Cases
Experience: Logistics Industry Representation: Represented numerous companies in European cross-border distribution
logistics projects. Provided services include determining
implementing tax
customs duty savings, implementing customs bonded warehouse regimes, ensuring compliance with EU
national legislation, optimizing e-business,
drafting or reviewing agreements with logistics service providers.
Represented a major Dutch logistics service provider in an appeal procedure before the Dutch Customs Court
a remittance procedure before the European Commission. Dutch Customs assessed the company for additional duties because of deemed undervaluation of jeans that the company had imported on behalf of several principals. Finally, the European Commission decided to remit the full claim.
Trade & Customs Experience: Represented numerous EU
UK companies in matters resulting from Brexit, including in assistance with updating supply chains,
import
export compliance, preferential origin requirements
compliance with EU/UK provisions as a 'non-established entity'.
Compliance high-tech companies with EU dual-use provisions, including internal reviews, improving internal processes
compliance, advise in classifications
qualifications.
Representations in EU
other sanctions regimes, including the sanctions measures focusing on Russia
Belarus, including advise in compliance with (changing) sanctions
transitional arrangements, contracting, mitigating risks
divestment projects.
Represented clients in trade
customs litigation before the European Court of Justice
the European Court of First Instance, e.g., cases C-361/11, C-227/11, C-376/07, C-38/07 P, C-375/07, C-411/07, C-310/06, C-400/05, T-382/04,
T-26/03.
Represented a major Dutch company in an excise duty audit, the follow-up discussions with the Customs authorities,
an agreement on the final settlement between the company
the authorities.
Obtained favorable customs value
classification rulings for a U.S. footwear company. Based on these rulings, the company was allowed to pay duties on the manufacturing costs instead of on the sales price of the U.S. company. The classification rulings ensure that the number of shoes that can be imported in Europe is unlimited, while the quota for Chinese footwear does not apply.
Represented a consumer electronics company before the Dutch Customs Court in an LCD monitor customs classification case. In addition to the litigation, this matter dem
ed serious lobbying efforts at an EU
national level
the formulation of a scenario designed to avoid as much damage as possible for future imports.
Provided duty suspension-related advice resulting in the application for customs duty suspensions
tariff quota for Japanese companies in the chemical industry.
Implemented a complex inward processing relief with a multinational company in the agricultural industry.
VAT matters representation: Counseled a U.S. contract manufacturing company that took over a production facility of a multinational company in Europe. The project included a due diligence review, the transfer of customs licenses to the contract manufacturer, avoidance of unnecessary VAT payments
a determination of the most beneficial customs
VAT regime.
Drafted VAT fiscal representation agreements between the fiscal representative
its principals, obtaining the necessary licenses from the authorities,
implementing the VAT fiscal representation regime.
