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In April 2024, the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) introduced a common user charge for commercial imports of certain goods from all countries entering or transiting the UK through the Port … of Dover and the Eurotunnel. This charge is part of the BTOM framework to simplify import controls and procedures post-Brexit.

The WTO's Harmonised System (HS) convention is probably one of the most successful international conventions and aims to harmonise tariff codes for goods worldwide. The WTO also has successful … conventions, including the 1996 Information Technology Agreement (ITA), which aims to improve trade in technology products by eliminating customs duties on selected and defined products. The interests of the HS and the ITA are not identical. While the HS aims to establish rules for a unified classification, regardless of whether the result leads to duty-free treatment or not, the ITA's objective is duty-free treatment for technological products.

Continuing a series of articles on the main legal aspects of the proposed EU customs reform, the author focuses on a key player in the import process: the importer. The Commission proposal is … based on a new vision of this actor and his responsibilities. This article describes and analyses the three variants under this concept: the basic rules for importers, the special rules for deemed importers, and the rules for indirect customs representatives who are treated as the (deemed) importer. Furthermore, it addresses the question of what happens when the wrong person has been named as an importer by an actor in the supply chain or a customs representative.

Redakcijos žodis: Šiandien net patys įprasčiausi mus supantys daiktai yra sudėtingų gamybos procesų, kurie neretai vykdomi ne vienoje pasaulio šalyje, rezultatas. Ir, be abejo, visi norime, kad … tas rezultatas – drabužiai, kosmetika, žaislai ir kt. - būtų saugus mūsų ir mūsų artimųjų naudojimui. Institucijoms užduotis užtikrinti tą saugumą nėra paprasta, todėl, be kita ko, kaupiama patirtis ir, jos pagrindu, tobulinama teisinė bazė, apie kurią rašoma šiame straipsnyje.

Do you regularly import goods into the UK? Managing import taxes and VAT payments for every consignment can be complicated, time-consuming, and frustrating. Since Brexit, dealing with VAT payments … at the border is no longer necessary as they are postponed and settled separately via the importer’s EORI number. However, to release the goods from customs, duties need to be paid at the time of import… or do they? UK customs (HMRC) offer an option to simplify the whole process, known as a deferment account.

In theory, when goods enter the EU, import VAT is immediately due to the customs authorities at the relevant border. In practice, the EU VAT Directive gives Member States the ability to determine … the conditions under which goods enter their territories. This is in addition to the ability to set detailed rules for payment of VAT in respect of goods imported. This means Member States can implement mechanisms for postponed accounting via the VAT return, or deferred payment schemes, or a combination of both.

The U.S. Deforestation Bill was introduced in the Senate in November 2023. It aims to combat illegal deforestation by prohibiting the importation of products obtained, in whole or in part, from … certain commodities produced on lands where illegal deforestation is occurring, and for other purposes. The legislative process is ongoing. The main points of the bill and related implementation issues are summarised and analysed in the article below.

„Pradinė kilmė“ (angl. deep origin) - tai Brian Staples sukurta frazė gilinantis į iššūkius, kylančius tvarumo reikalavimus įtvirtinančioje teisinėje aplinkoje, kuri vis labiau įtraukia muitinę … ir verslą. Tai nėra įprastas muitinės sričiai reguliavimas – kalbame apie tarptautines sankcijas ir kitus draudimus importuoti prekes, kurios yra rizikingos, pavyzdžiui, prekes, pagamintas naudojant priverstinį darbą, vergiją ar kitą nepageidaujamą praktiką. Kaip vykdyti veiklą šioje naujoje ir vis sudėtingesnėje teisinėje aplinkoje?

As the European Union ponders statutes that respond to unverified claims by different organizations of the usage of slave labor in the manufacture of a variety of goods from China, a series of … claims has been made against one of the Union’s largest manufacturers: Volkswagen. As we review the claims against Volkswagen it is easy to see how the issue has the capability of wreaking havoc with international trade with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Some of the claims are so removed from the exported product that one wonders if it is simply an insincere way of removing certain sectors of China from international trade.

Note from the CCRM editors: What can we expect from customs in the future? Professor Albert Willem Veenstra addressed this question together with other authors in the article ‘The changing role … of Customs: Customs aligning with supply chain and information management’ (World Customs Journal). After participating in a webinar on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), in which Professor Veenstra shared his insights, we took the opportunity to ask about the impact of this regulation on Customs and talk about various other related topics, such as complex supply chains, new business models for customs brokers and, of course, the knowledge required to meet the demands of a modern compliance professional.

