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What aspects should be taken into account in the context of customs knowledge management within a company? During the 15th Authors' Meeting, experts from the UK, Israel, France, Colombia, Brazil … and Lithuania shared many tips and practices on how to acquire, update and manage knowledge to be successful in customs processes. The main insights – on the role of a customs manager, exchanging information internally, ensuring awareness of all the involved persons, manuals, peer learning, etc. - shared are summarised in the following overview.

Džiaugiamės startavus ES muitų ir prekybos atitikties tęstinio mokymosi programai (TMP)! Pristatome programą, kviečiame prisijungti prie formuojamos grupės ir dalinamės pirmojo grupės dalyvių … susitikimo įžvalgomis įvairiais aspektais, pavyzdžiui, komunikacija darbdaviui apie muitinės specialisto pozicijos kuriamą vertę, „klasikinė“ prekių klasifikavimo tema, muitinės ir laikinojo saugojimo sandėlių steigimo bei valdymo klausimai ir kita.

How are customs issues managed within companies? What is it that people in charge of meeting Customs’ expectations do? This article highlights the role of the key players in customs compliance … - customs managers. The findings presented are based on interviews with key informants in nine multinational companies from a cross-section of industries.

There is often a perception that laws are the domain of lawyers, taxes are the domain of accountants and financiers, profits are the domain of salespeople, and so on. Is this the right approach? … The purpose of this article is to examine why knowledge of customs and tax regulations is important not only for lawyers and financial experts, but also for other employees, especially directors, managers and other supervisors. The article is based on a presentation given on the occasion of the launch of the MBA programme ‘Customs Process Management’ at Vytautas Magnus University.

This article argues that a formal plan for building and managing Customs knowledge is necessary for a Customs brokerage to operate effectively. The components of such a plan are discussed, as … well as the determinants that may affect the choices made. The discussion refers also to general issues of Customs knowledge acquisition, management and updating. The considerations apply to all Customs practitioners and trading businesses.

The business of Customs is extremely complex, and yet, until very recently, there was no academic recognition of Customs as a profession. Unlike lawyers, accountants, engineers and others who … are able to point to some form of diploma that indicates they are professionals in their field, no equivalent existed for Customs officials. This changed in the 1990s, thanks to three like-minded individuals who had been developing Customs-specific curricula in their universities – Münster in Germany, Riga in Latvia and Canberra in Australia.

New regulatory frameworks are constantly being introduced by governments with the aim of ensuring that the trading of goods remains compliant with their goals. While the regulators place the … onus of compliance mainly on the importers themselves, Customs are also faced with the immense responsibility of enforcing these regulations effectively without stopping the wheels of the global economy from turning. The smart use of data and technology to provide Customs authorities with the necessary knowledge and tools represents the best way forward.

The possibilities and risks of customs procedures were the focus of discussion at the 14th Authors' Meeting. Experts from Belgium, Germany, Lithuania, France, Bulgaria, Israel, Brazil and Argentina … shared insights and tips on how to manage customs procedures for the maximum benefit of businesses. A number of issues were raised, particularly in relation to the use of special customs procedures.

Customs brokers and Customs administrations share many challenges when it comes to collecting and sharing knowledge. This article introduces some of the practices used in this domain by brokers … based in Lithuania.

Books on Customs and Trade Compliance can provide great guidance in planning your future activities (2023 and beyond). Authors of the books and also their readers were exchanging distilled insights … and tips in this regard during the 3rd Global Webinar ‘Book on Customs’, which took place on the 15th of December, 2022. We overview some of the thoughts and practical tips shared.

Kviečiame pasiimti puodelį kavos ir "sudalyvauti" leidinio redakcinės kolegijos diskusijoje. Šiandien kalbame apie tai, kaip sukurti, išvystyti, tinkamai „maitinti“ ir visaip kaip tobulinti žinių … duomenų bazes, kad jos neštų kuo didesnę naudą visai muitinės ekosistemai. Klausimas neatsiejamas nuo nuolatinio kiekvieno muitinės srityje dirbančio žmogaus asmeninio tobulėjimo - kaip nebūti senų/ jokių žinių liūdesyje, kaip įdarbinti savo smegenis, išeiti iš komforto zonos, kaip turėti drąsos turėti poziciją, o ne vien atsargų saugų nukopijuotą „Briuselio atsakymo“ variantą.

Spartūs pokyčiai – geopolitiniai, technologiniai, klimato, ekonominiai, teisiniai ir kt. – kelia daug iššūkių muitinės atitikties ekosistemai. Kaip juos sėkmingai spręsti? Kaip ne tik spręsti, … bet ir patiems drąsiai formuoti ateitį tokią, kokios norime? Kokių žinių ir kompetencijų tam reikia? Kas turi keistis? Š. m. gruodžio 8 d. Vilniuje vyko 7-oji Muitinės praktikų konferencija, kurioje skaityti pranešimai aktualiomis temomis ir kelti minėti klausimai. Pateikiame trumpą pranešimų apžvalgą.

‘Interpretation of customs law and related challenges for businesses’ was the topic discussed in the 13ᵗʰ Authors’ Meeting. Many interesting and important aspects around the topic were raised … by the participants: the challenge of wording and even punctuation used; the importance of understanding the background of legal changes; interpreting law vs first understanding what product we have; the lack of legal clarity in defining responsibilities and liabilities; the need for more simplifications; and how the law shall evolve to help to achieve the vision of the worlds’ most effective border.

‘Compliance starts from managers’ awareness’, ‘You can want the best specialists, but you can choose only among those available and fitting into your budget’, ‘Frequent legal changes and lack … of guidance introduce instability’ - these and many more aspects were highlighted by experts from various countries representing business, customs, and academia during the 12th Authors’ Meeting.

Procedural fairness, forced labour, export control measures and classification of goods, royalty fee and other valuation-related issues, the liability of a customs broker (representative), tariff … classification and the main feature of a product - insights on these topics were shared during the 11th Authors’ Meeting. We invite you to learn which court cases were selected and which aspects were paid attention to by experts from various countries – the United States of America, Ukraine, France, Bulgaria, Israel, and Lithuania.

In June 2022, the 6th Customs Practitioners‘ Conference took place in Lithuania. The importance of customs in the context of the war in Ukraine, challenges for business and the role of customs … professionals in helping top-level managers to make strategic decisions and ensure compliance with them, as well as related liability issues, were emphasised. We invite you to familiarise yourself with what was discussed and pointed out by several speakers.

If you had the chance to talk to an expert who was working on the Union Customs Code (UCC), what would you ask? … Questions we asked: What your suggestions do we find in the UCC? What are you … especially proud of about the UCC? What could have been done differently? What would be your advice for the users of the UCC? And more! Grab cup of coffee and enjoy our interview with Michael Lux.

This year, the D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics created a Customs Control Club. The main idea of it is for students to understand why customs is an important factor in international trade and … what its significance is for the state and society. At the end of the first season, students were asked to write an essay on what customs should not be, what customs is today, and what customs should be tomorrow.

On April 28th, 2022, another edition of the event 'Global Webinar: Journals on Customs' took place, during which editors of six leading journals shared their insights concerning some of the most … significant topics, events and articles that have taken place in specialist editions over the past year. For me, as a young researcher, such events are of great importance, as they allow me to learn what are the current important issues in the field of global customs control. In the next few lines, I will try to outline what impressed me the most in the presentations of the speakers in the meeting.