EFA Conference in Dortmund: The Future of World Trade – A Renaissance of Tariffs and Trade Restrictions
Nothing less than the future of world trade was the subject of discussion among participants at the 37th EFA Conference last Thursday and…
Customs
Guest Contribution by Bernd Seemann: The Underestimated Risk – How an Incorrect Customs Tariff Number Becomes Costly under Embargo Law
A supposedly well-established product portfolio, a small classification error, and a transaction with an apparently unproblematic third country: often that is all it…
Update: EU-Mercosur Agreement
Since 1 May 2026, the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) has been provisionally in force (published in the Official Journal of the EU,…
First the General Rules… Or How Do You Classify Modern High-Tech Goods with Multiple Functions?
The recent decision of the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH, judgment of 21.11.2024, case no. VII B 76/23) concerns the question of how to…
IEEPA, CBP, ACE, and CAPE: The Refund of Unlawfully Collected U.S. Tariffs
Since the recent court decisions and the launch of the CAPE system, the recovery of unlawfully collected U.S. tariffs is no longer merely…
Update Mercosur
In Schlagbaum 02/2026, we reported on the current state of play regarding the Mercosur free trade agreement. In the meantime, the texts of…
Update on the Regional Convention (PEM)
A modernisation of the rules of origin has been emerging for some time now within the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean free trade Convention (PEM, for short)….
Supreme Court Limits IEEPA Tariff Authority: Action Required for Companies
The U.S. Supreme Court (6-3) has clarified that the President may not impose tariffs on the basis of the International Emergency Economic Powers…
Mercosur, India: Where Do We Stand on Free Trade?
While the United States, since Donald Trump took office, has regarded tariffs as a cure-all for enforcing its trade policy interests and solving…
