As the deadline for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU approaches and there is an increasing risk of a no-deal Brexit, it is vital for companies to understand the impacts of a no deal and how they can address the challenges to their businesses. Baker McKenzie invites you to join experts from across the UK and EU as they share their experience on steering clients through the key issues surrounding Brexit and on how businesses…
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On June 7, 2019, US Customs and Border Protection announced the 2019 Trade Symposium will be held July 23-24 in Chicago, IL. Registration will open on Thursday, June 13th at 12:00 pm EST. The venue details and registration link will be announced later. If you have any questions, please contact tradeevents@cbp.dhs.gov.
“Hard Brexit”: The VAT & Customs Implications
With less than six months to go before the UK is scheduled to leave the European Union, the questions around the manner of its departure are far from resolved. Political pressure and division both within the UK and at the EU negotiating table could still mean that a ‘hard Brexit’ could yet become a reality. If this happens, the customs and VAT issues that would arise on a ‘soft Brexit’ will be accelerated and businesses will also face further issues around managing their supply chains.
Asia Pacific International Commercial and Trade – Supply Chain Alert, Volume 1 October 2018
Considerations for Supply Contracts During Trade Tensions
Shifts in supply chains are becoming more common as the tit-for-tat tariffs imposed between the US and China continue on without an end in sight. And China and the US are not the only countries imposing increased tariffs as well as non-tariff barriers to trade. Other countries that have a history of higher tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade, may also be looking to make trade policy adjustments in order to adapt to the changing trade landscape.
Join us at Asia Pacific International Commercial and Trade Client Conference on 20 November 2018, which will be held in Tokyo.
With less than six months to go before the UK is scheduled to leave the European Union, the questions around the manner of its departure are far from resolved. Political pressure and division both within the UK and at the EU negotiating table could still mean that a ‘hard Brexit’ could yet become a reality. If this happens, the customs and VAT issues that would arise on a ‘soft Brexit’ will be accelerated and businesses will also face further issues around managing their supply chains.
Baker McKenzie is pleased to invite you to interactive seminars in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in October 2018 to discuss the implications of these sanctions for international trade, as part of our global Sanctions Roadshow, a series of interactive seminars being conducted around the world. Speakers include sanctions experts from the US, EU and Middle East, highlighting: the US sanctions against Iran, EU blocking measures to prevent US sanctions compliance, and the future of the…
Each year, Baker McKenzie trade compliance lawyers from around the world come together to present a year-end review of import and export developments. The timing of this year’s event is particularly important given the developing “trade wars” initiated by the US Government with China, the EU, Canada and Mexico.
Mark your calendars for this year’s two-day conference, which will be held Wednesday, November 14 through Thursday, November 15 at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, California.
Following President Trump’s May 8 announcement that he is terminating the United States’ participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the “JCPOA”, a.k.a. the Iran nuclear deal), you may be asking – What just happened? And what now? Is the US sanctions relief implemented under the deal really all going away? What does my company need to do to avoid being the target of a US enforcement action or retaliatory measures under the renewed sanctions?…