@GCC_Customs

Customs & Global Trade Consultants

 United Kingdom | Philippines
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Joined June 2015
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Claire Fox
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UK TRA (7 Oct): initial recommendation for a 5-year anti-dumping duty on rutile titanium dioxide from China – 48.29% (min £0.665/kg) for cooperating exporters, 63.66% (min £0.876/kg) for others. Comments due 26 Oct. bit.ly/4jNlrnm #TradeRemedies #AntiDumping #UKTrade

New duty proposed on imports of Chinese rutile titanium dioxide

The TRA has proposed a new anti-dumping measure on imports rutile of titanium dioxide from China, to protect UK industry at risk of injury.

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Vietnam Customs has recognised or extended priority-enterprise (AEO) status for 7 firms, taking the scheme to 74 companies carrying c.30% of H1 2026 trade turnover. As reported by Vietnam Investment Review. bit.ly/3TJ5oww #Vietnam #AEO #TradeFacilitation

Vietnam Customs expands priority enterprise scheme to 74 firms

Vietnam's Customs Department has granted or extended priority status to seven companies, bringing the total number of firms covered by the scheme to 74.

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Malaysia: import duty on minted gold bars falls from 10% to 0% from 1 Nov 2026 under the Customs Duties (Amendment) Order 2026, P.U.(A) 350. Cast bars were already duty-free. As reported by The Star. bit.ly/4AYyMiZ #Malaysia #Tariff #Customs

Gold bars get a tax break

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians who buy small gold bars as a way to save for the future can expect some relief when the 10% import duty on 999.9 minted gold bars is removed from Nov 1.

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Nigeria Customs (6 Oct) activated an Internal Corruption Risk Analysis and Mapping (ICRAM) framework developed with the WCO and partners incl. HMRC; nationwide rollout ordered. As reported by BusinessDay. bit.ly/3TxQLfr #Nigeria #RiskManagement #WCO
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Mexico: Deputies approved (334–119, 6 Oct) a Ley Aduanera reform removing the 50% threshold for precautionary seizure of undervalued goods; now to the Senate, proposed start 1 Jan 2027. As reported by Bloomberg Línea. bit.ly/4yPfwTB #Mexico #CustomsValuation

Diputados aprueban Ley Aduanera con embargo precautorio en subvaluación de mercancías

Carol Altamirano, presidente de la Comisión de Hacienda, dijo que la reforma plantea mecanismos legales para combatir la evasión y hacer frente al contrabando.

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OECD 'Better Borders for Trade, Traceability and Enforcement': fewer than 20% of new environmental and social requirements on traded goods are designed with border implementation in mind. bit.ly/4dWTPsk #OECD #TradeFacilitation #Customs

Better Borders for Trade, Traceability and Enforcement

Trade facilitation, supply chain traceability and economic security are becoming increasingly interconnected as governments introduce new environmental, social and resilience-related requirements for...

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UNCTAD launches an online course on AI for trade facilitation and supply chains with LEARN Logistics (Kuehne Foundation): opening session 27 Oct 2026, self-paced, for customs officials and NTFC members. The gap in customs AI is usually people. bit.ly/4rN3MhU #UNCTAD #AI
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Vietnam: Decree 336/2026/ND-CP on import, export and transit procedures through the National Single Window and ASEAN Single Window takes effect 15 Oct 2026, replacing Decree 85/2019. Via Vietnam Briefing. bit.ly/3TJywDR #Vietnam #SingleWindow #TradeFacilitation

Vietnam Import and Export Procedures: Single Window Update

Vietnam’s Decree 336/2026/ND-CP updates National Single Window procedures from 15 October 2026, with requirements covering portal access, digital signatures, electronic documents and approval...

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EFTA-Kosovo FTA (signed Jan 2025) now in force for all parties: Iceland, Norway and Kosovo from 1 Sept 2026, Switzerland and Liechtenstein from 1 Oct. Goods, services, SPS/TBT, trade facilitation; origin rules in Annex I worth a look. bit.ly/4zvO9hx #EFTA #RulesOfOrigin

Kosovo

On 26 September 2024, Member States of the European Free Trade Association – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland – and the Republic of Kosovo concluded a Free Trade Agreement. Further...

