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.
News update
EU customs and trade news: April 2025
13-04-2025
News in week 15: US suspended country-specific tariff rates for 90 days; Commission proposal to impose trade countermeasures against US; WTO - what is the real impact of tariffs; relief from … import duties and VAT exemption on certain goods in connection with Russia's war in Ukraine; anti-dumping measures on imports of monosodium glutamate; provisional anti-dumping duty on certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy steel or other alloy steel; guidance document on the application of PEM rules in 2025; new rules for safer toys - importers will have to submit digital product passports at the EU borders; EU customs data model 7.0 released; WTO marked its 30th anniversary; and more updates.
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News update
EU customs and trade news: April 2025
13-04-2025
News in week 15: US suspended country-specific tariff rates for 90 days; Commission proposal to impose trade countermeasures against US; WTO - what is the real impact of tariffs; relief from import duties and VAT exemption on certain goods in connection with Russia's war in Ukraine; anti-dumping measures on imports of monosodium glutamate; provisional anti-dumping duty on certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy steel or other alloy steel; guidance document on the application of PEM rules in 2025; new rules for safer toys - importers will have to submit digital product passports at the EU borders; EU customs data model 7.0 released; WTO marked its 30th anniversary; and more updates.
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News update
US customs and trade news: March 2025
08-04-2025
News in brief: summary (harmonised tariff threat schedule) of recent tariff-related developments in the US; tariffs on steel and aluminium have come into force; new tariffs on imports of automobiles … and certain automotive parts; amendment to tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods; tariffs on countries importing Venezuelan oil; amendment to tariffs addressing the synthetic opioid supply chain in China; investigation into imports of timber, lumber and their derivative products; 2025 Trade Policy Agenda introduced.
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law
News update
US customs and trade news: March 2025
08-04-2025
News in brief: summary (harmonised tariff threat schedule) of recent tariff-related developments in the US; tariffs on steel and aluminium have come into force; new tariffs on imports of automobiles and certain automotive parts; amendment to tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods; tariffs on countries importing Venezuelan oil; amendment to tariffs addressing the synthetic opioid supply chain in China; investigation into imports of timber, lumber and their derivative products; 2025 Trade Policy Agenda introduced.
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Case law
Local rules vs EU freedoms: Italian case law on customs representatives
06-04-2025
Rules on customs representation, as part of customs law, are an exceptional competence of the EU. However, the EU lays down general provisions and leaves considerable discretion to the Member … States in this area. This article examines a recent case in which the EU Court of Justice assessed whether Italian legislation governing the activities of customs agents was compatible with EU law.
Dr Ilona Mishchenko
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customs brokers, law
Case law
Local rules vs EU freedoms: Italian case law on customs representatives
06-04-2025
Rules on customs representation, as part of customs law, are an exceptional competence of the EU. However, the EU lays down general provisions and leaves considerable discretion to the Member States in this area. This article examines a recent case in which the EU Court of Justice assessed whether Italian legislation governing the activities of customs agents was compatible with EU law.
Dr Ilona Mishchenko
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customs brokers, law
News update
UK customs and trade news: March 2025
01-04-2025
News in brief: UK TRA readies itself for more new remedies; anti-dumping measure on chamois leather to be repealed; registration of imports of tin mill products; assimilated general export authorisations; … notices to exporters on export controls; documents on additional duties for Russia and Belarus updated; review of duty suspensions and autonomous tariff quotas; and others.
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law
News update
UK customs and trade news: March 2025
01-04-2025
News in brief: UK TRA readies itself for more new remedies; anti-dumping measure on chamois leather to be repealed; registration of imports of tin mill products; assimilated general export authorisations; notices to exporters on export controls; documents on additional duties for Russia and Belarus updated; review of duty suspensions and autonomous tariff quotas; and others.
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law
News update
Ukraine customs and trade news: February / March 2025
01-04-2025
News in brief: changes to customs clearance of humanitarian aid; outward processing updates on precious metals and precious metal waste; new AI developments for risk management and customs clearance; … increased excise duties on tobacco products; AEO updates.
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law
News update
Ukraine customs and trade news: February / March 2025
01-04-2025
News in brief: changes to customs clearance of humanitarian aid; outward processing updates on precious metals and precious metal waste; new AI developments for risk management and customs clearance; increased excise duties on tobacco products; AEO updates.
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law
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