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This article talks about the meaning of “ex” before commodity codes listed under Annex I of the EU Deforestation Regulation. With confusion around the interpretation of these codes, it’s one … of the points that would need to be clarified before the Regulation can be implemented.

In this article, the author outlines the content of his presentation and the subsequent questions and answers session during the meeting of the Council's Customs Union Working Group (CUG) on … 19 September 2024, in Brussels. The author was invited by the Hungarian Presidency as a customs law expert.

Editor's note (by Enrika Naujoke). Want to have fun? Try explaining some aspects of the classification of goods to the programmers. For example, the latest update regarding tomatoes with 'greatest … diameter of less than 47 mm'. Yes, the tariffs depend on the 'greatest' of 'less'! Let us know how you succeeded. And we hope that reading the CN updates as part of this exercise will be interesting and engaging.

News in week 50: new EU regulation prohibiting import and export of products made with forced labour; sanctions against Russia and Belarus - updated FAQs on common high-priority items and circumvention … and a consolidated version of the FAQs on sanctions; amendments to the explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature; CJEU on classification of fish oil, on classification of four-wheel vehicle with an electric motor, and on temporary admission and the period during which goods imported under that procedure may remain; initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning sweetcorn; and more news!

International sanctions and export controls are critical tools for promoting global security and addressing geopolitical challenges. As these measures continue to evolve, businesses face increasing … complexity in ensuring compliance while maintaining operational efficiency. This overview presents the latest trends and challenges in export controls and sanctions from a range of countries. They were presented by experts and practitioners from the US, France, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Brazil at the 24th Author’s Meeting.

News in brief: safety and security declaration update; Single Trade Window postponed; TRA recommend duty on Chinese excavators; UK to join CPTPP updates; continental shelf declarations; negotiations … on the UK-South Korea FTA resume; ICS2 and NCTS5 update; Simplified Process for Internal Market Movements (SPIMM).

Companies are legally required to keep records related to their import and export transactions. That includes commercial, customs and shipping documentation. The company needs to obtain some … of the documents from its freight forwarder, customs broker or other parties involved.

Non-manipulation certificate is a document required when goods of preferential origin are unloaded, stored and/or subjected to treatments necessary to maintain the goods in a third country while … being shipped from the country of dispatch to the country of destination.

Compliance means that a person or organisation complies with the applicable laws and regulations of their own accord or adheres to them. Learn about the international standard definition of compliance … and what customs authorities do to ensure compliance.

An EORI number means an identification number, unique in the customs territory of the European Union, assigned by a customs authority to an economic operator or to another person in order to … register that person for customs purposes.