Eglė Pučkuvienė
Egle Puckuviene has been working in the field of Customs for almost 30 years. Part of this time she worked as a customs broker, the other part as a civil servant in the Lithuanian Customs Department, so she is familiar with Customs from both a business and a civil servant position. Her main topic has been the tariff classification of goods for over a decade. She conducts training and seminars on the tariff classification of goods for customs officials and businesses, and for the customs brokers.
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HS 2028 revision: key changes and how to prepare
This article reviews the changes introduced in the HS 2028 revision. A total of 299 sets of amendments have been introduced, covering areas such as healthcare, epidemic control, emergency preparedness, environmental protection, green transition technologies, the circular economy, recycled goods and the fight against illicit trade. It also provides businesses...
Customs clearance and trade compliance in the EU course
By Leonardo Macedo
In the EU, companies - various stakeholders of the international supply chain - report shortage of customs clearance and trade compliance specialists. The overall aim of the course is to fill the gap. This extensive course provides newcomers and cross-functional employees with the knowledge needed to successfully manage compliance and...
What is new in the Combined Nomenclature 2025?
Editor's note (by Enrika Naujoke). Want to have fun? Try explaining various aspects of product classification to programmers who are to integrate it into software. For example, the latest update regarding tomatoes with “greatest diameter of less than 47 mm”. Yes, the tariff depends on classification based on “greatest of...
Tariff classification of goods in the EU
The tariff classification of goods course covers activities that customs professionals deal with regarding the aspects of tariff classification of goods. It includes in-depth knowledge and understanding of rules, sources and tools for the tariff classification of goods, the ability to use online databases and classify goods. The course is...
Combined nomenclature 2023 - what is changing?
The Combined Nomenclature (CN) is updated annually and businesses should check for changes relating to imported or exported goods. The version of the CN to be applied in 2023 has already been published. Let's take a look at the more important changes, which are, in fact, not many - 42...
Combined Nomenclature 2022
The new version of the Combined Nomenclature, applicable as of 1 January 2022, was adopted by the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1832 of 21 October 2021. We review the most important amendments, of which there are many.
Classification of solution for cats against ticks
In this article, we review the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in which the goods relevant at this time of year are examined, namely tariff classification of spot-on solution for cats against fleas and ticks. One of the questions raised was whether permission to...
Combined Nomenclature 2021 - overview of changes
The new version of the Combined Nomenclature 2021 is already approved and will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union in October or November 2020. It will be applicable from 1 January 2021. We overview the changes, which are indeed not many this year.
New classification tool: Committee classification statements/ conclusions
A relatively new and less known to business classification tool is the Committee classification statement/ conclusion. It is applied when Member States have different interpretation of the legislation concerning the classification of goods, but after having discussions and deeper analysis agree on the uniform application of the legislation without the...
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Tariff classification of goods in the EU
The tariff classification of goods course covers activities that customs professionals deal with regarding the aspects of tariff classification of goods. It includes in-depth knowledge and understanding of rules, sources and tools for the tariff classification of goods, the ability to use online databases and classify goods. The course is...
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HS 2028 revision: key changes and how to prepare
This article reviews the changes introduced in the HS 2028 revision. A total of 299 sets of amendments have been introduced, covering areas such as healthcare, epidemic control, emergency preparedness, environmental protection, green transition technologies, the circular economy, recycled goods and the fight against illicit trade. It also provides businesses...
What is new in the Combined Nomenclature 2025?
Editor's note (by Enrika Naujoke). Want to have fun? Try explaining various aspects of product classification to programmers who are to integrate it into software. For example, the latest update regarding tomatoes with “greatest diameter of less than 47 mm”. Yes, the tariff depends on classification based on “greatest of...