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Again doubts about the customs treatment of post-entry upward and downward price adjustments: the Court of Justice of European Union has to provide with a ruling
The customs value is one of the most complex for the compliance with the customs obligation. More aspects should be still fully clarified. At this regard it is interesting to share some considerations about the “request for a preliminary ruling” Case C-782/23 dated 19 Dicembrer 2023: the Cort of Justice of the European Union has to rule about the customs treatment of post-entry upward and downward price adjustments; in particular, an importer declared a provisional prices for imported goods, then later adjusted these values based on market conditions and exchange rates. Although the final price was not unknown at the moment of the acceptance of import declaration, in the customs…
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Binding value information, EU: new tool for compliance, circular economy and environmental goods
From 1 December 2027 the economic operator can apply for the BVI (binding value information) which is a custom decision on controversional and unclear aspects of the customs value of goods imported. In general, the decisions relating to binding information (origin, customs classification or value-for the future) aim at setting up a transparent and formal process whereby exporters and importers can apply for and obtain in advance, from the customs authorities, binding decisions on the customs treatment to be given to imported or exported goods. In the EU, a decision relating to binding information taken by one Member State is valid in all Member States, and binding on its holder…
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2024 a New Year of customs challenges
The 2023 has been an year very rich in customs news which will impat on the custom operations and compliance. We would list the following topics already published in our website: CBAM carbon border adjustments mechanism for which it is required to: 1) take into account HS codes;2) supply chain management; 3) special regimes; 4) made in/non-preferential origin; 5) customs value; The European regulantion on f-gases import; The due diligence on some goods (cattle,cocoa,palm oil, rubber, soya, wood,coffee) with specific focus on “deforestation and forest degradation”; The ecodesign, recycle and second life for batteries manufactured and imported into the EU; The free trade agreement with the New Zealand; The free…
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EAC, Kenya and EU: Economic Partnership Agreement with a specific focus on sustainable development
On 8 December 2023, Eu Commission published the draft of the “Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Kenya, Member of the East African Community, of the other part” by means of the interinstitutional Files 2023/0337 (NLE) and 2023/0338 (NLE). This agreement will cover the following topics: (a) general provisions; (b) trade in goods; (c) fisheries; (d) agriculture; (e) economic and development cooperation; (f) institutional provisions; (g) dispute avoidance and settlement; (h) general exceptions; (i) general and final provisions; and (j) Annexes, Protocols and Joint Statements. Before going deeper with the short check of the available documents, it is useful to recall…
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European artificial intelligence act and customs implications
On 9 December 2023 the European Commission published a press release on the “political agreement on Artificial Intelligence Act”. According to this document: “…The new rules will be applied directly in the same way across all Member States, based on a future-proof definition of AI….” By following a risk-based approach for which there are two main categories of risks: Minimal risk: “…The vast majority of AI systems fall into the category of minimal risk. Minimal risk applications such as AI-enabled recommender systems or spam filters will benefit from a free-pass and absence of obligations, as these systems present only minimal or no risk for citizens’ rights or safety. On a…
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HVO, aspetti contabili, politica ambientale e accise
La circolare 22/2023 dell’Agenzia delle dogane e monopoli ricorda che per l’ HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) il gasolio GTL di origine fossile il gasolio GTL RFNBO, puri o denaturati, vi sono i seguenti adempimenti contabili: per la presentazione in forma telematica dei dati di contabilità e dei documenti di accompagnamento da parte dei soggetti a tal fine obbligati, sono stati definiti appositi codici CADD; che ciascuno dei suddetti prodotti, ove detenuto tal quale, ai fini fiscali deve essere contabilizzato separatamente, secondo le ordinarie regole di tenuta dei registri di carico e scarico applicabili al deposito dove lo stesso è stoccato. Quest’atto di prassi, però, specifica che solo l’HVO è distribuito…
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FAQ, CBAM and French Customs: an interesting update
The French Customs published its “frequently questions & aswers” about the following points: Import/export of packaging: “ …Nomenclatures 7310 and 7612 are included in Annex 1 of the CBAMregulation. When this packaging is released for free circulation, it is covered by the CBAM. When this packaging is intended to be re-exported, it can benefit from the temporary admission regime which is not a customs regime subject to the CBAM…”; Freight: “…The threshold of €150 per shipment excludes customs-cleared shipments with Delta H7. In contrast, express freight shipments cleared through Delta X and Delta G are covered by the CBAM. Customs regime: “The CBAM is applicable to all procedures giving rise…
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AI, customs, origin, value and classification: how to implement the compliance
The artificial intelligence is a way to improve the compliance of the economic operators with the regulations on preferential origin, non-preferential origin, value and classification; shortly, it is a way to: make more robust the pillars of customs obligation on which it is based the audit for the AEO authorization; Well assess and mitigate the risks of non-compliance and, therefore, reduce or avoid: audit costs, operational disruptions, legal expenses; Implement the internal customs knowledge and expertise and the internal skills to develop internal controls (monitoring). ##preferentialorigin. The preferential origin is the status of the goods are eligible for the free trade agreement rules. The free trade agreement is is an…
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Reporting declarant, tra CBAM, AEO e proporzionalità delle sanzioni: alcune considerazioni
Il 17 agosto 2023, la Commissione europea, dopo aver concluso una consultazione pubblica, ha pubblicato la “regulation draft C(2023) 5512” recante le disposizioni attuative del “carbon border adjustment mechanism” e delle obbligazioni relative al suo “periodo transitorio” previste dal regolamento 2023/956 del 10 maggio 2023 che istituisce un meccanismo di adeguamento del carbonio alle frontiere. Nella suddetta bozza merita un’attenzione particolare l’articolo 16 “penalties” sulle sanzioni e sulle modalità di applicazione delle stesse. Tale disposizione, nel primo comma, tipizza le condotte da sanzionare per cui : “…Member States shall apply penalties in the following cases: (a) where the reporting declarant has not taken the necessary steps to comply with the…
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OECD, AEO and goods and services in international trade
Our focus into AEO and customs compliance brings us to read and share (very shortly) the very interesting OECD Policy paper n.274/2023 “interactions between goods and services in international trade” which: “…examines whether the customs valuation systems and rules of origin are sufficiently attuned to the changing landscape of commercial realities characterised by new and diverse configurations of goods-services trade…”; “…suggests that, while goods-services interactions in international trade do not require a radical restructuring of existing trade law, challenges for the current approaches and practices for customs valuation and origin determination call for policy solutions specific to each type of goods-services configuration…”; Identifies and distinguishes the following trade configurations (goods-services)…