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Well-maintained master data is a basic requirement for the success of your projects. Therefore, get tips for efficient and sustainable master data maintenance - so that you are well prepared … in the project phase.

Is good master data the foundation of digitization? As we're asking like this, you will surely already guess the answer: Yes, master data is a decisive factor for successful digitization - if … you understand how to use it correctly. You can find out why this is the case and how you can ensure good quality master data in this article!

The digital twin is the exact virtual representation of a product or system that exactly describes the individual properties of the real counterpart. So there is a 1:1 relationship between the … digital and physical world. The digital twin behaves in the virtual environment in the same way as the physical counterpart in reality. As a virtual image, with real data included, the digital twin enables all "what-if" questions to be answered. By simulating optimization approaches, the digital twin makes change effects visible as a whole.

With the IT process ATLAS (translates as Automated Tariff and Local Customs Processing System), the clearance and monitoring of cross-border goods traffic are guaranteed and controlled. ATLAS … is the German customs administration’s IT solution, with which customs clearance and internal process handling are automated.

“In future, our tariffs will be set automatically”: This phrase is often associated with an “evolutionary” improvement of processes and innovative procedures. But who says that a machine is really … doing it right? How do I know that the quality is good? Why are automated processes automatically assumed to be of good quality? The fact is that machines learn from real people. How do I check whether the quality is good?

The four-eyes principle was yesterday. The future is becoming more digital. How much manual control will still be needed in the future to effectively identify process weaknesses and risks? Quality … is when things are right. It is about the art of controlling processes and their quality without following on the “helicopter principle”.

Since the Bitcoin boom in recent years, everyone has been talking about blockchain. The new technology is intended to ensure digital security and revolutionise transaction processes. Many equate … blockchain with the digital currency Bitcoin. However, blockchain can deliver decisive advantages not only in cryptocurrency, but also in the area of customs. That is why it is important for you to know: What is blockchain anyway? How does the technology work and how could it be used in customs? We will explain that and more in this article.

Imagine uploading an image into the system, which in turn analyses which item is depicted and automatically assigns it the appropriate customs tariff number. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Automatic … image recognition would completely revolutionise the customs sector. But how could this work, and how far are we from implementation?

It often happens that customs declarations are incorrectly filled out. Such errors are not necessarily intentional and are often nothing more than carelessness. The question in such cases is … whether it is possible to amend the customs declaration retrospectively and how. Whereas it is accepted it is possible to go back and correct particulars about the goods and their value, the customs administration has generally not allowed the customs declarant to be amended in this way. Among the reasons cited is that the relevant court judgements have also rejected such an amendment. We now have two recent judgements which deal with this question of the retrospective amendment of the customs declarant. How helpful are these judgements in practice?

Reader’s question. A customs brokerage firm acting as a direct representative must provide to customs the power of attorney for such representation (or a contract). What are the consequences … of not providing it? Is the power of attorney valid, if on the part of the client, it was signed not by the executive of the company but by, for instance, the logistics manager?

How much does it cost? When goods cross a border, customs formalities must be completed. Customs brokers help businesses complete these formalities. In the UK, £32.50 per declaration is HMRC’s … estimated cost of this service, but in reality, the price tag can be as high as £150 per declaration. For businesses trading between the UK and the EU, this is an additional cost of Brexit. Unlike customs duties, this cost cannot be reduced by using the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Many businesses are considering completing customs declarations in-house with the help of software solutions. But is this the right option for everyone?

Naudojant MAKIS paslaugų portalą, mokesčių mokėtojams teikiama informacija apie jų mokestinį balansą, įsiskolinimus muitinei ir mokėtinas sumas, Valstybinėje mokesčių inspekcijoje įskaitomą pridėtinės … vertės mokestį, mokestinių prievolių išieškojimo būklę ir kitus muitinės mokesčių mokėtojams aktualius sistemoje esančius duomenis. Mokesčių mokėtojai turi galimybę per portalą pateikti prašymus, susijusius su muitinės administruojamais mokesčiais. Nuo 2020 m. rugsėjo 1 d. portale įgyvendinta galimybė mokesčių mokėtojui, gavus atsakymą į užklausą apie jo mokestinį balansą, mygtuko „Mokėti“ paspaudimu atlikti mokėtinos sumos ar jos dalies sumokėjimą elektroninėje erdvėje. Netolimoje ateityje laukia ir daugiau patobulinimų, siekiant portalą pritaikyti kuo patogesniam deklaracijų už smulkias siuntas apmokėjimo procesui.

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Tarptautinės prekybos praktikoje neretai tenka susidurti su situacijomis, kai į ES bei Lietuvos Respublikos muitų teritoriją tenka įvežti ar iš jos išvežti prekes, kurių importui, eksportui ar … tranzitui taikomi papildomai apribojimai, draudimai arba specialus režimas (gabenimas leidžiamas tik turint galiojantį leidimą, licenciją ar kitą dokumentą). Praktiniu požiūriu tokiais atvejais dažnai kyla klausimas kas ir kada atsako (administracine tvarka) už tokių prekių gabenimo pažeidimus muitinėje bei kuomet atsakomybė kyla būtent muitinės tarpininkui? Straipsnyje, pasitelkiant naujausią Lietuvos Aukščiausiojo Teismo praktiką (2021 m.), siekiama atsakyti į visus šiuos klausimus bei pateikiamos rekomendacijos, leidžiančios mažinti bei valdyti atsakomybės taikymo rizikas.

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.

Learn about and find links to customs-related databases in the EU: TARIC, customs offices information, validation of EORI and REX numbers, AEO, CLASS, ECICS, EBTI, SAMANCTA, Export and Transit … MRN follow-up and databases of quotas, suspensions, surveillances.

The purpose of this note is to introduce the new European Import Control System (ICS2) in the safety and security measures framework and the launch of its first "release 1" version for express … courier and postal shipments transported by air. Looking at it from a French perspective.

Skaitytojos klausimas. Esame muitinės tarpininkų įmonė. Susiduriame su problema, kad forminant muitinės deklaracijas centralizuotos sistemos principu (pavyzdžiui, deklaracija forminama Klaipėdoje, … o prekių pateikimo vieta yra Vilnius) prekių tikrinimo atveju (raudonas kanalas) kartais reikalaujama, kad prekių tikrinime privalomai dalyvautų muitinės tarpininko įmonės darbuotojas. Kadangi vykti į kitą miestą būtų didelės laiko ir kaštų sąnaudos, ar galima įgalioti tikrinime atstovauti kitą asmenį (pavyzdžiui, vairuotoją)?