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WTO (8 Oct): world merchandise trade volume now forecast to grow 3.9% in 2026 (March forecast 1.9%) and 4.1% in 2027; services trade cut to 3.3%. AI-enabling goods drove 47% of H1 growth. Regional gains uneven. bit.ly/4dZlZms #WTO #GlobalTrade #Customs
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India CBIC Circular 43/2026 (24 Sept): trade agreement rules of origin prevail over CAROTAR; under the India-UK CETA a valid origin declaration is proof of origin, Form-I not a prerequisite. Preference use tends to rise as paperwork goes. bit.ly/4j0Umge #IndiaUKCETA

CBIC Clarifies Section 28DA and CAROTAR Application Under Trade Agreements

CBIC clarifies Form-I, origin verification and subsequent identical imports under Section 28DA and CAROTAR, 2020 for preferential tariff claims.

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World Bank (28 Sept): Trans-Caspian corridor trade could triple by 2040 with ~USD 25bn in infrastructure and USD 30bn in enabling investment; a single digital corridor system is recommended. Corridors are decided at the border too. bit.ly/46Ruooh #MiddleCorridor

Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor Investments Could Spur Growth and Create Millions of Jobs Across...

The World Bank finds Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor investments could triple trade, cut travel times, boost GDP 3.3%, and create 2 million jobs by 2040.

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HMRC: Vaping Products Duty (£2.20 per 10ml) and the Duty Stamps Scheme in force from 1 Oct 2026. Unstamped stock may be sold until 31 Mar 2027; stamps mandatory from 1 Apr 2027. For importers, excise approval is a supply-chain condition. bit.ly/4hAWqZZ #HMRC #Excise

New Vaping Products Duty comes into effect

New Vaping Products Duty comes into force from 1 October 2026.

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WCO and Europol signed an updated Action Plan on 29 Sept in The Hague, building on their 2002 Cooperation Agreement: joint operations and intelligence sharing. Such plans tend to deliver most once turned into national data-exchange rules. bit.ly/4hlbw76 #WCO #Europol
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EU CBAM: Commission assessment (30 Sept) finds the 50-tonne de minimis threshold exempts 0.87% of embedded emissions (Apr 2025-Mar 2026), under the 1% limit; no change for the period. Importers near 50t might usefully keep a tally. bit.ly/4yDyZ9y #CBAM #EUCustoms

CBAM De Minimis Threshold Assessment

The European Commission has assessed whether the current CBAM de minimis single mass-based threshold applies to no more than 1% of the emissions.

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As reported by Gulf News and Khaleej Times (24 Sept), Dubai Customs has extended duty-suspension periods for re-export, temporary admission and transit declarations by 60 days, to 180 in total, for periods expiring 27 Feb-31 Oct 2026. bit.ly/4ho0lcv #DubaiCustoms #UAE

Dubai Customs extends duty suspension by 60 days to support trade flows

Dubai Customs adds 60 days to duty suspension on re-exports, temporary admission and transit, helping cut costs and keep supply chains moving.

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WCO's 22 Sept webinar on resilient supply chains (third in its 2026 Theme of the Year series) brought the WCO, World Shipping Council, Portuguese Customs and the Smart Container Alliance together on risk management and advance cargo data. bit.ly/4yeONQ7 #WCO #SupplyChain
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GRA (as reported by MyJoyOnline, 23 Sept): advance rulings on tariff classification and origin, applied for via ICUMS before shipment, no fee, decision within 90 days once documents are complete, binding at clearance if goods match. bit.ly/4d0Dm63 #Ghana #AdvanceRulings

Advance ruling to give importers certainty before goods arrive - GRA - MyJoyOnline

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has explained that its advance ruling system is designed to give importers certainty about how their goods will be treated by Customs before the consignments are...

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