Muita UAB
Customs procedures are our field of expertise!
Our services:
- Customs broker services.
- Customs clearance services in EU countries (LV, PL, DE, FR and other EU countries).
- Customs Consulting.
- Tailored Corporate Training.
- Intrastat Reporting.
In 2013, Muita was granted Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) status.
Our dedicated team – highly qualified customs brokers, experienced lawyers, and consultants with extensive customs authority backgrounds – is here to support your business.
Service: consulting, legal
Topics: customs formalities, customs authorizations
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Preferential origin: direct transport rule
The direct transport rule is set out in most, if not all, preferential trade agreements. Watch the video and learn three situations that might result in violation of the rule and the loss of preferential origin of the goods and as a result - the loss of the financial benefits...
What documents are required for customs clearance?
Learn what documents are required for customs clearance. This is the continuation of Lukas' story, which begins in the video 'Basics in customs: commodity code, origin and duties, customs value'. Lukas wants to import bicycles into the EU. In this video, his friend Anna, a customs broker, explains to him...
How to start importing from third countries into the EU?
In this video training you will learn what you need to consider in terms of customs when importing goods from third countries into the EU. The training is based on the practical situation of a company in Ireland sourcing goods from suppliers in the UK and preparing for customs formalities...
EU-UK trade: How to claim "zero duty"?
As a customs brokerage company, we receive such questions: Why we had to pay import duties? Isn’t there an agreement on zero duties between the EU and the UK? We learned that there must be certain text included in the invoice to claim zero duty. Is it indeed so simple?...
Union transit
The Union transit procedure is used to move non-Union and Union status goods from one point to another within the customs territory of the Union, and also Andorra and San Marino. There are two categories of the Union transit procedure: external transit and internal transit.
Cases of repayment of import duties
Is it possible to recover import duties if the imported goods are exported? For example, a Lithuanian company imports goods from China (releases them into free circulation). After a few months, it happens that unchanged goods are sold and exported to a company in Switzerland. In such a case, could...
Unique situation of Northern Ireland: UK and EU Customs law applies
Reader's questions: Does Northern Ireland belong (as of 1 January 2021) to two customs territories: the United Kingdom and the European Union? What customs formalities apply to the movement of goods from the EU to Northern Ireland and vice versa? What about zero tariffs and preferential origin of goods?
Tariff quotas for imports into EU
Tariff quotas permit total or partial suspension of the normal duties applicable to imported goods. The quotas are set for a limited quantity of goods and for a limited period.
BREXIT: Political declaration
Political declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom is published (OJ C 34, 31.1.2020). One part of the declaration, which we overview in this article, is dedicated to trade in goods.
A basket of wire and paper - a textile article?
The terms used in customs legislation are often different from the usual ones, for example: computers are called automatic data-processing machines; “ivory“ refers to the tusks of elephants, hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal and wild boar, rhinoceros horns and the teeth of all animals. Let's look at how under the Commission Implementing...
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Cases of repayment of import duties
Is it possible to recover import duties if the imported goods are exported? For example, a Lithuanian company imports goods from China (releases them into free circulation). After a few months, it happens that unchanged goods are sold and exported to a company in Switzerland. In such a case, could...
Unique situation of Northern Ireland: UK and EU Customs law applies
Reader's questions: Does Northern Ireland belong (as of 1 January 2021) to two customs territories: the United Kingdom and the European Union? What customs formalities apply to the movement of goods from the EU to Northern Ireland and vice versa? What about zero tariffs and preferential origin of goods?
BREXIT: Political declaration
Political declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom is published (OJ C 34, 31.1.2020). One part of the declaration, which we overview in this article, is dedicated to trade in goods.