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Ecodesign for Product Sustainability Regulation: what should economic operators expect?
In June 2024, the EU took another step towards building a climate-neutral and circular economy and a greener environment. This is the adoption of the new Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European … Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 - Ecodesign for Product Sustainability Regulation. The purpose of these innovations is declared to be quite noble - to increase product durability, reliability, maintainability, modernisation, reusability and recyclability, as well as to reduce waste generation and generally negative environmental impacts. Time will tell whether these goals will be achieved, as the first phase of implementation of these innovations is scheduled for July 2026. This article will help you understand what manufacturers, importers and other stakeholders can expect in the near future and the role customs will play in monitoring compliance with the new requirements.
Anthony Buckley
Ecodesign for Product Sustainability Regulation: what should economic operators expect?
In June 2024, the EU took another step towards building a climate-neutral and circular economy and a greener environment. This is the adoption of the new Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 - Ecodesign for Product Sustainability Regulation. The purpose of these innovations is declared to be quite noble - to increase product durability, reliability, maintainability, modernisation, reusability and recyclability, as well as to reduce waste generation and generally negative environmental impacts. Time will tell whether these goals will be achieved, as the first phase of implementation of these innovations is scheduled for July 2026. This article will help you understand what manufacturers, importers and other stakeholders can expect in the near future and the role customs will play in monitoring compliance with the new requirements.
Anthony Buckley
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EU customs and trade news: October 2024
News in week 41: classification of a robot designed to be used in firefighting and of a projector with tuner in a single housing; the penultimate session of the WCO HS Committee before submitting … the provisionally adopted amendments for HS 2028 to the Council for adoption; CJEU clarified that the repeal of anti-dumping duties has no retroactive effect; anti-dumping proceeding concerning hardwood plywood from China; expiry review of anti-dumping on mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate; amendment of tariff quotas in the rice and dairy products sectors; updated CBAM documents; EU brings product liability rules in line with digital age and circular economy; requirements for products with digital elements; tasks of the single national contact points of the Safety Gate Rapid Alert System; amendments to restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilizing activities.
EU customs and trade news: October 2024
News in week 41: classification of a robot designed to be used in firefighting and of a projector with tuner in a single housing; the penultimate session of the WCO HS Committee before submitting the provisionally adopted amendments for HS 2028 to the Council for adoption; CJEU clarified that the repeal of anti-dumping duties has no retroactive effect; anti-dumping proceeding concerning hardwood plywood from China; expiry review of anti-dumping on mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate; amendment of tariff quotas in the rice and dairy products sectors; updated CBAM documents; EU brings product liability rules in line with digital age and circular economy; requirements for products with digital elements; tasks of the single national contact points of the Safety Gate Rapid Alert System; amendments to restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilizing activities.
Supervision costs to make a foodstuff "Kosher" are dutiable in Israel
Customs valuation disputes are very common worldwide. In Israel, valuation disputes concerning foodstuff supervision costs were resolved few years ago, in favour of the State. It was ruled that … these supervision costs are inseparable from the goods value, and therefore dutiable.
Omer Wagner
Supervision costs to make a foodstuff "Kosher" are dutiable in Israel
Customs valuation disputes are very common worldwide. In Israel, valuation disputes concerning foodstuff supervision costs were resolved few years ago, in favour of the State. It was ruled that these supervision costs are inseparable from the goods value, and therefore dutiable.
Omer Wagner
Presentation on the UCC reform proposal in the Council
In this article, the author outlines the content of his presentation and the subsequent questions and answers session during the meeting of the Council's Customs Union Working Group (CUG) on … 19 September 2024, in Brussels. The author was invited by the Hungarian Presidency as a customs law expert.
Michael Lux
Presentation on the UCC reform proposal in the Council
In this article, the author outlines the content of his presentation and the subsequent questions and answers session during the meeting of the Council's Customs Union Working Group (CUG) on 19 September 2024, in Brussels. The author was invited by the Hungarian Presidency as a customs law expert.
Michael Lux
UK customs and trade news: September 2024
UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement. Suspension of 30 arms export licenses to Israel. Moving the “Rest of World” sheepmeat, poultry and beef to Northern Ireland. Important updates on the implementation … of the Windsor Framework, the TSS system and the 'Not for EU’ labelling for retail products across Great Britain. New TRA anti-dumping investigation on Chinese tin mill. New trade sanctions against Iran. Launch of the ‘Apply for a SIEL’ service (LITE) public beta.
UK customs and trade news: September 2024
UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement. Suspension of 30 arms export licenses to Israel. Moving the “Rest of World” sheepmeat, poultry and beef to Northern Ireland. Important updates on the implementation of the Windsor Framework, the TSS system and the 'Not for EU’ labelling for retail products across Great Britain. New TRA anti-dumping investigation on Chinese tin mill. New trade sanctions against Iran. Launch of the ‘Apply for a SIEL’ service (LITE) public beta.
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Recordkeeping
Companies are legally required to keep records related to their import and export transactions. That includes commercial, customs and shipping documentation. The company needs to obtain some … of the documents from its freight forwarder, customs broker or other parties involved.
Recordkeeping
Companies are legally required to keep records related to their import and export transactions. That includes commercial, customs and shipping documentation. The company needs to obtain some of the documents from its freight forwarder, customs broker or other parties involved.
Non-manipulation certificate
Non-manipulation certificate is a document required when goods of preferential origin are unloaded, stored and/or subjected to treatments necessary to maintain the goods in a third country while … being shipped from the country of dispatch to the country of destination.
Non-manipulation certificate
Non-manipulation certificate is a document required when goods of preferential origin are unloaded, stored and/or subjected to treatments necessary to maintain the goods in a third country while being shipped from the country of dispatch to the country of destination.