Jurgita Bartninkienė
I am Jurgita Bartninkienė, Head of Customs Brokerage and Customer Service at First Logistics UAB. For many years our company has been successfully providing comprehensive freight forwarding services around the world, specializing in complex cargo transportation and customs clearance.
My many years of experience in the customs industry enable me to ensure that our clients receive the highest quality service and avoid unexpected challenges. Thanks to our team of experts and our close cooperation with our clients, we are able to offer tailor-made solutions that help optimise logistics processes and save time and costs. Our goal is not only to ensure smooth freight transport, but also to become a reliable partner that our customers can trust.
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Where have the 'green' import lanes gone? Challenges at Lithuanian seaport Customs
Despite the ambition to create a smart, business-friendly customs administration, practical experience at the Klaipėda (Lithuania) seaport customs posts suggests otherwise: procedures are taking longer and green lanes are becoming increasingly rare. A round-table meeting initiated by the Lithuanian Customs Practitioners Association with Lithuanian Customs on 15 January 2025 once...
Rising interest on duties: increasing costs of errors in customs declarations
Those who pay their mortgages have become accustomed to paying higher interest rates. However, this applies not only to mortgages, but also to other interest and late payment charges that we may not think about in practice. For example, increased interest on customs duties, which are additionally charged by customs...
Alcohol turned into water in a customs warehouse: who pays the customs bill?
A customs warehouse stored bottled alcohol (vodka). Customs audited the warehouse, took a sample, and found that there was water instead of vodka in the bottles! Customs ordered the warehouse to pay €308,455 customs debt (import duties and taxes, fines and interest). A dispute arose regarding who must pay the...
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Where have the 'green' import lanes gone? Challenges at Lithuanian seaport Customs
Despite the ambition to create a smart, business-friendly customs administration, practical experience at the Klaipėda (Lithuania) seaport customs posts suggests otherwise: procedures are taking longer and green lanes are becoming increasingly rare. A round-table meeting initiated by the Lithuanian Customs Practitioners Association with Lithuanian Customs on 15 January 2025 once...
Rising interest on duties: increasing costs of errors in customs declarations
Those who pay their mortgages have become accustomed to paying higher interest rates. However, this applies not only to mortgages, but also to other interest and late payment charges that we may not think about in practice. For example, increased interest on customs duties, which are additionally charged by customs...
Alcohol turned into water in a customs warehouse: who pays the customs bill?
A customs warehouse stored bottled alcohol (vodka). Customs audited the warehouse, took a sample, and found that there was water instead of vodka in the bottles! Customs ordered the warehouse to pay €308,455 customs debt (import duties and taxes, fines and interest). A dispute arose regarding who must pay the...