Customs Lawyers

Legal support on the conclusion and execution of foreign trade contracts, customs procedures

legal support under the law of the eurasian economic union

Foreign economic activity and interaction with foreign partners requires participants in international trade activities to have extensive knowledge in the field of customs, currency legislation, preparation of documents accompanying a foreign economic transaction, experience in interacting with foreign partners from different countries, insurance companies and organizations involved in the transportation of goods, etc.

In addition to the need to have specific knowledge in the field of foreign trade activities, in modern political and economic realities it is necessary to take into account not only the general rules of law in this area, but also the imposed sanctions restrictions, the impact of destroyed supply chains, and the peculiarities of interaction with foreign partners in the conditions of parallel imports. Not all participants in foreign trade activities have such specific knowledge and experience, so customs lawyers are hired to conduct international transactions.

Customs attorney

A customs lawyer is a specialist who has all the specific knowledge in the field of customs law, interaction with foreign partners, extensive practical experience and can resolve issues arising from the customs authorities, as well as draw up not only a foreign trade contract, but also all the necessary documents accompanying a foreign economic transaction.

Among other things, when conducting foreign economic activity, controversial issues may arise between partners, the settlement of which can be carried out not only through negotiations, but also through litigation. Customs lawyers are also hired to resolve such issues.

It should be noted that the involvement of a customs lawyer is important not only at the time of identifying violations and bringing to justice related to the conduct of foreign economic activity, but also a more important role the customs lawyer plays directly in conducting the entire procedure of foreign economic interaction with foreign partners, starting from the stage of preparing a foreign economic contract, negotiating, choosing a delivery basis and ending with interaction with transport companies and customs clearance.

If a customs lawyer is involved not at the stage of preparing the conclusion of a foreign economic contract, but during, for example, challenging the decision of the customs authorities, it is important to substantiate the entrepreneur’s position taking into account the norms of both national and international law.

The activities of customs authorities are not limited only to inspections of imported goods and registration of customs documents; often the result of a customs inspection may result in bringing the entrepreneur to administrative or criminal liability. The outcome of such a case depends on the type of offense and the correctly built system of defense by a customs lawyer. At the same time, it is necessary to remember that an administrative offense can be reclassified as a criminal offense, for example, when during the ongoing investigative measures the amount of the offense is established in a particularly large amount. The participation of a customs lawyer in cases of bringing to administrative or criminal liability makes it possible to reduce the applicable sanctions against an entrepreneur for customs offenses.

Сonsultation on customs legislation

Studying all the intricacies of customs law and applying it without violations is quite a difficult task, given that customs legislation is a dynamic structure and is constantly undergoing changes. In order to correctly fulfill all the necessary requirements established not only by national law, but also by international regulations, it is often necessary to obtain customs advice from competent specialists.

Customs consultation is the receipt of clear information on a given issue in the field of customs law; as a rule, such consultations can be given by experienced customs lawyers who have special knowledge, constantly monitor all changes in legislation and conduct practical work.

When receiving customs consultation, the client receives answers to most questions that arise, for example, such as:

  1. drawing up a foreign economic contract;
  2. registration of customs documents;
  3. selection of terms of delivery of goods;
  4. determining the need for product insurance;
  5. interaction with customs authorities, insurers, cargo carriers, etc.

Customs compliance

Customs compliance is a set of legal and organizational mechanisms aimed at compliance with customs law, legislation on customs regulation, compliance with other related legal norms and the prevention of violations related to foreign economic activity.

Conducting foreign economic activity is associated with the possibility of customs risks that arise due to incorrect customs clearance, the impossibility of passing and declaring goods to customs control authorities. The main causes of risks are:

  1. incorrect completion of customs documents;
  2. violation of the conditions of certification of goods;
  3. incorrect choice of code according to the Commodity Nomenclature;
  4. incorrect calculation of customs duties and fees, etc.

The result of incorrect execution of customs and related legislation is the risk of a possible customs inspection and, as a consequence, the application of sanctions for violations of customs legislation.

Preventing all possible risks associated with foreign economic activity is important for business, since the occurrence of such risks entails losses, late payment of customs duties and payments, downtime of vehicles, penalties for late payment of customs duties, additional costs associated with storing goods in warehouse, increasing the delivery time of goods to a foreign partner.

Customs disputes

Most customs disputes are related to challenging decisions of customs authorities, which are based on emerging disagreements between customs authorities and participants in foreign economic activity. One of the main reasons for the emergence of customs disputes is non-compliance with the rules of customs clearance of goods, incorrect choice of code according to the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity, etc. Customs authorities may disagree with the indicated price, classification of imported goods, composition, which leads to disagreement on the part of the foreign trade participant and ends in challenging the decision of the customs authority, including in court.

It is important to note that the involvement of a customs lawyer greatly simplifies the activities when concluding a foreign economic contract, interaction with regulatory authorities, foreign partners and other participants in foreign economic activity, such as insurance companies, cargo carriers, etc. The participation of customs lawyers reduces the risk of adverse consequences associated with violation of customs, currency and other related legislation, including those regulating international legal relations.

Legal services

  1. Consulting services on foreign trade issues in terms of legal support
  2. Coordination and execution of the terms of a foreign trade contract
  3. Conducting customs clearance of documents, examination of customs documents
  4. Representing the interests of the customer in negotiations with partners, in interaction with customs authorities, cargo carriers, and insurers
  5. Judicial defense, pre-trial dispute resolution, legal advice on optimal defense strategy

How do we work?

01.
You send us a request to
e-mail info@brace-lf.com 
or call on +7 (499) 755-56-50
02.
Preliminary analysis and
initial consultation
03.
Conclusion of legal services agreement
04.
Project work
05.
On each stage we inform you about results
06.
We provide the result and prepared documents
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