China Customs has been steadily making changes to the Customs Declaration Form (CDF) in order to better capture the data they believe is important to compliance enforcement and trade policy. This is the fourth major change to the CDF, which was announced in June and went into effect on August 1, 2018.
Topics: Asia, Export Consulting
It’s hard to believe that the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) program has been available to EU traders for 10 years. The program was originally introduced in January 2008, after six years of planning and development.
So, what else has happened in the last 10 years?
While we wait for the US Administration to work out details on any potential trade deal with the EU, Turkey has moved to the forefront.
Section 232 steel duties on goods produced in Turkey will be doubled to 50% effective August 13th with an increase for aluminum duties to 20% still pending. Automobile and automobile parts duty increases are still being contemplated.
Topics: Free Trade Agreements, North America
In October 2016, the then Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) in Australia published DIBPN 2016/35, Voluntary Disclosures under Section 243T and Section 243U Customs Act 1901 (Cth). In this notice, DIBP, now the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), highlighted their commitment to working with the industry to encourage higher levels of voluntary compliance by providing increased transparency to the regulatory trade environment.
Topics: South Pacific
On July 12th, the UK government published a whitepaper specifying broadly their proposal for a post-Brexit relationship with the European Union. This much-anticipated document outlines the UK Government’s best-case scenario on customs and trade policy after the separation. The below details reflect the UK Government’s desired outcome, not the final agreement between the UK and EU.
Topics: Europe
