Dr Anna Jerzewska
Dr Anna Jerzewska is trade facilitation expert with over 18 years of experience.
She is the co-chair of the Trade Facilitation Committee at the British Chambers of Commerce in Belgium, a member of the UK Customs Thematic Working Group and an Associate Fellow of UKTPO. She’s a former customs consultant for PwC, EY and KPMG in London and a former Deputy Director at HMRC, UK customs authority. Anna advised a wide range of public and private sector clients – from individual companies to governments and international organisations. Her publications, webinars, media and select committee appearances can be found here.
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Content by Anna Jerzewska
E-commerce: friend or foe?
Who doesn’t enjoy a bit of online shopping? Yet e-commerce poses many challenges not only in the EU but worldwide. The rise of companies like Shein and Temu, offering inexpensive products or that often fail to meet EU product standards and safety regulations and the staggering speed with which the...
Implications of the latest Harley-Davidson ruling
It is no secret that non-preferential origin can actually be more difficult to determine than preferential origin. The importance of non-preferential origin, in the age of new trade wars and border-applied sustainability policies is increasing. For that reason, the recent judgement by the Court of Justice of the European Union...
The possible scope of the UK-EU trade reset: customs perspective
The new Labour Government promised an “ambitious reset” of UK-EU relations. The scope and specifics have not been provided. In this video, Dr Anna Jerzewska talks about two examples of customs simplifications that could be included and have been recommended by a number of organisations: joining the EU safety and...
Should the UK rejoin PEM?
Whenever the topic of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) review comes up, the Pan-European Mediterranean (PEM) origin cumulation zone is one of the topics mentioned as potentially in scope. Recently, several reports and organizations have included rejoining PEM as one of the recommendations for the new Government. Rejoining PEM...
Customs and trade regulatory intelligence in the UK
This video talks about the latest customs and regulatory updates in the UK covering September and October of 2024. It also looks ahead at changes that are likely to come at the beginning of 2024.This video is part of the recording of the webinar ‘Customs and trade regulatory intelligence in...
Northern Ireland, Windsor Framework and the upcoming changes
The Windsor Framework replaced the earlier version of the agreement between the UK and the EU on Northern Ireland, the Protocol. Despite being in force for over a year, the changes under the Windsor Framework will continue to be gradually introduced into 2025. The agreement provides a unique customs solution...
Supply Chain Transparency
New sustainability policies such as CBAM, Deforestation Regulation or Corporate Sustainability Reporting, require unprecedented levels of supply chain visibility from companies. This need for transparency and traceability across supply chains comes on top of years of uncertainty for traders in the EU and worldwide, new border restrictions and prohibitions and...
Top five challenges for European customs
Someone recently asked me what are the current top challenges for customs in Europe. The article is an attempt to summarise the answer to this question. These are the five issues that, in my opinion, are likely to impact the customs industry in the upcoming months and years. Some are...
Non-preferential origin and sustainability: the real rules of origin challenge
Preferential rules of origin are one of the most complex areas of customs. This type of origin is used to check whether a product is eligible for a reduced tariff under a trade agreement such as the CPTPP, UMSCA, the TCA and many more.But for many companies, where the big...
UK customs and trade news: June 2024
UK's steel safeguard measures and suspensions for Ukraine have been extended for two years. Interim guidance for exports from Great Britain as merchandise in baggage or small vehicle has been published. Further details have been provided on moving processed or repaired goods into free circulation or re-exporting them. HMRC's guidance...
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Implications of the latest Harley-Davidson ruling
It is no secret that non-preferential origin can actually be more difficult to determine than preferential origin. The importance of non-preferential origin, in the age of new trade wars and border-applied sustainability policies is increasing. For that reason, the recent judgement by the Court of Justice of the European Union...
Should the UK rejoin PEM?
Whenever the topic of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) review comes up, the Pan-European Mediterranean (PEM) origin cumulation zone is one of the topics mentioned as potentially in scope. Recently, several reports and organizations have included rejoining PEM as one of the recommendations for the new Government. Rejoining PEM...
Top five challenges for European customs
Someone recently asked me what are the current top challenges for customs in Europe. The article is an attempt to summarise the answer to this question. These are the five issues that, in my opinion, are likely to impact the customs industry in the upcoming months and years. Some are...