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Six workshops built around specific documents and situations, from customs requests and valuation adjustments to digital reporting, contracts and court submissions. Each topic has a detailed page.

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Choose a single meeting, a series of sessions or a private team workshop. Fees are agreed after reviewing the documents and the proposed format; no numerical prices are published here.

a request, inspection report, valuation adjustment, decision, offence report or post-release demand has arrived

Customs disputes: documents, deadlines and the first response

Who this covers
importers, declarants, trade specialists, business leaders and in-house counsel
Scope
a private video session or series of meetings using your documents
Outcome
identify useful evidence, potentially damaging admissions and the appropriate first legal step
  • reading a customs request or inspection report
  • assembling evidence before replying
  • preparing the basis for an appeal or court case
Post-release customs controlappealsView workshop details

customs rejects the transaction price, requests documents or uses the fallback valuation method

Customs valuation adjustments: evidence of price

Who this covers
import teams, customs representatives, finance departments and legal teams
Scope
a workshop using the transaction file: contract, invoice, payments, logistics records and price list
Outcome
understand the pricing evidence and weaknesses before replying, appealing or going to court
  • method 1 and the conditions for using the fallback method
  • banking, transport and commercial evidence
  • common mistakes when responding to a customs valuation adjustment
Customs value adjustmentfallback valuation methodView workshop details

customs challenges the tariff code, product description, use, composition or required approvals

EAEU tariff classification: product evidence and defending the code

Who this covers
trade specialists, procurement teams, product experts and lawyers
Scope
review the product and documents and map the evidence supporting its classification
Outcome
identify the product characteristics to prove and the documents to strengthen before a dispute
  • the product description and declaration box 31
  • technical documents, photographs and intended use
  • why a similar tariff heading may not classify your product correctly
EAEU commodity codetariff classificationView workshop details

digital records create problems with imports, reporting, universal transfer documents, consignment traceability numbers or placing goods on the market

SPOT, DOPP, QR codes and Chestny ZNAK

Who this covers
import, accounting, logistics, product-marking and legal teams
Scope
a workshop on the consignment's digital records and documents for its subsequent sale
Outcome
identify mismatches between the system, the goods and the documents, then assess whether to correct the records or challenge the decision
  • ДОПП, QR, РНПТ and УПД
  • participant roles in Chestny Znak
  • deadlines and evidence relating to discrepancies in digital records
SPOTChestny ZNAKView workshop details

contract, payment or document problems disrupt a shipment from China, the EAEU, Europe or the US

International trade contracts, payment and delivery

Who this covers
business owners and procurement, finance, trade and legal teams
Scope
a private review of the transaction and its supporting documents
Outcome
help the team connect the contract, payment, delivery and claims with the risk of a customs dispute
  • contract terms and evidence of performance
  • payment arrangements and sanctions considerations
  • claims, negotiations or formal dispute proceedings
Trade contractPayment held upView workshop details

a customs decision has been issued, an appeal rejected or the court-filing period has begun

Litigation against Russian customs: strategy and evidence

Who this covers
in-house counsel, business leaders, importers and parties to a dispute
Scope
a practical session on the legal position, evidence and procedural options
Outcome
identify the claims to bring, evidence to prepare and issues that require court proceedings
  • deadlines, claims and interim relief
  • evidence for an application under Article 198 of the Russian Commercial Procedure Code
  • mistakes that weaken a court case
commercial court litigationcaseworkView workshop details

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Customs control of EAEU tariff codes: reclassification risks for importers

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Customs control of EAEU tariff codes: reclassification risks for importers

The structure of the EAEU Commodity Nomenclature, Article 20 of the EAEU Customs Code and the division of responsibility between declarant and customs officer. What makes a code disputable, how to read a reclassification decision and where an importer can weaken its position before a dispute begins.

EAEU Customs Code Article 20: the limits of…how to read a decision on…
Post-release customs control: questions and answers

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Post-release customs control: questions and answers

Desk audits under Article 332 of the EAEU Customs Code in question-and-answer form: post-release requests, common response errors and defence strategy before any administrative-offence case.

why release under EAEU Customs Code Article 118 does not remove the risk…how to organise a file covering 10+ shipments without…

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