EU Export Control & Sanctions: Updates

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The 11^th EU sanctions package against Russia and Belarus, followed by the introduction of stricter national controls (and in some cases "national sanctions packages"), poses new challenges for businesses. Even if you trade within the EU but your goods can be exported to or via sanctioned countries, you will need to comply. You could be asked to provide a manufacturer's declaration required under national law and face various other requirements. So what are the latest news and updates you should look out for?

In addition, compliance begins with the correct commodity code for the (potentially) sanctioned goods; we will provide food for thought on this as well.

The webinar is aimed at all members of the supply chain who are or may be directly or indirectly involved in trade affected by the EU sanctions packages against Russia and Belarus. Get a better understanding of how detailed the requirements have become and how complex the legal basis is, encompassing EU law, national law and national non-binding rules on customs controls.

Topics

• Annette Reiser: Get the compliance right. With the 11^th EU sanctions package from 24^th of June 2023 the EU tightened the restrictions of imports of iron and steel goods by requiring importers of sanctioned iron and steel goods that have been processed in a third country to prove that the inputs used do not come from Russia. We will give an overview on the 11^th EU sanctions package with the main focus on this topic.
• Armin Belle: CN, HS-Code and TARIC - what these abbreviations mean for the Classification of Goods. Typically, when new products are introduced, one of the regular customs-related questions that arises is what tariff number the new product falls under. Since this classification has a direct impact on duties payable and many other things, including export control, the classification of goods is critical to a smooth export and delivery process.
• Enrika Naujoke: Learn the national rules and regulations. Lithuania has introduced a national list of sanctioned goods and tightened controls at the borders. In some cases, a declaration from the manufacturer and an import declaration from the importing country are required. There are many other new requirements that will be discussed during the webinar.

Speakers

The speakers are members of the Customs Knowledge Community (CKC), a membership community for knowledge sharing, networking, and formation and promulgation of consensus views on current Customs issues. Join CKC.

Annette Reiser is a freelance trade compliance lawyer. She currently also works part-time in the defence industry; and has over 20 years' experience in trade compliance and indirect tax. Annette has a degree in German law and has worked in a variety of sectors including automotive, machinery, pharmaceuticals, textiles. She became self-employed on a part-time basis after working for several large companies as a senior executive. Annette is speaker and author on compliance and risk management in global trade. She is based in Switzerland.

Armin Belle, Independent Management and Technology Consultant, A H B Consultancy, Germany. Armin is holder of a German Engineering Degree (Dipl.-Ing.) in Electronics, has 35+ years of business and leadership experience in General Management, Sales & Marketing, and Research & Development from small to medium-sized family businesses to large multinational corporations. Besides running his own consultancy firm in the fields of Business Consulting, Compliance, and Technology & Innovation, he has active memberships, among others, in the following German Engineering Associations: VDE (Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies) Rhein-Main e.V., VDI (Association of German Engineers) Mittelhessen e.V.

Enrika Naujoke is CEO of CustomsClear, the European customs and trade knowledge platform. She is editor of the Customs Compliance & Risk Management journal for Practitioners in Europe. Enrika has many years of experience in the customs field in customs brokerage, manufacturing, logistics companies. She is also the director of the Lithuanian Customs Practitioners Association.

Further opportunities to expand and deepen your knowledge

• Upcoming online trainings: “Export control and tariff classification of goods – the 15 rules”; “EU export control and sanctions – risk management: identify, analyse and address”
• Recorded courses: “Compliance and export control: structure and implementation”; “Export control and sanctions - the EU in focus”

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