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Conditions and data for the approved exporter in the EU
How can you boost your export? With the approved exporter? OK but which are the requirements to become approved exporter? According to the “ Guidance on Approved Exporters” of TAXUD the prerequirements are: frequency of consignments (except for the FTA with South Corea); the exporter should be known as reliable. A condition may be that he must not be subject to bankruptcy proceedings or being in arrears of customs duties and taxes; Any product can be covered by the authorisation where it is originating in the framework of the preferential arrangement concerned and benefits from a preferential duty rate The economic operator has to provide with these data: Data relating…
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EU Guidance on Approved Exporters
Who is the approved exporter? The approved exporter is an economic operator-based in the EU- which is authorized to certify the preferential origin himself by including a specific declaration on the invoice or another commercial document identifying the exported products. It is a status which allows: a) time saving; b) boost your export. The economic operator can be either manufacturer or trader. Except for the FTA with the South Korea which provides with only the approved exporter, it is an alternative way to prove the preferential origin status instead of applying upon each export for issue of a movement certificate EUR.1 The application for the approved exporter status is a…
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CBAM and EU traditional own resources
It is interesting to underline that the CBAM is actualy an EU own traditional resourse. It implies that the authorized importer has to implement internally any system of control and management able to avoid any infringement to the EU directive on financial interest n.2017/1371. In other words, the importer has to develop controls and monitoring based on the AEO/trade compliance approach. The EU (in “The next generation of EU own resources: Questions and Answers”) stated that: “…The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will ensure that products imported from outside the EU incur costs for their CO2 emissions aligned with EU products that are currently subject to the EU Emissions Trading…
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CBAM, customs classification and HS code
Which are the goods covered by the CBAM? The Annex I of the regulation (proposal) lists the main categories of goods with the HS codes and the greenhouses gases related. The list, below summarized, recalls the main role played by the customs classification which is one of the three pillars (with value and origin) of the customs obligation. In other words, we have to take care of our classification becuase: a) we risk infrigement of CBAM rules; b) reduce our “reliability” (if AEO). We have to: a) monitor the internal process of customs classification; b) check the customs classification made in our behalf by other entities; c) discrepancies and audit…
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CBAM, customs compliance and AEO: for a deeper analysis
The proposal of regulation on CBAM (Carbon border Adjustment Mechanism) at its article n.5 lists the requirements that should be meet to become an “authorized declarant” and, in other words, the owner of a specific authorization. In particular, the mentioned article: Specifies that the authorization must be released before the lodgment of the customs declaration. Only for the import of electricity is provided a derogation; The application for an authorization has to include: 1) name, addresses and contact information; 2) EORI number; 3) main economic activity carried out in the Union; 4) certification that the declarant is not subject to an outstanding recovery order for national tax debts; 5)…
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AEO and CBAM: the next steps of the European green customs
The carbon border adjustment mechanism aiming to fight the import of goods (e.g steel) which do not comply with the EU criteria of sustainability enter into force on 1.10.2023. In this interesting to recall that according to article 36 paragraph 3 of the in the “Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a carbon border adjustement mechanism (COM(2021)0564 – C9-0328/2021 – 2021/0214(COD))” published on 8.02.2023“…(a) Articles 5 and 17 shall apply from 31 December 2024. (b) Articles 2(2), 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 31 shall apply from 1 January 2026. (c)…
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Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Convention and trade opportunities: an update
The Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Convention on preferential rules of origin established: a) common rules of origin; b) cumulation among the PEM Contracting parties: the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtestein, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Israel, Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Türkiye, the Faroe Islands, the Republic of Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Albania. The aim of this free trade area is to facilitate trade and integrate the supply chains within the zone; in this context the SME (small medium enterprises) can enjoy the interesting benefit. In a nutshel: a SME (and in general any economic operator) can export from one…
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Idrogeno, obiettivi ambientali ed energetici per il 2030, UE
L’idrogeno secondo la Commissione europea giocherà un ruolo centrale per il raggiungimento degli obiettivi da raggiungere entro il 2030 in materia di: a) lotta al cambiamento climatico e crisi ambientale (climate crisis); b) politica europea per l’energia. In altre parole, deve avere un ruolo chiave nel raggiungimento degli obiettivi relativi al European Green Deal. Gli obiettivi 2030 legati all’idrogeno sono: L’installazione di elettrolizzatori per una potenza pari a 40GW di idrogeno verde (rinnovabile); Capacità produttiva di 10 milioni di tonnellate di idrogeno verde. Questi obiettivi sono favoriti dal nuovo quadro europeo delle energie rinnovabili che tra le altre cose si basa sulle seguenti pilastri: -direttiva sulla tassazione dell’energia; –…
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Accise, svincolo, circolazione: novità dal 13 febbraio 2023
Il 13 febbraio 2023 (save the date) entrano in vigore gli articoli 7, 8,9,10 e 11 della direttiva 2020/262 del 19 dicembre 2019. Questa direttiva (accise)entrata in vigore venti giorni dopo la data della sua pubblicazione: È stata recepita in Italia decreto legislativo 5 novembre 2021, n. 180; aggiorna il TUA (Testo unico delle disposizioni legislative concernenti le imposte sulla produzione e sui consumi e relative sanzioni penali e amministrative, approvato con il Lgs. n. 504 del 1995) L’articolo 7 “debitore d’imposta” elenca chi deve provvedere al pagamento dell’accisa quando diviene esigibile: PROCESSO/SVINCOLO REGOLARE: il depositario autorizzato, il destinatario registrato o qualsiasi altra persona che svincola i prodotti sottoposti ad…
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Accise, territorialità e beni tassati: novità dal 13 febbraio 2023
Il 13 febbraio 2023 (save the date) entrano in vigore gli articoli 1, 4 e 5 della direttiva 2020/262 del 19 dicembre 2019 entrata in vigore venti giorni dopo la data della sua pubblicazione e recepita in Italia con il decreto legislativo n. 5 novembre 2021, n. 180 che aggiorna il TUA (Testo unico delle disposizioni legislative concernenti le imposte sulla produzione e sui consumi e relative sanzioni penali e amministrative, approvato con il D. Lgs. n. 504 del 1995) L’articolo 1 “oggetto” nel primo comma indica i beni oggetto della tassazione da accise stabilendo: “…il regime generale relativo alle accise gravanti, direttamente o indirettamente, sul consumo dei seguenti prodotti…