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EU-UK trade after Brexit: customs, rules of origin & key 2026 trade developments
Anthony Buckley17 Jun 2026
EU-UK trade after Brexit: customs, rules of origin & key 2026 trade developments
Five years after Brexit took effect, this update reviews the current state of EU-UK trade and a cluster of customs and trade-compliance developments landing in 2026 — essential context for anyone managing UK-EU supply chains. Topics covered: The EU-UK trade picture: relative trade volumes, the EU's goods and services surpluses,...
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Trade policy
EU-Mercosur agreement 2026: rules of origin, tariffs & practical compliance guide
Marc Bauer31 May 2026
EU-Mercosur agreement 2026: rules of origin, tariffs & practical compliance guide
The EU-Mercosur agreement entered provisional application on 1 May 2026, bringing new preferential origin rules and a gradual tariff elimination schedule that customs and trade compliance teams need to apply correctly from day one. In this session, Marc Bauer (IHK Region Stuttgart) walks through the practical mechanics of the agreement...
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Trade policy
EU-UK TCA rules of origin: can second-hand clothing get zero duty?
Enrika Naujokė27 May 2026
EU-UK TCA rules of origin: can second-hand clothing get zero duty?
This recording examines a recent Lithuanian Supreme Court ruling on whether second-hand clothing imported from the United Kingdom qualifies for zero preferential duty under the European Union–United Kingdom Trade and Cooperation Agreement (EU-UK TCA). For importers, exporters, and customs professionals working with TCA preferential origin, the case highlights how ambiguity...
Duties & taxes
Origin
GSP in practice: cumulation, supplier declarations and India’s move toward an EU FTA
Annette Reiser09 Feb 2026
GSP in practice: cumulation, supplier declarations and India’s move toward an EU FTA
Annette Reiser explains the operational differences between Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), focusing on how each affects company processes for handling preferential origin. She clarifies why GSP origin appears in supplier’s declarations, highlighting the role of bilateral, regional and extended cumulation under GSP. The...
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EU unilateral preferential arrangements - managing tariff changes
Kevin Holzke09 Feb 2026
EU unilateral preferential arrangements - managing tariff changes
Kevin Holzke, Director of Tax and Export Control at AWB Consulting GmbH, explains the EU's unilateral preferential trade arrangements and how customs and trade compliance teams can manage the tariff changes that arise from them. Topics covered: Overview of the EU's free trade agreement landscape: bilateral FTAs (pan-European zone, Pan-Euro-Mediterranean...
Origin
Steel and aluminum: managing origin, tariffs and compliance in U.S. trade
Antonio Castagnini02 Oct 2025
Steel and aluminum: managing origin, tariffs and compliance in U.S. trade
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...
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Compliance
Non-preferential origin and EU sanctions on Russia
Christelle Dubouchet17 Aug 2025
Non-preferential origin and EU sanctions on Russia
In this short presentation, Christelle Dubouchet, Global Senior Legal Counsel at SITA, explains how EU sanctions against Russia intersect with the rules of non-preferential origin, focusing on the iron and steel sector. Topics covered: Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 and the EU's restrictive measures against Russia How non-preferential origin rules interact...
Origin
Sanctions
Navigating U.S. country of origin rules: substantial transformation & essential character explained
Heather Sanborn07 Aug 2025
Navigating U.S. country of origin rules: substantial transformation & essential character explained
Heather Sanborn, International Trade Attorney at Crowell & Moring LLP, gives a US-focused briefing on how US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determines non-preferential country of origin — essential viewing for customs and trade compliance professionals reassessing supply chains as companies look to move production out of China. Topics covered:...
Origin
Non-preferential origin in EU customs: key rules, challenges & practical guidance
José Rijo07 Aug 2025
Non-preferential origin in EU customs: key rules, challenges & practical guidance
This presentation examines non-preferential origin in EU customs — one of the most complex and unsettled areas of trade compliance — and is highly relevant for customs and trade compliance professionals dealing with origin certification, anti-dumping exposure and export documentation. Topics covered: The legal framework for non-preferential origin: the Kyoto...
Origin
Deep dive into PEM rulesAnnette Reiser29 Jun 2025
Deep dive into PEM rules
This round-table session takes a deep dive into the accumulation rules for preferential origin under the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) convention, comparing the 2012 and the new 2023 rules of origin, and is relevant to anyone calculating or certifying preferential origin during the current transitional period. Topics covered: Key differences between the...
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Navigating the PEM rules in 2025Annette Reiser20 May 2025
Navigating the PEM rules in 2025
This webinar by Annette Reiser, Attorney at Law specialising in Customs and Trade Compliance, explains the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) system of preferential origin and cumulation, and what customs and trade compliance professionals need to know about the transition to the revised 2023 rules during 2025. Topics covered: The WTO/GATT legal basis...
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Update on preferential originEnrika Naujokė20 May 2025
Update on preferential origin
In this round table, Enrika Naujokė (Director, CustomsClear) gives an update on preferential origin developments in 2025, with a focus on the PEM convention, and explains why free trade agreements are so often underused in practice. Topics covered: Why free trade agreements (FTAs) take years to negotiate but are frequently...
Origin
Originate from. Consigned from. Exported from. What do they mean?
Timothy Lyons03 Apr 2025
Originate from. Consigned from. Exported from. What do they mean?
Timothy Lyons, barrister and King's Counsel and author of "EU Customs Law", unpacks why "origin", "consigned from" and "exported from" are distinct customs concepts that compliance professionals must not conflate, illustrated through a live UK anti-dumping duty dispute over solar panels. Topics covered: The legal distinction between customs "origin" (last...
Duties & taxes
Origin
Non-preferential origin and sustainability: the real rules of origin challenge
Khalid Abdullah13 Aug 2024
Non-preferential origin and sustainability: the real rules of origin challenge
Non-preferential origin is the "default" origin behind anti-dumping duties, sanctions, quotas and, increasingly, the EU's sustainability agenda - yet it is often far less well understood than preferential origin. This recording is essential viewing for customs and trade compliance professionals dealing with trade defence measures, CBAM or deforestation-related due diligence....
Origin
Sustainability
New PEM rules of origin
Anna Jerzewska10 Jun 2024
New PEM rules of origin
The new Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Rules of Origin enter into force on 1 January 2025, replacing the current transitional and old regimes with a single set of rules — this short video sets out what customs and trade compliance teams need to check before then. Topics covered: What the PEM Convention...
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Preferential rules of origin: 3 key stepsAnna Jerzewska28 Apr 2024
Preferential rules of origin: 3 key steps
Preferential origin is one of the most misunderstood areas of customs compliance — this video sets out the three universal steps a company must follow to use reduced tariffs under any trade agreement, wherever in the world it operates. Topics covered: Why there is no single "preferential UK origin" (or...
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