EU law news overview: weeks 3-5

This webinar recording gives customs and trade compliance professionals a structured overview of the key EU customs and trade law developments from weeks 3–5 of January 2026, presented by Enrika Naujokė (CustomsClear) with guest commentary from Anthony Buckley (Customs Knowledge Institute, Ireland).

Topics covered:

• The World Customs Organization (WCO): its 2026 theme, member reach, and the January technology conference in Abu Dhabi
• The postponement of the next Harmonized System revision to HS 2028 and what is changing
• International agreements: EU-Mercosur, the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, the EU-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, EU-Brazil data adequacy, EU-Morocco rules of origin, the EU-Ukraine road freight agreement and Solidarity Lanes, and new digital trade agreements (South Korea, Singapore)
• United States developments: the Greenland situation, semiconductor tariffs, and critical minerals measures
• EU tariff measures: autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas, a round-up of anti-dumping and countervailing duty developments, and new measures on electric vehicles from China
• International sanctions updates affecting Russia, Iran, Hamas/Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Guatemala, and related third-country alignments
• Safety developments: plant health rules for UK plants, food import authorisations, cobalt restrictions in toys, and the EU Safety Gate portal
• Education as an EU policy priority under the Cyprus presidency
• Technology: the EU's AI Gigafactories initiative and the new Digital Networks Act
• A demonstration of the CustomsClear platform's Article Assistant and an update on the CustomsClear Sanctions AI Assistant's new historical-check feature

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

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