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...
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...
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...
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,...
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 –...
Climate change is a global problem that needs global solutions. As the EU raises its own climate ambition, and as long as less stringent climate policies prevail in many non-EU countries, there is a risk of so-called ‘carbon leakage'. Carbon leakage occurs when...
The Council agreed on the EU twelfth package of economic and individual restrictive measures in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. 5 min. read View original The Council adopted today a twelfth package of economic and individual restrictive...
On 17 May 2023, the Commission put forward proposals for the most ambitious and comprehensive reform of the EU Customs Union since its establishment in 1968. Key features of the proposals The reform responds to the current pressures under which EU Customs operates,...
Economic operators carrying goods by sea, inland waterways, road and rail will have to submit a complete Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) dataset to ICS2. This includes postal and express carriers who transport goods using these modes of transport as well as other...