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Customs as the gateway to sustainability
The customs industry, together with all the stakeholders such as policymakers, customs authorities, customs brokers, logistics, and trading companies, is becoming increasingly intertwined with … sustainability policies aiming to mitigate the impact of climate change. These policies include the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), deforestation, new corporate sustainability regulations, etc., but also e-customs and aspects of the proposed EU customs reform.
Dr Erika Besusparienė
Customs as the gateway to sustainability
The customs industry, together with all the stakeholders such as policymakers, customs authorities, customs brokers, logistics, and trading companies, is becoming increasingly intertwined with sustainability policies aiming to mitigate the impact of climate change. These policies include the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), deforestation, new corporate sustainability regulations, etc., but also e-customs and aspects of the proposed EU customs reform.
Dr Erika Besusparienė
The EU Autonomous Suspensions and Quotas Scheme: a glimpse behind the curtain of (an esoteric) Brussels trade committee
Article 28 of the Treaty of Rome provides for the temporary suspension of duties under the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) on imports of raw materials and components for further processing. This … is possible where it is established that the EU-based companies are unable to obtain supplies of the product or suitable substitutes. This article aims to describe the process for successfully applying for an autonomous suspension or quota from the initial completion of the prescribed form to the discussions in the Committee rooms in the European Commission in Brussels.
Dr David Savage
The EU Autonomous Suspensions and Quotas Scheme: a glimpse behind the curtain of (an esoteric) Brussels trade committee
Article 28 of the Treaty of Rome provides for the temporary suspension of duties under the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) on imports of raw materials and components for further processing. This is possible where it is established that the EU-based companies are unable to obtain supplies of the product or suitable substitutes. This article aims to describe the process for successfully applying for an autonomous suspension or quota from the initial completion of the prescribed form to the discussions in the Committee rooms in the European Commission in Brussels.
Dr David Savage
Importing chemicals: CJEU rules who bears the burden of administrative work
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation is the EU’s main instrument to protect human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed … by chemicals. The legislation places a registration obligation on the importer. However, the definitions of the importer and import under the REACH legislation do not align with the customs terminology. The article demonstrates what happens when discrepancies arise.
Dr David Savage
Importing chemicals: CJEU rules who bears the burden of administrative work
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation is the EU’s main instrument to protect human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals. The legislation places a registration obligation on the importer. However, the definitions of the importer and import under the REACH legislation do not align with the customs terminology. The article demonstrates what happens when discrepancies arise.
Dr David Savage
UK customs and trade news: June 2024
UK's steel safeguard measures and suspensions for Ukraine have been extended for two years. Interim guidance for exports from Great Britain as merchandise in baggage or small vehicle has been … published. Further details have been provided on moving processed or repaired goods into free circulation or re-exporting them. HMRC's guidance is being updated to remove references to CHIEF while the log of CDS known errors and workarounds has been updated. There are a number of issues currently affecting the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) Phase 5 movements.
Dr Anna Jerzewska
UK customs and trade news: June 2024
UK's steel safeguard measures and suspensions for Ukraine have been extended for two years. Interim guidance for exports from Great Britain as merchandise in baggage or small vehicle has been published. Further details have been provided on moving processed or repaired goods into free circulation or re-exporting them. HMRC's guidance is being updated to remove references to CHIEF while the log of CDS known errors and workarounds has been updated. There are a number of issues currently affecting the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) Phase 5 movements.
Dr Anna Jerzewska
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Import procedure 42: VAT-exempt supply in EU
Customs procedure 42 is a mechanism that an EU importer uses to obtain a VAT exemption. It is applied when goods imported from outside the EU into a Member State will be transported to another … EU Member State. In such cases, the VAT is due in the latter - the Member State of destination.
Import procedure 42: VAT-exempt supply in EU
Customs procedure 42 is a mechanism that an EU importer uses to obtain a VAT exemption. It is applied when goods imported from outside the EU into a Member State will be transported to another EU Member State. In such cases, the VAT is due in the latter - the Member State of destination.