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International Standard ISO[1] 21378:2019 aims to make data collection for financial audits more efficient and reliable. In this article, Dutch Customs explains the structure of this ISO Standard … and why the Netherlands has submitted a proposal to extend it to cover data related to Customs and indirect tax audits. The article argues that this development is critical to facilitating post-control audits and bringing much-needed innovation in this field of work. At the same time, it will offer the business community the opportunity to reduce administrative burdens and improve their internal control processes and their compliance with regulations.

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.

China Customs plays a key role in the administration of rules of origin, from their formulation to their implementation. Insiders who follow trade and Customs reforms in China may have noticed … the emergence, in recent years, of new expressions and terms in this domain, such as “self-service printing of certificates of origin”, the Electronic Origin Data Exchange System (EODES) and “intelligent examination”. This article explains each of these terms.

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.

Is it possible for the business to consider all the possible customs-related risks? The answer to the poll question was unambiguous. All participants of the 8th Authors' Meeting on 21.10.2021 … said… NO! And shared various examples of unexpected customs-related risk, talked about sources of the risk and its management.

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.

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.

For businesses trading between the EU and UK, 2021 has been a year of change. The various easements introduced by HMRC with the aim to phase in the changes caused more confusion. With three months … left to the year, take a look at the top 5 common mistakes made by businesses this year and read about how you can avoid them.

Europos Sąjungos ir Jungtinės Karalystės tarpusavio prekyboje vis daugiau aiškumo – teisinį muitinės formalumų reglamentavimą papildo išaiškinimai ir gairės, atsakant į verslo keliamus klausimus. … Vienas tokių klausimų, kai norima nustatyti ES arba JK prekių lengvatinę kilmę, yra dėl paties pirmojo žingsnio: ar atliekamos gamybos operacijos yra pakankamos? Pavyzdžiui, ar iš trečiųjų šalių į JK importuotų žaislų supakavimas ir etikečių pritvirtinimas galėtų suteikti žaislams JK kilmę juos eksportuojant į ES?

On July 7, 2021, Brazil disclosed its tariff elimination schedule embodied in the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement announced on June 28, 2019, in Brussels (Belgium). The official documents will … only be binding after the ratification in each Member-State. However, the disclosed Annex gives an idea to European traders and practitioners of the gains that can be obtained when the deal enters into force.

Verslo praktikoje pasitaiko situacijų, kuomet ES lengvatinės kilmės prekes prireikia įvežti į trečiąją valstybę ir po kiek laiko dėl ekonominės būtinybės vėl jas grąžinti į ES, neatlikus su prekėmis … jokių ekonominių operacijų, dėl kurių formaliai galėjo pasikeisti prekių kilmė. Tokiu atveju neretai kyla klausimas ar šios prekės vis dar bus laikomos ES lengvatinės kilmės prekėmis ir neapmokestinamos importo muitais (jas įvežant į ES)? Į šiuos klausimus atsakymus siekė pateikti ir Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas vienoje iš naujausių bylų.