Many trade compliance or logistics managers responsible for their company’s importation process have gone through the internal struggle of deciding whether it would be fruitful to apply for a binding ruling from the EU customs authorities.
This struggle might have been less dramatic then Hamlets, but a struggle after all. To add to the dilemma, the rules surrounding obtaining a BTI are also changing as part of the implementation of the Union Customs Code on May 1st, 2016.