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GSP – Good news for developing countries
The European Commission adopted a regulation revising rules of origin for products imported under the generalised system of preferences (GSP). This regulation relaxes and simplifies rules and...
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US and EU one step closer to Mutual Recognition agreement
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the European Union Taxation and Customs Union Directorate (TAXUD) have agreed to language for the U.S.-EU Mutual Recognition Decision today which will...
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USCBP and EU sign C-TPAT Mutual Recognition
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the European Union (EU) signed today a Mutual Recognition Decision between CBP’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and the EU’s...
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Zim-EU Agreement to Suffocate Trade
The Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) Zimbabwe signed with the European Union (EU) is set to suffocate the country’s trade and industrial development policies due to the removal of taxes, a...
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Easing customs formalities – using ‘e-Manifest’
The European Commission has set out plans to ease customs formalities for ship but it’s as yet unclear as to how the changes are likely to affect EU ports. Known as the Blue Belt, the proposals aim to...
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EU Gets Tough on Counterfeit Goods
European ParliamentBy Cédric Puisney(via Wikipedia) On 25 February 2014 the European Parliament gave its approval to the Proposal for a Directive of the Parliament and of the Council to approximate the...
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South African Air Cargo Security Systems receive International thumbs up!
Cargo Screening [www.aircargonews.net] Both the European Union (EU) as well as the United States’ Transport Security Administration (TSA) have approved South African air cargo security systems. Poppy...
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Smart Containers and a Unique Approach to Risk Management
Port Technology discusses the latest advances in container security. Securing the supply chain and scanning cargo containers is a complex issue with significant policy impact. One of the most prominent...
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Is the Latest FTA Another Booby Prize for Africa?
Around 2008, most Southern African countries began to realise that the great ambition found on the SADC website at that time of moving from a SADC free trade area to a customs union by 2012 was not...
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EU fighting Customs Fraud – JRC research leads to new legislation
A new regulation adopted by the European Parliament and the Council will allow customs to access information to track the origins and routes of cargo containers arriving in the EU to support the fight...
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SA – New Bills discouraging trade and investment
South Africa is moving away from a policy promoting trade and investment to one that contradicts this, a roundtable on SA-European Union (EU) trade relations heard on Tuesday. This comes as global...
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EU – UCC strengthens the case for AEO
Here follows an appreciation of AEO within the context of the EU. According to KGH customs consultancy services, being an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) already entails advantages for companies...
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Historic Economic Partnership Agreement between EU and SADC
The EU has signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on 10 June 2016 with the SADC EPA Group comprising Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. Angola has an option to...
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UK’s “New Customs Partnership”– may grant Europe oversight of the Customs border
Reuters reports that Britain will not rule out the possibility that the EU may retain oversight of customs controls at UK borders after it leaves the bloc, as the country seeks ways to keep unhindered...
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