
Fragmentation in how EU member states enforce customs penalties undermines fairness and predictability across the customs union — this talk sets out why harmonised administrative sanctions matter for compliance professionals and where the EU customs reform trilogue currently stands. Topics covered: Why the same customs breach leads to different consequences...

Mark K. Neville, Jr. (International Trade Counsellors) explains the three regimes the United States uses to enforce customs violations, and why enforcement focus is now shifting, which is directly relevant to customs and trade compliance professionals dealing with US-bound trade. Topics covered: Criminal customs offences under Title 18 of the...

A short presentation from CustomsClear's 30th Authors' Meeting in which Leonardo Macedo, Counsellor at Brazil's Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (CARF), unpacks a Brazilian Superior Tribunal of Justice ruling that reclassifies customs infractions as either administrative or tax-related — a distinction directly relevant to customs and trade compliance professionals working...

Customs penalties are not harmonised across the EU: this conference presentation by Antonio Castagnini (Greif) maps how the 27 member states differ in treating customs violations as administrative or criminal matters, drawing on a 2023 EU study — essential context for trade compliance professionals assessing where their operations carry the...

This presentation looks at how US Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium, and the new "melt and pour" origin requirement, are creating fresh compliance obligations for exporters and their trade compliance teams. Topics covered: What Section 232 covers and the extra duties (up to 50%) it allows on products...

A comparative look at how customs penalties actually work across the EU, prompted by a recent Court of Justice of the European Union ruling on a Hungarian anti-dumping duty avoidance case — essential context for anyone assessing compliance risk in different Member States. Topics covered: UCC Article 42's requirement for...

Risk management is a must for every business, and this recorded presentation by Anthony Buckley sets out, in practical terms, what a customs risk register is and how to build and run one — essential viewing for customs and trade compliance professionals responsible for governance and internal controls. Topics covered:...

A concise briefing on the Internal Compliance Programme (ICP), the framework the EU expects companies trading in dual-use or military goods to have in place — and a practical reference for any organisation wanting to minimise export control and sanctions risk. Topics covered: The European Commission Recommendation (EU) 2019/1318 and...

Every company operating in an international supply chain has an obligation to identify, document, and monitor the compliance risks arising from its business -- this lesson from the Customs risk management course sets out the general process for doing so. Topics covered: Whether a compliance management system is a legal...

This webinar is relevant to customs and trade compliance professionals who prepare, guarantee or supervise customs transit procedures (T1/T2, TIR, ATA), as it walks through the practical risks around transit guarantees and the discharge of the procedure, illustrated with real cases from customs brokerage practice. Topics covered: Customs transit documents:...

Non-compliance with a customs declaration — whether technical or substantive — can expose more than just the declarant to liability. This short video explains, under the Union Customs Code, who can actually be held liable and why. Topics covered: Technical versus substantive non-compliance (e.g. an error in the declaration versus...
The training provides basic knowledge on customs risk and business and focuses on these business functions as the sources of customs risk: Strategic management Finance Procurement Sales and customer services Manufacturing, repair and service Logistics IT The training is relevant for multinational companies and SME's in every country. It is...