EU customs and trade news: August 2026
Weekly developments in trade and customs from the EU, WCO and WTO
Update 17-23 August: EUDR FAQ - fifth edition published with 29 questions added; CJEU ruling on VAT liabilities of customs agent registered as tax representative; CJEU on excise duty suspension - no refusal of exemption for missing documents; CJEU on denatured alcohol - the excise exemption cannot depend on tariff classification alone; ISIL/Al-Qaida list - identifying details amended for five persons and two entities; Post-Brexit tariff-rate quotas - China agreement in force, Pakistan agreement concluded; partner countries align with five EU restrictive-measures decisions adopted in July.
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