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The state (Republic of Lithuania) has delegated to the Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts the task of issuing certificates of non-preferential origin for goods exported to third countries. … Every year, the Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts issues about 7,000 certificates to exporters. Most of them are issued for transportation of goods to Uzbekistan, Belarus, China, Ukraine, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, India.

The WCO Secretariat has published an update of the Comparative Study on certification of origin, the previous version of which was issued in 2014, in order to take into consideration new trends … both on non-preferential and preferential origin.

Compliance is a legal requirement — it is not something that a company can choose to ignore. It is for this reason that organisations are turning to automation and other technological solutions. … Technology frees compliance personnel to work on value-added tasks and long term strategic goals. It never replaces the necessity for compliance professionals. Here are four areas where technology can help an organisation ensure ongoing compliance with customs regulations.

The article seeks to identify legal issues related to the implementation of economic activities in maritime areas by analyzing the customs law of the European Union (EU) and its regulations (Union … Customs Code (UCC) and the regulations related to its implementation) defining the boundaries of the EU customs territory, determining the customs origin of goods and describing the order of the customs procedures. The author also presents suggestions on how the identified legal issues should be addressed by amending EU customs legislation and what are the tax risks associated with them.

The Indian Central Board of Indirect taxes & Customs (CBIC) has introduced new regulations under section 156 read with section 28DA of Customs Act, 1962 related to Rules of Origin under Trade … agreements. These rules may be called “CAROTAR 2020” (Customs Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements). The CAROTAR 2020 shall come into force on 21 September 2020, thereby deemed to provide sufficient time for transition and to ensure that the prescribed/ required conditions be complied with.

ES valstybių narių jūrų vandenyse bendrąją žuvininkystės politiką reguliuoja ES institucijos ir, atitinkamai, jose išgautiems produktams gali būti pripažįstama ES muitinė kilmė, tačiau Jungtinei … Karalystei (JK) išstojant iš ES jos (JK) jūrų erdvėse ES taisyklės nebebus taikomos (planuojama nuo 2021 m.). Atitinkamai, pavyzdžiui, JK jurisdikcijai priklausančiose Šiaurės jūroje ar Airijos jūroje sugautos ir į ES atgabentos žuvies kilmę teks nustatyti pagal bendrąsias prekių kilmės taisykles ir ją apmokestinti importo mokesčiais (muitais) ES. Šios tendencijos skatina naujai pažvelgti į jūrų erdvėse sugautų bei išgaunamų prekių kilmės nustatymą pagal ES muitų teisės normas (Sąjungos muitinės kodeksą), kuris plačiau pristatomas bei nagrinėjamas šiame straipsnyje.

In the article, we take a look at the role of monitoring of existing customs authorizations in a company, the areas and standards to be checked, and monitoring structure. We also draw your attention … to one of the possible outcomes of monitoring: the application for an AEO-C or AEO-S suspension. A company case is provided as an example; and the AEO-Security control sheet as a practical tool for monitoring.

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam will enter into force on 1 August 2020. In the article, we overview the benefits for trade it … will bring, the proof of origin requirements, transitional provisions, and the application of the FTA and the Generalised System of Preferences.

Reader's question: „Is there a database in the EU where we could verify the approved exporter's number, whether it is valid? If not, what would you advise how to verify it?“. We answer the question … and also point out the liability of the importer and of the customs broker, and provide an overview of EU databases for verification of some other customs-related registration numbers.

When it was announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) that COVID-19 had become a pandemic, the WCO Secretariat’s management team quickly sprang into action, listing the urgent tasks to … be done to support Customs administrations in managing the crisis and developing a business continuity plan.

Since December 2019, when the first cases where identified, the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread with dramatic consequences for people, governments, and companies. Although we … will only be able to make a preliminary assessment of its full consequences in the coming months, most analysts agree that the crisis will have a long-term impact.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives in ways that we never imagined. One thing, however, has become very clear; the continued importance of global trade and of initiatives supporting the … smooth flow of goods across borders, especially essential goods to areas where they are most needed.

Taking a look back over the last couple of years – more precisely 15, when the WTO’s Doha Round was expected to end in 2005 – economic operators were facing the results of a multilateral approach … to facilitate global trade which clearly lagged behind its actual intentions. As regards preferential trade, the major challenge for economic operators in these times seemed to have been the confrontation with the strengthening of individual national proceedings resulting in more and more bilateral and partially plurilateral trade agreements. The spaghetti bowl was no longer a valued Italian ‘secondo piatto’ but a feared opaque and impenetrable mass of regulations of many different free trade agreements. As we know, this situation has not changed much since then – so companies simply got used to the fact that the exploitation of potential preferential benefits is bound to the prior analysis of the (preferential) trade relations of their destination market countries – bilaterally but also among each other. They cannot count on the advantages of a multilateral agreement with lowered or abolished tariff rates and harmonised rules.

The book "A Short Guide to Customs Risk" by Catherine A. C. Truel was published after the financial crisis of 2007-2008, in 2010. After 10 years, we find ourselves in a new crisis and other challenging … trade conditions. Therefore, the book is even more relevant. In the interview, the author shares her insights and experiences.

Būtina pastebėti, jog tiek teoriniu, tiek praktiniu požiūriu viena iš dažniausiai nustatomų muitų teisės aktų pažeidimų rūšių (tiek Lietuvoje, tiek ir kitose Baltijos valstybėse) yra atvejai, … kai verslo subjektai, kurie importuoja prekes, pateikia muitinės įstaigoms galimai suklastotus ar esminių trūkumų turinčius prekių kilmės sertifikatus, patvirtinančius preferencinę (lengvatinę) prekių kilmę, taip siekdami išvengti didesnių muitų mokėjimo. Be to, ir besiformuojanti mokesčius administruojančių institucijų (muitinės) ir mokestinius ginčus nagrinėjančių institucijų praktika tiek Lietuvoje, tiek ir kitose Baltijos valstybėse, nustatant prekių muitinę kilmę, pastaruoju metu kelia vis daugiau diskusijų, o praktiką tokiuose ginčuose yra pradėjęs formuoti ir ES Teisingumo Teismas.

Determination of preferential origin means a determination as to whether a product qualifies as an originating product in accordance with the Protocol on Rules of Origin to a Free Trade Agreement … or the provisions of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP).

The European Union's Generalised Scheme of Preferences helps developing countries by making it easier for them to export their products to the EU. This is done in the form of reduced tariffs … for their goods when entering the EU market. However, the reduction is granted only if certain conditions are met. In this article, we overview a recent case of withdrawing preferences from one country which failed to meet the conditions. It is important for EU importers to monitor such changes because higher import duties will be applicable after the withdrawal is enforced.

Teismai nedažnai sprendžia ginčus dėl administracinės atsakomybės, kylančios dėl lengvatinės prekių kilmės deklaravimo neatitikimų. Todėl šios bylos visuomet patraukia dėmesį, o aktuali byla … įdomi dar ir tuo, kad teismas pateikė išaiškinimą dėl deklaranto atsakomybės deklaravus negaliojantį patikimo eksportuotojo kodą ir pritaikius lengvatinį muito tarifą.

In the age of Industry 4.0 and IoT, correct export control in automation technology is not trivial. Medium-sized companies often do not have the necessary specialists to respond to the challenges. … An external compliance team with technical expertise in drive and automation technology is the solution.