EU customs law update: March 2025

In this monthly update, Enrika Naujokė, Director of CustomsClear, reviews the key EU customs and trade law developments from March 2025 — essential viewing for customs and trade compliance professionals who need to track fast-moving CBAM, rules-of-origin and sanctions rules.

Topics covered:

• The "Stop the Clock" Directive postponing certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence (CSRD/CSDDD) deadlines, as part of the broader EU "omnibus" simplification package
• CLECAT's position on CBAM indirect representation and calls to reduce CBAM guidance complexity
• The Commission's implementing regulation on the authorisation of CBAM declarants and the new CBAM registry authorisation module
• Two new EU guidance documents on preferential rules of origin, including changes under the PEM Convention and the concept of "importer's knowledge"
• A CJEU judgment on handling manifest errors in movement certificates under the PEM Convention
• The EU Preparedness Union Strategy and the new EU Sanctions Help Desk for SMEs
• Recent EU sanctions developments against Russia and Belarus, including a plywood circumvention risk and the definition of "item" for sanctions purposes
• A UK Roundtable discussion on the legal definitions of "origin", "consigned from" and "exported from" in anti-dumping and sanctions cases
• The continuing rise in anti-dumping duties, including a rate as high as 280.3%

For a broader overview of the topic, please watch the full recording. The slides are available in the Resources section.

Please note that this summary was generated using AI, based on the recording and available slides.