Forced labor is on the rise worldwide. The United States is one of the largest importers of merchandise at risk of being produced with forced labor and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) … is committed to identifying products made with forced labor and preventing them from entering the United States. From FY 2022 to date, CBP’s forced labor enforcement has impacted over $ 2 billion worth of shipments. Clearly, companies have a lot at stake, and compliance with anti-forced labor requirements is critical not only from a corporate responsibility standpoint but due to the impact it may have on a company’s financial position.

The present research covers the interpretation of the concept of customs posts and the relationship with customs tax control. The analysis of the European Union (EU) regulations showed the essential … criteria for customs posts. The Maturity model was also reviewed in order to implement the EU regulations requirements for customs posts. In customs posts the Maturity model must be used in three areas – tax administration, customs administration, and information technology implementation. To assess the practical situation, it was chosen to analyse high-risk customs posts. The situation of the Suwalki corridor and the three-month data collected by two customs posts at the Kybartai Road and Raigardas Road posts were reviewed. The analysis revealed that there is a lack of available data for researchers to conduct analysis and determine the impact of selected customs posts on customs tax control.

Customs taxes are a form of taxation imposed on goods imported into a country. They are typically levied on the value of the goods, and are intended to protect domestic industries from foreign … competition. In the European Union (EU), customs duties are harmonized across all member states. This means that the same rate of duty is applied to the same goods, regardless of which EU country they are imported into, however, there are some exceptions to this rule. Also, not only Duties has to be paid before release to free circulation. E-commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services online. It has become increasingly popular in recent years, as it offers consumers a convenient and affordable way to shop. However, the growth of e-commerce has also led to an increase in the number of goods being imported into the EU. The influence of customs taxes on e-commerce imports can have a significant impact on private persons. For example, if a private person imports goods from a country outside of the EU, they may have to pay customs taxes on those goods. This can make imported goods more expensive, it can also take more time for delivery, and can discourage private persons from importing goods from outside of the EU. The following sections of this paper will explore this topic in more detail and will discuss the various factors that can influence the impact of customs taxes on e-commerce imports for private persons and propose a theoretical model of how customs taxes affect the e-commerce of private persons.

EU importers of cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilizers, electricity and hydrogen are preparing to submit their first report under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), based … on emissions data from their third-country suppliers. What about other countries? Will they also introduce such climate measures, so that EU and other countries' suppliers (exporters) should be getting ready to prepare their emissions data? Indeed, there are similar initiatives in other countries, for example, the proposed U.S. Foreign Pollution Fee Act.

Redakcijos žodis. Pirmoje straipsnio dalyje apžvelgtos Pasienio anglies dioksido korekcinio mechanizmo (PADKM) istorija, tikslai ir taikymo sritys. Taip pat pradėta gilintis į tarptautinius susitarimus, … visų pirma - Paryžiaus susitarimą dėl klimato kaitos, keliant šiuos klausimus: Ar PADKM teisingas besivystančių šalių atžvilgiu? Ar jis neprieštarauja tarptautinių susitarimų nuostatoms? Šioje antroje straipsnio dalyje autorius apžvelgia Bendrojo susitarimo dėl muitų tarifų ir prekybos (GATT) nuostatas, kurios galėtų pateisinti PADKM, pateikia savo PADKM vertinimą ir dalinasi praktinių klausimų sąrašu, kuris pravers nustatant, ar Jums kaip ES importuotojui yra taikomi PADKM pereinamojo laikotarpio reikalavimai ir kaip juos išpildyti.

Skaitytojo klausimas: Kaip importuotojai gali užtikrinti atitiktį tokiems reikalavimams, kurie numatyti ES miškų naikinimo ir alinimo reglamente (apie iššūkius rašoma dr. David Savage straipsnyje … „Ar Briuselis gali išgelbėti pasaulio atogrąžų miškus?“)?

Ar žinote, kad į ES vienam asmeniui per metus importuojama maždaug 26 kg tekstilės gaminių? O išmetama maždaug 11 kg? Kad drabužiai paprastai dėvimi tik 7 ar 8 kartus? ES rengia ES tvarios ir … žiedinės tekstilės ekonomikos strategiją (žr. 2023.12.21 Oficialiajame leidinyje paskelbtą Europos Parlamento rezoliuciją), nes tekstilės gaminių per gyvavimo ciklą daromas neigiamas poveikis klimatui pagal dydį vidutiniškai yra ketvirtoje vietoje po maisto, būsto ir judumo poveikio. Šiuo straipsniu kviečiame jus pamąstyti, ką galima ir reikia padaryti muitinės srityje, kad būtų prisidėta prie ES ir pasaulinių tvarumo tikslų įgyvendinimo. Pavyzdžiui, ar muitų tarifai arba lengvatinės kilmės taisyklės skatina žiedinę ekonomiką, t. y. naudotos tekstilės importą pakartotiniam naudojimui ar perdirbimui ir kitas tvarias galimybes.