Customs

• Tariff classification, valuation, origin, preference programs, special customs procedures (inward/outward processing, bonded customs warehouses, transit), binding tariff and origin information, customs compliance audits.

• Litigation against customs claims/decisions (appeal proceedings, requests for repayment/remission, cassation proceedings, preliminary rulings EC of Justice).

• Civil law aspects of customs issues (recourse actions, seizures, logistic contract drafting, insurance and policy disputes).

• Investigations by customs authorities, applications for waiver or mitigation of fines and penalties, and related litigation.

• Setting up in-house programs to ensure compliance with customs rules and procedures.

Trade Defense (Anti-Dumping, Anti-Subsidy & Safeguards)

• Representing domestic and foreign producers before the European Commission in anti-dumping investigations (sales below “fair” value) and countervailing duty actions (targeting imports that are subsidized by foreign governments).

• Assisting exporters and importers in anti-circumvention investigations, before the European Commission, before the European anti-fraud office (OLAF) and before the customs authorities of the EU Member States.

Export Controls & Sanctions

• Advising on export controls rules which govern the importation, transit and export of military and dual-use goods and related services and technologies.

• Scope and impact of the various trade sanctions adopted by the EU and its Member States.

• Devising and implementing compliance programs.

• Representing companies and individuals in government investigations of alleged breaches of sanctions and export controls.