Customs duties and international merchandise trade

International trade in goods – customs duty

There is a large and diverse amount of EU measures that determine commercial exchanges in international trade in goods. Theoretical knowledge is not enough to navigate quickly and efficiently in the field of customs regulations, which are primarily based on EU regulations. Many years of experience of BTLA experts is an irreplaceable advantage for entrepreneurs: importers, exporters, customs agencies, carriers. That is why we support them at every stage of their activity related to import and export of goods, we advise and adjust the best solutions.

    Our specialties

    Scope of services in customs and international trade of goods

    Consulting in the field of customs and international trade of goods is in particular:

        We advise on the tariff classification of goods, we accurately identify goods in terms of customs and tax rates as well as non-tariff measures, we are comfortable with the General Rules of the Combined Nomenclature

        We analyze and implement optimal customs and tax business models in international trade

        We advise in the areas of tariff quotas, anti-dumping duties and customs suspensions,

        We represent our clients before the Head of the Customs and Tax Office in the field of customs and tax control, customs proceedings, before the Director of the Tax Administration Chamber in the field of appeals and at a later stage before administrative courts

        We help in the correct determination of the customs value, in particular in the scope of elements added to the customs value, including brokerage and commission costs, production costs

        We support our clients in obtaining certificates of preferential origin for imported goods, in order to apply reduced duty rates, including retrospectively, and in obtaining relevant documents for exported goods

        We participate with our clients in audit proceedings conducted in connection with the granting of authorizations and permits in the fields of simplified customs procedures (AEOC), safety and security (AEOS)

        We supervise the preparation of applications to tax administration authorities for issuing decisions in the field of Binding Tariff Information - BTI, Binding Information on Origin - WIP, the status of an authorized entrepreneur - AEO ("Authorised Economic Operator"), EORI number ("Economic Operators Registration and Identification")