Tariffs – pros and cons

Meet customs experts from around the world! Authors who contribute content to the CustomsClear platform are invited to meet in bi-monthly Authors’ Meetings and exchange views on a specific topic.

During the meetings, participants are invited to give 5-minute presentations on the topic. Discussions and questions are welcome at any time. After the meeting, an overview is published in the Customs Compliance & Risk Management journal.

Upcoming meeting

Topic ‘Tariffs – pros and cons’. The meeting will take place on 8th May 2025, 15:00 CEST.

Topics discussed in previous meetings

• Insights into the data in the customs declaration (26^th)
• Trusted traders (e.g. AEO): new trends and developments in the EU (25^th)
  AEO trends and challenges: non-EU perspective (25^th)
• International sanctions and export control – the latest developments (24^th)
• Customs compliance and awareness amongst traders (23ʳᵈ)
• Tariff classification of goods in the light of the latest technological developments (22^nd)
• Law and case law news: what shouldn’t a customs professional miss? (21ˢᵗ)
• Origin of goods – the trends (20^th)
• Customs brokers & their management: current challenges and the future (19^th)
• Non-tariff measures: the biggest challenges in 2023 (18^th)
• Management of import taxes other than duties (VAT, excise, etc.) – pitfalls and opportunities (17ᵗʰ)
• Customs valuation – the particularities of different countries (16ᵗʰ)
• Best practices/ tips of managing customs knowledge in companies (15ᵗʰ)
• Customs procedures – possibilities not to be missed and worth knowing about (14ᵗʰ)
• Interpretation of customs law: the most challenging aspects for business (13ᵗʰ)
• The biggest challenges in ensuring customs compliance in a company (12ᵗʰ)
• Case-law: most interesting/ relevant insights from judgements of the courts (11ᵗʰ)
• War: How does it highlight the role of a customs specialist, and related challenges? (10ᵗʰ)
• Digitisation of customs processes in business: best practices, challenges and the future (9ᵗʰ)
• The most unexpected customs risk that business faced (8^ᵗʰ)
• Favourite article on customs and tips for writing an article (7^ᵗʰ) 10 TIPS pdf
• A customs topic or not? What is the most complex customs topic? (6ᵗʰ)
• Customs news in our countries (5ᵗʰ)
• Customs related databases (4ᵗʰ)
• Books on Customs (3ʳᵈ)
• Customs knowledge in our countries: Is it sufficient? What is ‘sufficient’? (2ⁿᵈ)
• Some thoughts on current important issues (1ˢᵗ, 18 August 2020)

Contact us

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