Question: Would greatly appreciate it if the members would share any EU/UK export due diligence decision trees/process flows. We’re updating ours and would like others to benchmark against. Thank you! Answer 1: Hi, take a look at this Bafa (German export control agency) information leaflet: https://www.bafa.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Aussenwirtschaft/afk_merkblatt_icp_en.html (click on Herunterladen) on pages 17-19 it lists things […]
Question: Dear Colleagues, One of our entities based in the EU manufactures medical devices. This entity holds an Inward Processing Relief (IPR) authorisation, which allows us to import raw materials from outside the EU without paying duty. The goods are processed at our EU site and then exported outside the EU. The finished goods (medical […]
Question: My company is considering doing some warehousing in Europe. Does anyone have recommendations for warehousing services you are using? Asked by: Mona Daniels – mdaniels@labconco.com Answer 1: We use a distribution facility in CZ Republic (Foxconn). They handle warehousing and distribution. Answer 2: I am the Vice Chair of the Hungarian Association of Customs […]
Question: Curious if anyone has knowledge of the proper export formalities for this scenario. We have sold goods from cleared stock at our warehouse in Belgium. The customer is located in la Réunion (an overseas Dept of France in the Indian ocean). The terms were up to the port of Saint Louis De Rhone in […]
Question: I have a question regarding CBAM reporting. My EU office imports certain aluminum products that are subject to CBAM requirements based on their HTS codes. It is very difficult to determine the exact embedded carbon content, so for 2024, the EU has issued default values to be used when the carbon content is unknown. […]
Question: If I have steel products normally within scope for EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) under tariff chapter 73, but the products were manufactured 10+ years ago, and are now possibly being sent to the EU, would the CBAM reporting still apply to such products manufactured well before the CBAM requirement initiated in 4Q2023? […]
Question: We recently received communication directed to US exporters that US shippers must obtain an Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number and share it with carriers and forwarders by April 1, 2025. The EORI will subsequently be included in the ENS filing. We were advised the EORI is required for all Economic Operator (EO) […]
Question: I am wondering if there have been any posts about EU deforestation (EUDR)? I’m looking for a sample letter to suppliers. I am hoping someone in the membership has either a letter they are sending or a letter they received. Regards, Answer 1: We sent a notice to every supplier that included a PowerPoint […]
Question: We are a US based subsidiary of an EU based parent company. We are being asked by the parent to report on emissions as (they say) is required by CSRD. Can the EU extend its jurisdiction and compel compliance with CSRD to non-EU subsidiary entities? I don’t see a way that the EU could […]
Question: We ship raw materials from GB to EU (Germany particularly). We clear imports in either Belgium or Netherlands where we have a EORI and VAT # as a non-resident importer. We then have this raw material processed at a toller in Germany. Once done we export the finished product out of Germany to either […]
Question: When I first read the CBAM years ago, I thought CBAM was for EU importers who import raw matertal/primary forms that will be used in a manufacturing production to create a finished good. In reading a recent update I see that 7616 (Other Articles of aluminum) was added. My EU company imports aluminum test […]
Question: Hello members, We manufacturer lab instruments that we provide global onsite service for. To do this, we ship parts of the instruments to our service staff globally. All of these parts are sourced from North American suppliers. Some of these parts fall under classifications (Chapters 72 and 73) that are sanctioned as part of […]
