22 November 2019
Bird & Bird & Sanctions: Enhanced compliance and screening
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/enhanced-compliance-and-screening

EU sanctions compliance does not stop at the EU border or with the screening of direct business partners. In view of adhering to the EU sanctions and managing related compliance and liability risks, EU entities must ...

24 April 2019
Lesser duty rule could be dumped in Russian liquid fertilizer case
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/lesser-duty-rule-could-be-dumped-in-russian-liquid-fertilizer-case

On 8 June 2018, the Trade Defence Instruments Modernisation Package (the "Modernisation Package") became applicable in the European Union (EU).

13 December 2018
Customs valuation update
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/eu-customs-valuation-update

Uncertainty in view of customs valuation rules discussions

09 October 2020
Five top priorities for newly appointed Trade Commissioner, Valdis Dombrovskis
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/five-top-priorities-for-newly-appointed-trade-commissioner-valdis-dombrovskis

European Commission Vice President and former Latvian Prime Minister, Valdis Dombrovskis, was officially confirmed as the new Trade Commissioner on 7 October, following the recent resignation of Phil Horgan over an ...

25 March 2019
Foreign investments under scrutiny – EU FDI Regulation adopted
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/foreign-investments-under-scrutiny-eu-fdi-regulation-adopted

Adoption of EU screening mechanism for foreign direct investments

24 January 2020
Brexit: WTO and Future Trading Arrangements
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/brexit-wto-and-future-trading-arrangements

This note reviews the impact of a hard Brexit on the UK's trading relationships with EU Member States and also third countries.

03 October 2017
Customs arrangements following Brexit: the UK's and the EU's positions
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/customs-arrangements-following-brexit

07 January 2019
The UK Government's Planned Regimes on Trade and Customs
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/uk-governments-planned-regimes-on-trade-and-customs

The Government has enacted the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, to establish an independent UK trade and customs regime. This will be necessary as from Brexit when the UK leaves the EU Customs Union. Whilst the ...

21 January 2021
What Brexit means for the trade in goods
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/uk/what-brexit-means-for-the-trade-in-goods

As of 1 January 2021, the United Kingdom (UK) left the EU Single Market and the EU Customs Union, following the end of a transition period. As a result, supply chains and sales channels involving the UK are now governed ...

09 July 2018
EU-US trade – possible US import duties on cars
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/eu-us-trade-possible-us-import-duties-on-cars

The United States' ('US') Department of Commerce ('DOC') initiated a so-called "section 232" investigation on 23 May 2018 into the possible national security effects of imports of cars (including SUVs, Vans and Light ...