EU

Questions and answers about EU

  • Raw Materials Sent to EU for tolling then exported

    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 […]

  • CBAM-Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

    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 […]

  • EU Russia Metal Sanctions

    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 […]

  • Preferential Origin Statement

    Question: Dear All, We are UK based company. Our products are manufactured in Italy and being exported outside Italy to countries which have trade agreement with EU. The manufacturing company in Italy is the exporter for our products and handles the export declaration. We, as UK company, are the vendor and issue our own invoice […]

  • EU – Piece Count Issue – Pallets

    Question: We are running into an issue with shipping to EU to a certain Customs jurisdiction.  We manifest the total number of pieces on the bill of lading (i.e. 200 boxes on 2 pallets). We don’t have an issue typically when these arrive to most EU destinations. We send shipments via a T1 doc to […]

  • non-resident IOR into EU

    Question: We have a US entity registered in several EU countries with an EU EORI # and a country specific VAT# issued by the country tax authorities. Our customs broker in Germany is telling us that the US entity cannot be the IOR into Germany with a US address. We don’t ship to Germany much […]

  • Invoices for IntraEU shipments and INTERSTAT

    Question: Our tax team received an inquiry from the Interstat tax authorities of an EU country regarding the value of an internal EU shipment.  It sonud slike a CF28 type of inquiry where we need to provide support for the value that was claimed on the Interstat filing. So, not a customs valuation matter unless […]

  • CBAM

    Question: I am wondering if anyone can advise on what is required to create an account to make CBAM regulation declarations?  I have created an “EU” account on the European Commission website, which appears to be the first step however, when I am trying to link the company via our address in Germany (where we […]

  • Eclass data

    Question: Can someone please provide insight as to what Eclass information is and what department would manage it? Our Sales team in Switzerland has requested this information but I am not familiar with it. I’ve contacted our Regulatory Affairs team in the EU and they are also not familiar with it.  Classification Class – ECLASS […]

  • UK Entity vs EU Entity

    Question: We are a UK based entity, have manufacturing contracts within European plants to produce products that will be exported out of EU.  The UK company has ownership of the products . The manufacturing plants are only providing a production service.  How can the products be exported out of the EU if the UK entity owns […]

  • EU Sanctions on Russia

    Question: I have been requested by a division of ours in Germany to file out a Declaration of the manufacturer/supplier that the goods they purchase from us do not contain any iron or steel products from Russia (Annex XVII of Regulation (EU) No. 833/2014 (Art. 3g para. 1 letters a) – d). I have a […]