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Cases of repayment of import duties (EU and UK)

Enrika Naujokė CEO, CustomsClear , Jessica Yang Director, JY XBorder Consulting LLC
March 18, 2021
Cases of repayment of import duties (EU and UK)

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Reader's question. Is it possible to recover import duties if the imported goods are exported? For example, a Lithuanian company imports goods from China (releases them into free circulation). After a few months, it happens that unchanged goods are sold and exported to a company in Switzerland. In such a case, could the Lithuanian company apply for a refund of import duties? Because the goods were exported and the company itself, if it had foreseen that such a situation would arise, would not have released the goods for free circulation but would have placed them in a customs warehouse. We also operate in the UK, what would be the rules there in a similar situation?

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