In 2021, China was the third largest partner for EU exports of goods and the largest partner for EU imports of goods. The rules and systems of EU customs increasingly affect the business of Chinese companies exporting to the EU, especially in terms of customs clearance and compliance challenges. Since last year, the UK has left the EU customs union, single market, and VAT area. Some companies find dealing with the amended import and export procedures challenging. Meanwhile, data show India’s trade with China has boomed in 2021 thanks to a recovery in demand. Thus, it becomes imperative for Chinese enterprises to understand the customs rules and systems of these countries/regions, as well as solutions of practical problems and compliance suggestions.

Based on this, Ficient Global will hold this online course covering the customs rules, practical problems and case studies of EU, UK and India respectively. This course is intended to be both a general overview of their customs system and an in-depth analysis of the import & export practical issues. It can be a comprehensive guide for enterprises trading with EU, UK and India and will provide the circumstances of some specific cases, such as customs audit, commodity classifications and price valuation. Our instructors are experts from renowned consulting firm and law firm with strong experience in customs and export controls. Learners will be able to thoroughly understand these three countries/regions’ customs systems, know how to react in different situations and remain compliant in daily work. 

• Customs Rules and Regulations

• Import & Export Practice

• Case studies about common practical issues of import & export

November 11th Customs System and Import and Export Practice of India

Mr. Sanjay Notani

Partner at ELP and co-heads the International Trade & Customs practice. He is a member of the Supreme Court Bar of India (SCBA) and Maharashtra & Goa Bar Council, American Bar Association (ABA) and has the distinction of being appointed to ABA’s Steering Group of the Export Controls & Economic Sanctions Committee, representing Asia. His advisory work includes trade advice on various FTA’s/RTA’s being negotiated and signed by India. The scope includes analysis of all the matters that constitute an import or export declaration including valuation, classification, country of origin, marking and labelling, qualification for the relevant Free Trade Program/Agreement and Free Trade zone issues. 

Mr. Jitendra Motwani

Partner with ELP’s Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice in Mumbai. Jitu’s area of specialization covers all forms of indirect taxes including central excise, customs, sales tax/ VAT and service tax as also the foreign trade policy. Apart from advising clients on various aspects of indirect tax laws he also actively appears before various forums including Supreme Court of India, High Courts, Tax Tribunals and all quasi- judicial authorities across India. Jitu has been ranked as a Highly Regarded Tax Practitioner in Interna-tional Tax Review’s Tax Controversy Leaders Guide, 2022 and was recently nominated by RSG India as Emerging Leader of the Year 2019.

November 17th Customs System and Import and Export Practice of EU and UK

Mr. Michael Tomuscheit

Managing Director of AWB Consulting GmbH

Mr. Tomuscheit manage the large, global projects in all areas of customs and export controls. He has strong experience in strategic customs planning: development and implementation of strategies to take advantage of duty reliefs and increase the compliance level (e.g. scenario and business case analyses, market access evaluation and plant allocation planning, strategic sourcing within Free Trade Agreements). He is an expert in the development and implementation of process and organizational structures, compliance and risk manage-ment systems in the area of customs and export controls.

November 11th Online teaching｜14:00-16:00

November 17th Online teaching｜14:30-17:30