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The current article delves into the legislative and practical framework of returned goods relief in India. It is in continuation of the article "Returned goods relief: requirements in various … countries" (CCRM Issue 10, 2021).

Restrictions are specific requirements or conditions that are mandatory for the import or export of certain goods. Prohibitions mean inadmissibility, exclusion of the possibility to import or … export goods.

Š.m. rugsėjo 9 d. įsigaliojo Reglamentas (ES) Nr. 2021/821 nustatantis Sąjungos dvejopo naudojimo prekių kontrolės režimą ir panaikintas „senasis“ Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 428/2009. Kas pasikeitė? … Į ką svarbu atkreipti dėmesį verslui? Kalbamės su Rolandu Jurgaičiu, Muitinės departamento Muitinės procedūrų skyriaus vyresniuoju patarėju.

Lietuvos įmonė Taivane įsigijo tam tikrų pieno gaminių, kuriuos nori išleisti į laisvą apyvartą ES. Tačiau atgabentą krovinį Klaipėdos uoste sulaiko Valstybinė maisto ir veterinarijos tarnyba. … Gaminių įvežti į ES neleidžiama, nes Taivanas nėra suderinęs likučių plano. Importuotojui nurodoma grąžinti prekę į eksporto šalį arba ją sunaikinti. Kas yra „likučių planas“ ir kaip verslui nepapulti į tokias situacijas?

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.

We often do not even think that the wood packaging material (WPM) used in trade to support, strengthen, and transport any production can pose any threat. However, there is a huge threat. Pests … can spread with WPM. These harmful organisms do not choose - parks, private gardens, private yards with cultivated vegetation, or forest. Once in the country and under the right conditions, pests spread very quickly, and it is extremely difficult to eradicate them. The fight against already existing pests causes severe economic, emotional damage by cutting down and destroying all trees that are infected, regardless of where they grow and the value they have.

Editorial word. We keep hearing stories of products, such as massage chairs, plush toys, 'stuck' in customs and not allowed into the EU market due to incorrect or non-existent CE marking. What … should be known to EU importers to prevent such situations? Mr. Arvydas Naina, Head of the Market Surveillance Planning and Risk Assessment Division, State Consumer Rights Protection Authority (SCRPA), Lithuania, kindly agreed to answer related questions.

Editorial word. The website of the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority (SCRPA), Lithuania contains numerous reports of prohibited products to be placed on the market, for example, due … to the risk of injury, it is prohibited to place a scooter from China on the market (see picture below). Therefore, importers seeking the smooth release of goods for free circulation need to be certain of the product's compliance with EU safety requirements. Mr. Arvydas Naina, Head of the Market Surveillance Planning and Risk Assessment Division, SCRPA, kindly agreed to answer questions on the topic.

Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 was published in the OJEU L 206 of 11 June 2021. This regulation recasts and repeals regulation 428/2009 … on dual-use items (items designed for civilian purposes but which may have both civilian and military use). It will be applicable as of September 9, 2021. While the amendments do not change the fundamental principles of the control of trade or the general scheme of the Regulation, they will nevertheless result in some changes to the current "rules of the game". The changes are briefly outlined here and concern primarily new or revised definitions.

Semi-annual reports to the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) usually involve a time-consuming process. BAFA, therefore, offers a free interface with the ELAN-K2 … export system for the automated transmission of data. But how does this work and what does XML, API and ERP mean?

Skaitytojos klausimas: „Kaip operatyviai gauti atsakymą į pateiktą užklausą iš Valstybinės maisto ir veterinarijos tarnybos?“. Į šį ir keletą kitų mūsų papildomai užduotų klausimų (dėl užklausų … teikimo būdų, atsakymų juridinės galios ir kt.) maloniai sutiko atsakyti Jolita Mačiulytė, Valstybinės maisto ir veterinarijos tarnybos vyriausioji patarėja.

Dažnas juridinis ar fizinis asmuo eksportuodamas ar importuodamas tam tikrus žemės ūkio produktus susiduria su sunkumais muitinėje, nes neturi reikiamų licencijų ir nepateikia apie jas informacijos … muitinės deklaracijoje. Svarbu iš anksto, dar prieš deklaruojant produktus muitinei, pasidomėti, ar nebus privaloma pateikti eksporto (toliau – AGREX) ar importo (toliau – AGRIM) licencijos.

Valstybinė maisto ir veterinarijos tarnyba (VMVT) informuoja, kad jau nuo šių metų balandžio 21 dienos keičiasi reikalavimai iš trečiųjų šalių į Europos Sąjungos (ES) teritoriją įvežamiems sudėtiniams … produktams. Visi sudėtiniai produktai, kurių sudėtyje nėra mėsos ir kuriems yra taikomas temperatūrinis režimas, galės būti įvežami tik su veterinarijos sertifikatu.

In the Mexican United States, the tariff code is found in the law called “Ley de los Impuestos Generales de Importación y de Exportación” (“Law of General Import and Export Taxes”). The law had … significant modifications recently, which were published on July 1st, 2020 to come into effect on December 28th of the same year.

Given increasing concerns about food security and food safety and the need to fight hunger and eliminate food waste, a review of the current processes for implementation of the World Trade Organization … (WTO) Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement and adoption of information technology to enhance workflows would benefit both the import and export economies, as well as trading partners.

While most trade compliance professionals are likely aware of U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) as it pertains to exports originating from the U.S., many are not aware its scope can … extend to shipments that do not physically involve the U.S.