The most unexpected customs risk that businesses faced

Muitinės praktikų asociacija
Muitinės praktikų asociacija
Lithuanian Customs Practitioners Association, Lithuania
Published 18 Nov 2021
The most unexpected customs risk that businesses faced
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Is it possible for the business to consider all the possible customs-related risks? The answer to the poll question was unambiguous. All participants of the 8th Authors' Meeting on 21.10.2021 said… NO! And shared various examples of unexpected customs-related risk, talked about sources of the risk and its management.

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