Virusha Subban, Author at Import and Trade Remedies Blog

Customs and FTAs week: key trending customs and compliance developments

May 23, 2024 By Nicole Looks, Thomas Kukanza, Sylvain Guelton, Esmee Kooke, Jennifer F. Revis, Virusha Subban, Laya Aoun-Hani, Carolin Insel, Kelvin Hong, Albert Arenas, Jessica Mutton, Lionel Van Reet, Chandri Navarro, Adriana Ibarra Fernández and Alexandra Lambert 6 Mins Read

For the third week, we continued our Annual Compliance Conference with key customs developments impacting on businesses today. Specifically, we discussed the reform of the Union Customs Code in the EU, key trending customs developments in EMEA, and different methods of driving significant financial savings in global supply chains. EU customs reform: biggest overhaul since 1968 Tuesday 14 May SPEAKERS: Nicole Looks (Partner, Amsterdam), Thomas Kukanza (Senior Trade Advisor, Brussels), Sylvain Guelton (Senior Associate, Brussels),…

South Africa: Formalising transfer pricing and customs valuation procedures in South Africa

February 9, 2024 By Virusha Subban and Ursula Diale-Ali 5 Mins Read

In brief Proposed amendments to the Customs Rules (Rules) under sections 40(3), 41(4), and 120 of the Customs and Excise Act were published for public comment by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) in January 2024. The proposed Rules are intended to formalise the process for reporting transfer pricing adjustments impacting customs values declared to SARS at the time of importation. Public comments on the proposed rules close on 9 February 2024. In more detail…

Africa and United States: Increased engagement regarding trade creating opportunities in the African free trade area

January 24, 2023 By Virusha Subban 1 Min Read

Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “Africa and United States: Increased engagement regarding trade creating opportunities in the African free trade area,” which can be viewed here.

South Africa: New rules for SARS Customs and Excise Client Accreditation

August 25, 2021 By Virusha Subban 1 Min Read

Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “South Africa: New rules for SARS Customs and Excise Client Accreditation,” which can be viewed here.

Multijurisdictional: 2021 Virtual Global Trade Conference

July 29, 2021 By Paul Amberg, Paul D. Burns, Pablo Bentes, Brian Cacic, Kerry B. Contini, Helena Engfeldt, Aleesha Fowler, Terence Gilroy, Tristan J. Grimmer, Rod Hunter, Adriana Ibarra-Fernandez, Weng Keong Kok, Janet K. Kim, Samuel G. Kramer, Alexandre (Alex) Lamy, Sylwia Lis, Sunwinder Mann, Jessica Nall, Jennifer F. Revis, Andrew Rose, Eunkyung Kim Shin, Ben Smith, Alison J. Stafford Powell, Christine Streatfeild, Virusha Subban, Iris Zhang, Junko Suetomi and Gene Tien 1 Min Read

Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “Multijurisdictional: 2021 Virtual Global Trade Conference,” which can be viewed here.

South Africa: High Court rules that Samsung device is a telephone, not a machine for tariff purposes

June 29, 2021 By Keketso Kgomosotho and Virusha Subban 1 Min Read

Baker McKenzie’s InsightPlus published “South Africa: High Court rules that Samsung device is a telephone, not a machine for tariff purposes,” which can be viewed here.