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As is well known, the war started by Russia in Ukraine affects a wide range of areas, both security and economic. It may also affect aspects related to imports and exports between Israel and … Ukraine, which have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) in 2019. The reminder on that comes from the European Commission, which on February 23rd, 2022 released a notice to importers regarding imports from the non-government controlled territories of the Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts of Ukraine.

Nuo 2021 m. rugsėjo 1 d. visos Europos ir Viduržemio jūros regiono šalių (PEM) konvencijos sistemoje įvestos naujos kilmės taisyklės, kurios pereinamuoju laikotarpiu taikomos pasirinktinai, ankstesnėms … kilmės taisyklėms liekant galioti. Naujosios taisyklės vadinamos pereinamojo laikotarpio taisyklėmis. Įmonėms, veikiančioms mašinų, klasifikuojamų Suderintos sistemos (SS) 84, 85 ir 90 skyriuose, sektoriuje nedidelėmis pelno maržomis, jos suteikia daugiau galimybių.

To provide proper customs information, an importer needs knowledge. Online resources make acquiring it easier than it used to be. We overview online resources available in Canada for tariff classification, … adjustments to transaction value, the origin of goods, commercial invoice, customs accounting declaration, calculation of duties and GST. This information is also useful for European (and other) exporters who sell their goods to Canada and want to know more about the import requirements of the country of destination.

Pagrindinis lengvatinės prekybos susitarimų principas yra paprastas: dvi ar daugiau šalių susitaria leisti prekiauti kilmės statusą turinčiomis prekėmis tarp šalių partnerių taikant nulinį arba … sumažintą muito tarifą. Iš pirmo žvilgsnio viskas aišku, tačiau įgyvendinimas praktikoje - kas kita. Reikia atlikti daugybę žingsnių, kad lengvatinės prekybos susitarimas veiktų taip, kaip norima. Suklydus nors viename jų, gali tekti sumokėti pilną (nelengvatinę) muito sumą.

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.

Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was signed on 21 March 2018. The AfCFTA is the latest of many regional integration initiatives that go back to the years … prior to the colonization of Africa, of integration efforts by the colonial powers, and of initiatives by the independent African States.

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) consists of five Member States – Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa – with a combined population of over 63 million people and a combined … GDP in excess of 300 billion US dollars. It is the oldest functioning Customs Union in the world, dating back to 1910.

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.

In spite of recent challenges, the EU-US trading relationship is underpinned by deeply integrated economies. The European Commission website describes this relationship as defining world trade … and contributing as much as 40% to world GDP. Despite both the EU and the USA being modern developed economies, competition for global market share in addition societal changes brought about by an increase in globalisation has influenced trade policy. This has been particularly evident during the Trump presidency. This article tracks this difficult spell that we look to be emerging from and looks forward to what is hoped will be a détente in trade tensions between the two trading powerhouses on either side of the Atlantic Ocean.

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.

Dažnai prekyboje susiduriama su įvairiomis nuolaidomis. Kai sandoris yra tarptautinis ir taikomos muitų teisės nuostatos, reikalinga nustatyti muitinę vertę ir įvertinti prekių kainai taikomos … nuolaidos priimtinumą.

Publikuota nauja Europos Komisijos Muitinio įvertinimo sąvado (Kompendiumas) redakcija. Pagrindinis Kompendiumo tikslas - suteikti paramą valstybių narių muitinių administracijoms, siekiant užtikrinti … vieningą ir teisingą muitinio įvertinimo principų ir bendrųjų nuostatų taikymą. Kita vertus, verslo prievolė - teisingas prekių muitinės vertės deklaravimas, todėl šis dokumentas naudingas ir verslo bendruomenei. Trumpai apžvelkime, kaip susiklostė poreikis tokiam dokumentui ir kas pateikiama naujoje jo versijoje.

Redakcijos žodis. Muitų teisės aktai yra neatsiejami nuo teritorijos, kurioje jie taikomi, todėl išmanyti teritorijas svarbu. Jų yra įvairių, pavyzdžiui, Sąjungos muitų teritorija, specialiosios … fiskalinės teritorijos, trečiosios šalys, taip pat - užjūrio šalys ir teritorijos (UŠT). Teritorijos keičiasi, naujausias pavyzdys – Brexit, kai susikūrė Jungtinės Karalystės muitų teritorija, Šiaurės Airija tapo dviejų muitų teritorijų dalimi. Pokyčiai neaplenkė ir UŠT, su kuriomis ES apskritai persvarstė santykius ir priėmė naują teisės aktą. Būtent pastaruosius pokyčius p. Zofija Pečiukonienė maloniai sutiko apžvelgti.

PEM konvencijos susitariančiosios šalys susitarė dėl pereinamojo laikotarpio taisyklių taikymo kol bus pradėta taikyti modernizuota PEM konvencija. Ūkio subjektams tai atveria galimybę naudotis … pasirinktinai PEM konvencijos arba pereinamojo laikotarpio lengvatinės kilmės taisyklėmis. Pastarosios yra supaprastintos, lankstesnės. Apžvelkime šią naują galimybę.

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.

Everyone entering the import-export sector should be aware of the variety of customs procedures to work in the most efficient way and satisfy their economic needs. Outward and inward processing … are two of the often-used procedures that can help you pass through the borders paying less duties or no duties at all. In this article, we overview EU’s Customs Decisions System and focus on one of 22 authorizations that might be applied there – the outward processing. In the following article, we will continue the topic by looking at inward processing.

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.