Lionel Van Reet, Author at Import and Trade Remedies Blog

Additional duties on goods originating in Russia and Belarus as of 25 March

April 28, 2022 By Lionel Van Reet and Jaap Huenges Wajer 1 Min Read

Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions & Export Controls Update Blog published “Additional duties on goods originating in Russia and Belarus as of 25 March,” which can be viewed here.

European Commission updates “Guidance on non-preferential rules of origin”

March 31, 2022 By Lionel Van Reet and Jaap Huenges Wajer 2 Mins Read

Recently the EC has published an update to its “Guidance on non-preferential rules of origin” (available here). The prior version dates back to December 2018. Except where preferred tariff measures are involved, the non-preferential rules of origin apply to products declared for release for free circulation in the EU for the purposes of implementing the Common Customs Tariff. They are also used to implement additional anti-dumping and origin-marking procedures (i.e. “made in…”-marking) created by Union…

EU Imposes new Iron and Steel import restrictions from Russia and denies Russia Most Favoured Nation status

March 18, 2022 By Lionel Van Reet and Sophie Armstrong 1 Min Read

Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions & Export Controls Update Blog published “EU Imposes new Iron and Steel import restrictions from Russia and denies Russia Most Favoured Nation status,” which can be viewed here.

UK denies Russia access to Most Favoured Nation status and announces the imposition of new import tariffs on hundreds of Russian products

March 18, 2022 By Lionel Van Reet and Sophie Armstrong 1 Min Read

Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions & Export Controls Update Blog published “UK denies Russia access to Most Favoured Nation status and announces the imposition of new import tariffs on hundreds of Russian products,” which can be viewed here.

The UK found to have failed to fulfil customs control and availability of EU own resources obligations regarding undervalued imports of textiles and footwear from China

March 10, 2022 By Sophie Armstrong and Lionel Van Reet 2 Mins Read

The European Court of Justice (the “Court”) released its judgement on 8 March 2022 in relation to Case C-213/19 (Commission v United Kingdom), concerning the UK’s undervaluing of imports of textiles and footwear from China and associated failure to fulfil obligations regarding customs control and the recovery of EU own resources, through failing to adopt measures necessary to combat fraud. The full decision can be accessed here. Through this judgement, the Grand Chamber of the…

EU considers removal of Russia’s ‘ Most Favoured Nation’ trade status at World Trade Organisation

March 9, 2022 By Sophie Armstrong and Lionel Van Reet 2 Mins Read

The European Union (“EU”) has confirmed that it is considering the removal of Russia’s Most Favoured Nation (“MFN”) status at the World Trade Organisation (“WTO”) in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. As a consequence, the EU would be free to increase tariffs or establish quotas on Russian imports. MFN treatment refers to the WTO principle of equal treatment among trade partners — meaning that preferential treatment given to a trade partner by one…