A customs topic or not? What is the most complex customs topic?

Muitinės praktikų asociacija
Muitinės praktikų asociacija
Lithuanian Customs Practitioners Association, Lithuania
Published 12 Jul 2021
A customs topic or not? What is the most complex customs topic?
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“A customs topic or not? What is the most complex customs topic?” - a discussion took place during the 6th Authors’ Meeting. The views were shared on many aspects of customs: the so-called “Trump tariffs”, non-customs regulations, border crossing e-commerce, new VAT regulations in the UK and EU, quality of master data, the complexity of training of a specialist in customs, and more.

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