Customs news in our countries. How do we stay on top of them?

Muitinės praktikų asociacija
Muitinės praktikų asociacija
Lithuanian Customs Practitioners Association, Lithuania
Published 08 May 2021
Customs news in our countries. How do we stay on top of them?
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To stay compliant means to keep up with regulatory changes. How do we stay on top of сustoms-related legal changes and other news? What are the most preferred communication channels? In this article, we summarise what authors of the CCRM journal shared during the 5th Authors’ Meeting on 22 April 2021: the enormous volume of statutory instruments due to Brexit, the convenience of the U.S. federal register, the importance of support bubbles, useful news alerts from social media, and much more!

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