The Customs Watch EU&UK: Edition 35

Arne Mielken
Oct 6, 2025
2 min read

Updated: Oct 7, 2025

Edition 35 - Week 41/2025

Period Covered: 30 September 2025 – 06 October 2025

Published: 07 October 2025

Colleagues,

In this edition, we have four special focus reports:

EU-India Trade Talks — Progress stalls as tariffs, agriculture, and sustainability issues test negotiations.
EU Sanctions on Iran — Nuclear-related sanctions are reinstated, affecting trade, finance, and investment.Trump’s Tariff Threats — New U.S. duties put the UK trade deal under pressure.EU Entry/Exit System — Biometric border checks launch 12 October, creating compliance and operational challenges.

Beyond the headlines we update you on

Trade Remedies: EU imposes anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled steel from Egypt, Japan, and Vietnam, with ongoing reviews for steel and optical fibre.
NEW: Automotive Sector (upon subscriber request): Consignment stock, UK post-Brexit resilience, EV strategies, and EU electric vehicle transition, circular economy rules, and infrastructure challenges.
CBAM: Simplified EU carbon cost rules and France’s MACF tool.
Customs & Tariffs: Updates on classification, preferential tariffs, and environmental controls.
Customs & CDS: HMRC updates CDS error codes, declaration guides, Duty Deferment Accounts, AEO list, DCTS tariff preferences, and Appendix 2 codes.
EU Customs & Enforcement: New E-Customs Report, UCC Customs Conference Presentation, 112 mn counterfeit items seized, Greek broker arrested, soil monitoring rules, digital reform, and climate-compliant EU–US trade cooperation.
Customs Insights: Import delays due to documentation issues; AI increasingly used in classification, risk analysis, and audits.
Exports & Trade Policy: EU sanctions on Iran reinstated, EU-Moldova quotas updated, ReMIS platform launched, EU-Morocco preferences extended.
Incoterms: Practical guidance and video on EXW, FOB, CFR, CIF, DAP, DDP to clarify responsibilities for shipping, insurance, and customs.
Trump Tariffs: U.S. Section 232 tariffs on wood products
VAT: EU ECJ rulings on chain transactions clarify supply locations, liability & mor
World Trade Organization: EU TBT notifications on health claims, pesticides, and plant protection; Brazil’s EUDR questions; WTO DG urges realistic MC14 outcomes.

We wish you a productive week ahead.