by EuroCentrum | May 13, 2026
The EU is overhauling its customs framework to meet 21st-century challenges. Rising trade volumes, complex supply chains and geopolitical shifts have strained a 50-year-old system built around paper declarations and fragmented national IT. The new Customs Reform...
by EuroCentrum | May 13, 2026
According to Reuters, EU countries and lawmakers have reached a provisional agreement to simplify and delay certain elements of the EU AI Act, particularly around high-risk obligations. At one level, this is about reducing administrative burden and responding to...
by EuroCentrum | Apr 16, 2026
It is becoming more complex, more coordinated, and more technology-enabled.The latest session of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Enforcement Committee reinforces a clear direction of travel. Customs authorities are moving toward: data-driven enforcement...
by EuroCentrum | Apr 16, 2026
IEEPA tariff situation in the USRecent discussions at ICPA highlight how quickly trade risk is evolving in practice. The ongoing IEEPA tariff situation in the US is a good example. Not just because of the rates or the refund process, but because of the uncertainty...
by EuroCentrum | Apr 16, 2026
Here is a summary of the new UK Vaping Products Duty (VPD) regime coming into force on 1 October 2026. The duty itself VPD is a new excise duty charged on vaping products produced in or imported into the UK, at a flat rate of £2.20 per 10ml of vaping liquid,...
by EuroCentrum | Apr 16, 2026
Recent developments under the World Customs Organization (WCO)–UNODC Passenger and Cargo Control Programme (PCCP) highlight a clear shift in how customs authorities are working together across key trade corridors. A regional exchange held in Mombasa, Kenya (31 March –...
