Since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has become the most economically sanctioned country inthe world. In addition to the objective of having Russia withdraw from Ukraine, the sanctionsimposed on Russia, Belarus and the disputed Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk bythe United States of America, the European Union, Canada, and other mostly Western countries(collectively referred […]

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It looks increasingly like the European Union (EU) and the UK are heading towards a hard Brexit. As time continues to run out, with no transition deal in sight, the deadline of 29th March 2019  looms ever more imposingly on the political horizon. If no deal is reached, the UK will leave the  customs union […]

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A recent judgement of the EU’s Court of Justice (CJEU) has put the spanner in the practice of using transfer price adjustments for customs valuation purposes. The “Kamamatsu” case involved the use of the transaction value method for the determination of the customs value of goods imported into the EU. In sales transactions, the transaction […]

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IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Nico Ooyevaar of McMAN Ooijevaar: International Trade and Customs. Nico has joined IR as our exclusive Trade and Customs Law Member in Netherlands. McMan Ooijevaar is a Dutch firm providing a range of services in international trade, customs and VAT. McMan Ooijevaar […]

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