Virginija Dordzikienė
Virginija Dordzikienė works as a chief specialist of the Customs Policy division, Customs Department, Lithuania.
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Combined Nomenclature 2024 (and how we... classify dragons)
Editors’ word: 2024 is the year of the wood dragon (Chinese zodiac sign). How do we classify such a dragon? :-) We can start the discussion with wood and its products, among which we find a dragon tree* (4407 29), and an old legend says that when a dragon dies,...
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.
Wooden or plastic tableware (0% or 6.5% duty rate)?
In this article, we overview a recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning tariff classification of goods. The product is 'bamboo beakers' made of plant fibers (72,33% by weight) and melamine resin (25,2% by weight), the latter gives the product its shape and strength. The...
Tariff classification of protective textile face masks
In view of the continuing spread of the virus that causes the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for and imports of protective equipment in the EU Member States has increased and continues to increase, increasing the workload of both customs brokers and customs. In order to facilitate and speed up the...
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.
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Combined Nomenclature 2024 (and how we... classify dragons)
Editors’ word: 2024 is the year of the wood dragon (Chinese zodiac sign). How do we classify such a dragon? :-) We can start the discussion with wood and its products, among which we find a dragon tree* (4407 29), and an old legend says that when a dragon dies,...
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.
Wooden or plastic tableware (0% or 6.5% duty rate)?
In this article, we overview a recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning tariff classification of goods. The product is 'bamboo beakers' made of plant fibers (72,33% by weight) and melamine resin (25,2% by weight), the latter gives the product its shape and strength. The...