The fundamental rules for the classification of goods into a customs tariff which complies with the Harmonized System for the Description and Coding of Goods (HS) are according to General Rule 1, the six general rules of classification, the terms of headings and the notes (and according to...

The World Customs Organization (WCO, Organization Mondiale des Dounaes, OMD) is an intergovernmental organisation that was founded as European Customs Co- Operation Council in 1952 in Brussels/Belgium. It governs all Customs co-operation matters from tariff nomenclature, over universal Customs...

Der Unions-Zollkodex – die VO (EU) Nr. 952/2013 – (UZK) soll am 1. Mai 2016 vollständige Geltung erlangen. Viele vorgesehene IT-Systeme zur einheitlichen Abwicklung des Zollrechts in der EU sind jedoch zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch nicht verfügbar und funktionsfähig. Die Kommission ist mit...

The fundamental rules for the classification of goods into a customs tariff which complies with the Harmonized System for the Description and Coding of Goods (HS) are according to General Rule 1, the six general rules of classification, the terms of headings and the notes (and according to...

The worldwide spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in 190 countries (according to WHO figures: 219 countries, territories and economic areas) represents an unprecedented threat to Global Health and Global Trade in the times of Globalization – a truly global...

Narcotic drugs are smuggled from the Americas to Europe and many parts of the World. While opium, cannabis, hashish or other drugs are mainly coming out of Asia or Africa and are channelled and smuggled to Europe mostly on a land passage (or very short maritime routes), cocaine is mostly...

Der Unions-Zollkodex - die VO (EU) Nr. 952/2013 - (UZK) soll am 1. Mai 2016 vollständige Geltung erlangen. Viele vorgesehene IT-Systeme zur einheitlichen Abwicklung des Zollrechts in der EU sind jedoch zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch nicht verfügbar und funktionsfähig. Die Kommission ist mit Artikel...

The Johannesburg Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters as of 2003 is a crucial breakthrough and important legal tool for the implementation of risk analysis systems by customs authorities governed by the the World Customs Organization (WCO) around the globe. However...