Milda Stravinskė
Milda is a customs expert, Editorial Board Member at monthly Lithuanian e-journal 'Customs Law for Practitioners', Author of Articles, Lecturer.
Milda has 19 years’ experience in customs area that she gained in the private as well as in public sector. While working for the private company, Milda was responsible for customs related issues (AEO, maintenance and improvement of customs brokerage services, Import Control System (ICS2) matters), and was actively involved in the complex strategic projects related to implementation of the national and international legislative requirements.
Moreover, Milda has a long term experience of working at the Customs department under the Ministry of Finance, where she proved her expertise in customs valuation, transfer pricing, cross border e-commerce, low value consignments. She represented institution at different international bodies, participated in various international customs projects, and provided training courses at national or international level.
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Customs valuation of raw materials and waste as subject of the circular economy
In the EU Customs Valuation Compendium, we can find a Commentary on the customs valuation of waste. The need for regulation of this topic is growing together with an aim to meet the objectives of the circular economy. The Commentary is one of the newest interpretative instruments that has been...
Low value - is it the market price, a result of good business negotiation skills, or fraud?
The problem of declaring a low value of goods and undervaluation to customs has always been relevant, and the control of determining the correct customs value has never left the sight of customs. We provide an overview of topics and cases of the European Court of Justice explored during an...
Discounts, flash sales and customs valuation
Various price discounts are often applied in trade in goods. Where the transaction is international and provisions of customs law apply, it is necessary to determine the customs value of the goods and to assess the acceptability of the discounts.
Customs law and the international context
We, Milda Stravinskė and Monika Bielskienė, met to discuss the broader international context of our day-to-day customs activities. First and foremost, customs law is a 'companion' to international trade, so the international context and cooperation, common rules, agreements, and approaches, are inevitable. No importer or customs authority operates in isolation....
Postal challenges: import of low value consignments from 2021 in EU
In this article, we draw attention to the challenges that designated postal operators and their clients will face in the process of declaring Low Value Consignments (LVC) from 2021. We share our insights on the main issues and some possible solutions, and invite interested parties from other countries to share...
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Customs valuation of raw materials and waste as subject of the circular economy
In the EU Customs Valuation Compendium, we can find a Commentary on the customs valuation of waste. The need for regulation of this topic is growing together with an aim to meet the objectives of the circular economy. The Commentary is one of the newest interpretative instruments that has been...
Low value - is it the market price, a result of good business negotiation skills, or fraud?
The problem of declaring a low value of goods and undervaluation to customs has always been relevant, and the control of determining the correct customs value has never left the sight of customs. We provide an overview of topics and cases of the European Court of Justice explored during an...
Discounts, flash sales and customs valuation
Various price discounts are often applied in trade in goods. Where the transaction is international and provisions of customs law apply, it is necessary to determine the customs value of the goods and to assess the acceptability of the discounts.