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: January 2025
02-02-2025
News in week 5: the US launches a trade war by imposing tariffs on Mexican, Canadian and Chinese goods, and Canada announces tariffs of 25% on US goods; EU plans to impose additional tariffs … on agricultural products and fertilisers from Russia and Belarus; imports of screws without heads subject to registration; amendments to the anti-dumping exemptions for certain bicycle parts; changes to tariff quotas following the EU-Chile ITA; amendment of the Convention on a common transit procedure; Georgia accedes to two Conventions; amendments to the Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature; CJEU on classification of a four-wheel vehicle with an electric motor, which has one seat; and more updates!
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law
News update
EU customs and trade news: January 2025
02-02-2025
News in week 5: the US launches a trade war by imposing tariffs on Mexican, Canadian and Chinese goods, and Canada announces tariffs of 25% on US goods; EU plans to impose additional tariffs on agricultural products and fertilisers from Russia and Belarus; imports of screws without heads subject to registration; amendments to the anti-dumping exemptions for certain bicycle parts; changes to tariff quotas following the EU-Chile ITA; amendment of the Convention on a common transit procedure; Georgia accedes to two Conventions; amendments to the Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature; CJEU on classification of a four-wheel vehicle with an electric motor, which has one seat; and more updates!
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law
Case law
Implications of the latest Harley-Davidson ruling
02-02-2025
It is no secret that non-preferential origin can actually be more difficult to determine than preferential origin. The importance of non-preferential origin, in the age of new trade wars and … border-applied sustainability policies is increasing. For that reason, the recent judgement by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the Harley-Davidson Europe and Neovia Logistics Services International v. Commission case is particularly interesting.
Dr Anna Jerzewska
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law
Case law
Implications of the latest Harley-Davidson ruling
02-02-2025
It is no secret that non-preferential origin can actually be more difficult to determine than preferential origin. The importance of non-preferential origin, in the age of new trade wars and border-applied sustainability policies is increasing. For that reason, the recent judgement by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the Harley-Davidson Europe and Neovia Logistics Services International v. Commission case is particularly interesting.
Dr Anna Jerzewska
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law
Perspective
The long and winding road: pursuing a bad trade decision by a customs officer in the United States
23-01-2025
In the US, the law allows an importer to contest adverse decisions on their customs entries for a number of reasons including differences in appraised value, classification and rate of duty, … exclusion from entry and refusal to pay a drawback claim. Anyone who either advises importers or directly pursues what they believe have been incorrect trade decisions made by U.S. Customs and Protection (CBP) knows that the processes can not only be frustrating but also prohibitively expensive.
Ira Reese
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customs brokers, law
Perspective
The long and winding road: pursuing a bad trade decision by a customs officer in the United States
23-01-2025
In the US, the law allows an importer to contest adverse decisions on their customs entries for a number of reasons including differences in appraised value, classification and rate of duty, exclusion from entry and refusal to pay a drawback claim. Anyone who either advises importers or directly pursues what they believe have been incorrect trade decisions made by U.S. Customs and Protection (CBP) knows that the processes can not only be frustrating but also prohibitively expensive.
Ira Reese
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customs brokers, law
Topic spotlight
Criterion of financial solvency for the reduction or waiver of a comprehensive guarantee
14-01-2025
This article deals with legal changes in relation to the criterion of financial solvency that were introduced in 2018 but have not yet been noticed by many traders and taken into account by some … customs authorities. These changes allow for a more flexible approach to the assessment of economic operators' financial solvency when authorisations for a reduction or waiver of a comprehensive guarantee are requested or to be maintained.
Michael Lux
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duties, taxes, law
Topic spotlight
Criterion of financial solvency for the reduction or waiver of a comprehensive guarantee
14-01-2025
This article deals with legal changes in relation to the criterion of financial solvency that were introduced in 2018 but have not yet been noticed by many traders and taken into account by some customs authorities. These changes allow for a more flexible approach to the assessment of economic operators' financial solvency when authorisations for a reduction or waiver of a comprehensive guarantee are requested or to be maintained.
Michael Lux
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duties, taxes, law
Topic spotlight
Don't let this happen to you! US export control law and re-export from the EU
14-01-2025
The American export control authority, the Bureau of Industry and Security, has published an updated version of “Don't let this happen to you!” - an introduction to the consequences of violating … US export control law. As a European company, you may wonder why this should concern you. This is due to the unique nature of US export control laws, which apply extraterritorially. In this overview, we provide a brief summary of some important aspects and practical examples of infringements.
Sabine van Osenbrüggen
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restrictions, trade barriers, export
Topic spotlight
Don't let this happen to you! US export control law and re-export from the EU
14-01-2025
The American export control authority, the Bureau of Industry and Security, has published an updated version of “Don't let this happen to you!” - an introduction to the consequences of violating US export control law. As a European company, you may wonder why this should concern you. This is due to the unique nature of US export control laws, which apply extraterritorially. In this overview, we provide a brief summary of some important aspects and practical examples of infringements.
Sabine van Osenbrüggen
€
restrictions, trade barriers, export
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