- representing one of the world's largest furniture and household goods retailers in a dispute over the unlawful actions of the Russian Federal Customs Service regarding the inclusion of license fees under franchise agreements in the customs price of all imported goods over the previous 3 years
- providing legal support to one of the world's largest tobacco companies in a dispute on the application of administrative liability under Article 16.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation relating to a participant in foreign economic activity in connection with the inaccurate declaration of goods (use of an incorrect classification code)
- developing models for the completion of the customs procedure for the temporary importation of the Gloria Jeans Corporation business jet taking into account customs restrictions (reactive measures) on aircraft imposed by the Russian government
- performing analysis of the regulatory, customs, tax, currency and customs aspects of importing tobacco products from Russia to EAEU countries (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Belarus), as well as CIS countries (Uzbekistan, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan)
- providing comprehensive support for a large American leasing company’s activities related to the structuring of their business leasing tank containers in Russia, including the customs aspects of their movement within the EAEU for use in transportation
- developing models for leasing railway cars and other equipment taking into account the customs aspects of their movement within the EAEU for the largest bank in Russia
- advising the world's largest tobacco company on customs-tariff and non-tariff regulations on importing tobacco products from Russia to EAEU countries
- advising a Czech industrial company on the application of a suitable customs procedure and minimizing their customs duties when exporting copper for processing outside the customs territory of the EAEU
- advising a major supplier of auto parts on an anti-dumping investigation and appealing its results to the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Eurasian Economic Community Court on the issue of conducting repeated anti-dumping investigations
- supporting a European forestry company within the framework of a customs check on the issue of a violation of the procedure to export woodworking products from Russia
Practices
Customs and International Trade
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Import and export operations affecting the customs border of the EAEU require considerable attention to a myriad of aspects relating to foreign economic regulation due to the fact that any mistake or minor inaccuracy can result in a dispute between the organization and the state body.
In Russia and the EAEU, we provide a full range of services in the field of foreign trade, in particular:
- Obtaining preliminary classification decisions from customs authorities
- Advising on issues concerning applying various customs procedures when importing and exporting goods from the customs territory of the EAEU
- Developing concepts and projects of regulatory legal acts in the tax and customs fields
- Representing business interests in negotiations with representatives of state authorities on customs issues and issues of foreign trade regulation
- Representing companies in disputes pertaining to administrative and criminal liability for violating customs regulations (non-declaration of goods, smuggling strategically important goods and resources, etc.)
- Advising and preparing sets of document packets used for including intellectual property objects in the Customs Register of Intellectual Property Objects, as well as interacting with customs authorities and importers in case the release of goods becomes suspended
- Advising on customs aspects of circulating goods between EAEU countries
- Obtaining clarifications from customs authorities on controversial customs regulation issues
- Advising on issues related to the application of tariff regulations, in particular, the selection of the most appropriate classification codes and their legal justifications
- Representing our clients' interests before customs authorities and the Eurasian Economic Commission as well as supporting clients during anti-dumping investigations conducted by the Eurasian Economic Commission
- Advising on issues related to the application of non-tariff and technical regulations when importing goods into the territory of the Russian Federation, in particular, the certification issues of imported goods
- Advising on issues related to the application of tariff regulations, in particular, the selection of the most appropriate classification codes and their legal justifications
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