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How to Read Rules of Origin in FTAs
🔒Rules of Origin Explained: The Complete Guide to Reading, Understanding & Using RoO in Any Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
Arne Mielken
4 min read
Supplier’s Declaration Guide
🔒Learn when EU & UK businesses need a supplier’s declaration, what to include, and how to avoid penalties for incorrect origin claims.
Arne Mielken
9 min read
Know Your Origin – Avoid Customs Chaos
Find out the rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify goods that qualify for lower duty.
Arne Mielken
4 min read
Illegal Transshipment? Big Mistake
Don't get clever with Customs. Routing goods through other countries doesn’t change their origin – and the consequences can be brutal.
Arne Mielken
4 min read
UK: FTA Errors Cost Importers Dearly
New US EO reshapes tariff stacking for steel, aluminum & IEEPA “Fentanyl” tariffs. Updated FAQ flowchart shows what you must pay.
Arne Mielken
4 min read
Rules of Origin: Our Video Cast
Rules of Origin do not have to be so complex! Learn how to interpret the product-specific list rules of origin and prove origin.
Arne Mielken
2 min read
Rules of Origin: Top Questions Answered (Videocast)
Ask the Expert 30-min full interview with Arne Mielken on how importers and exporter can get rules of origin right and maximize duty savings
Arne Mielken
1 min read
Rules of Origin - FAQ EU - UK TCA
Rules of Origin in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
Arne Mielken
4 min read
U.S: Unlock Duty Savings: Ch. 98 Secrets
Want to slash import duties in the USA legally? Discover how Chapter 98 can be your customs compliance game-changer!
Arne Mielken
4 min read
EU-UK TCA: 15 No-Good Operations
Businesses often forget that their manufacture needs to go beyond minimal processing operations to qualify for lower or zero duty.
Arne Mielken
5 min read
Videocast: Rules of Origin - EU e-Tool
An excellent automation tool offers quick assistance with EU Rules of Origin. But what is its mechanism?
Arne Mielken
4 min read
Videocast: Rules of Origin - What? How?
This three-part by Corinne Nabavi and Arne Mielken of Customs Manager Ltd unlocks rules of origin for importing and exporting companies.
Arne Mielken
5 min read
Videocast: UK Rules of Origin e-Tool
The UK online support tool for exporters is useful to raise awareness of barriers to trade, but can it really help with rules of origin?
Arne Mielken
4 min read
EUR.1 or Origin Declaration: Keep Original?
Should you keep your EUR.1 or origin declaration in original form? Here's what the regulations say and why it's important for imports.
Arne Mielken
3 min read
PEM Rules of Origin Simplified
The revised PEM Convention simplifies rules of origin for 25 Contracting Parties, modernising trade within the Euro-Med region.
Arne Mielken
3 min read
EU: Union Customs Code
The Union Customs Code (UCC) is a key element of the ongoing actions to modernise EU customs. What is the impact for EU businesses
Arne Mielken
3 min read
2025: Don't Forget To Renew Your LTSD's!
Rules of Origin: Renew LTSDs now! End-of-year challenges loom for trade pros.
Arne Mielken
5 min read
PEM 2025 Transition: Key Changes Ahead
Discover how the new PEM rules impact your trade and what steps to take for a smooth transition in 2025.
Arne Mielken
5 min read
Euro-PEM Preferential Rules of Origin: What is the EU's cumulation matrix? How to read it?
Cumulation makes it much easier for business to get their goods to "originate" unlocking costs savings.
Arne Mielken
6 min read
EU PEM: Alternative Rules of Origin
Businesses gain much-needed flexibility to bring in more products duty-free, but confusion on what rules actually apply run supreme argues Arne Mielken of Customs Manager Ltd.
Arne Mielken
4 min read
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