Glossary

Non-tariff measures are policy measures other than ordinary customs tariffs that can potentially have an economic impact on international trade in goods by changing the quantities traded, prices … or both.

REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. It is the main EU legislation for the regulation of chemicals in the EU. It is a single economic market … measure applying in the European Economic Area (EEA). EU REACH ceased to have effect in Great Britain from 1 January 2021. The Government has put in place a separate UK REACH regime that applies to businesses that import, make, sell or distribute chemicals in Great Britain, whether as raw materials or in their finished state. Northern Ireland stays within the jurisdiction of EU REACH.

EU Regulation provides a new legal framework to improve information sharing and digital cooperation between customs administrations and other government authorities in charge of enforcing non-customs … formalities at the EU border. What are these non-customs formalities?

Part of the EU’s trade rules enforcement arsenal, the Trade Barriers Regulation is a legal instrument that gives EU companies, industries, associations and Member States the right to lodge a … complaint with the Commission about trade barriers in third countries.

Exporter of dual-use items is any person who has the power to determine the sending of the items out of the customs territory of the Union.

‘Dual-use items’ means items, including software and technology, which can be used for both civil and military purposes.

Licensing is a restrictive measure that consists of the need to obtain permission from the competent authority to import or export goods.

Restrictive measures or 'sanctions' are an essential tool of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy. They seek to bring a change in the policy or conduct of those targeted, such as governments, … entities, groups, individuals.

International sanctions are non-military measures aimed at ensuring international peace and security, and respect for human rights. The possibility of international sanctions, a legitimate instrument … of international policy, is enshrined in the United Nations (UN) Charter.

ATA Carnet is used for the temporary export, transit and temporary admission of goods for specific purposes, e.g. for displays, exhibitions and fairs, as professional equipment and as commercial … samples.

AGRIM import licence/ AGREX export licence is an electronic or paper document of a specific period of validity entitling the holder to import/ export certain agricultural products. To exercise … this right, the licence must be submitted together with a customs declaration.

Common Health Entry Document (CHED) is a mandatory document in the EU for safety controls when importing animals, products of animal origin, products of plant origin, as well as feed and food … products.

Consular stamping requirements mean the procedure of obtaining from a consul of the importing country in the territory of the exporting country, or in the territory of a third country, a consular … invoice or a consular visa for a commercial invoice, certificate of origin, manifest, shipper's export declaration or any other customs documentation in connection with the importation of the good.

Restrictions are specific requirements or conditions that are mandatory for the import or export of certain goods. Prohibitions mean inadmissibility, exclusion of the possibility to import or … export goods.

‘Wood packaging material’ means any wood product in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packing, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, dunnage, whether … or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds; raw wood of 6 mm thickness or less, processed wood produced by glue, heat and pressure, or a combination thereof, and dunnage supporting consignments of wood, which is constructed from wood of the same type and quality as the wood in the consignment, are excluded.

Bans on the provision of resources to certain countries, individuals or organisations can result in bans on import, export and transit of goods from certain suppliers or to certain consignees.