4 April 2021 – ISLAMABAD The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed integrated operators, warehouses, authorised couriers, ground handling agents, freight forwarders and logistics service providers to register as Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs) for obtaining benefits including trade facilitation, speedy clearance of imports and exports consignments, and timely payment of refunds/duty drawback to the…
Details4 April 2021 – Transit operations in exports will be easier Minister Pekcan: “We are implementing the ‘Easy Export Points’ project in order to enable our exporters to open declarations with zero bureaucracy, to provide better quality service and to reduce the workload of our customs” Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan stated that they implemented the…
Details3 April 2021 – More than 100 employees of regional departments of the State Customs Service of Ukraine, including 17 heads of customs offices and customs posts were suspended from their duties after a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, the press service of the State Customs Service has reported.…
Details31 March 2021 – Careful preparatory work before the UK’s withdrawal from the EU enabled smooth foreign trade and commercial traffic during and after the transition. For Finnish Customs, Brexit had a significant impact on the customs clearance volumes, but also on customer guidance, information systems and customs control. At the turn of the year, the…
Details31 March 2021 – With regulations governing UK/EU trade having changed significantly on 1 January, James Lawrence investigates how the new trade laws are affecting the shipping of fine wine. Despite the upheaval caused by the pandemic, transporting wine across the English Channel was a (relatively) straightforward process in 2020. It required a minimum level of regulatory…
Details31 March 2021 – A large Australian meat company defied government advice and met secretly with a top Chinese customs official in an ultimately successful attempt to overturn a multi-million-dollar export licence ban. The revelation of the unusual steps taken in 2019 by lamb producer Southern Meats to end a 13-month suspension of its export…
Details30 March 2021 – HM Revenue and Customs has awarded a near-£10m deal for a supplier to support its digital services delivered at the border. The department’s Customs, Borders and International (CB&I) unit oversees the operation of more than 100 services. Chief among these is the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), the new IT system for…
Details30 March 2021 – Since its arrival, the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the import and export of Vietnamese goods through the border gates with China. The epidemic’s status is still complex, so management agencies from both sides have maintained strict prevention and control measures in terms of entry and exit activities and regarding the…
Details30 March 2021 – Hopes to facilitate faster clearance The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified a new system for filing Bills of Entry (BE) for import. Tax officials feel the new system will help in a quicker clearance of goods. Detailed provisions were made in the Finance Bill 2021. After…
Details30 March 2021 – With VAT 301 deactivated, they need pre-approval to ensure goods don’t get stuck UAE businesses bringing out goods from free zones for shipment to other Gulf states have to tick another box on their VAT checklist. In specific terms, they have to be sure where they stand on ‘VAT 301’ to…
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