus klausimus. … Vienas tokių klausimų, kai norima nustatyti ES arba JK prekių lengvatinę kilmę, yra dėl paties pirmojo žingsnio: ar atliekamos gamybos operacijos yra pakankamos? Pavyzdžiui, ar iš trečiųjų šalių į JK importuotų žaislų supakavimas ir etikečių pritvirtinimas galėtų suteikti žaislams JK kilmę juos eksportuojant į ES?

Verslo praktikoje pasitaiko situacijų, kuomet ES lengvatinės kilmės prekes prireikia įvežti į trečiąją valstybę ir po kiek laiko dėl ekonominės būtinybės vėl jas grąžinti į ES, neatlikus su prekėmis … jokių ekonominių operacijų, dėl kurių formaliai galėjo pasikeisti prekių kilmė. Tokiu atveju neretai kyla klausimas ar šios prekės vis dar bus laikomos ES lengvatinės kilmės prekėmis ir neapmokestinamos importo muitais (jas įvežant į ES)? Į šiuos klausimus atsakymus siekė pateikti ir Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas vienoje iš naujausių bylų.