WHAT WE DO / BUSINESS & FINANCE / CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
Our experience and knowledge of EU Customs law, shipping and international trade enables us to advise on every aspect of Customs and Excise matters. Our team has considerable expertise in advising clients on optimising their Customs exposure and in auditing their Customs practices to anticipate potential Customs risks. We are able to assist you not only in Customs and Excise litigation but also on how best to handle Customs investigations.
Our Customs and Excise team is led from our Paris and Le Havre offices by Freddy Desplanques, together with Jérôme de Sentenac and Mathieu Croix in Le Havre, Andrew Charlier and Jérôme Cohen in Paris (for yachts and superyachts), Albert Levy in London (for yachts and superyachts) and Katharina Schicho in Hamburg.
Our specific areas of expertise are noted below. For further information please click here:
Certification for Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)
Customs inspections
Investigations following clearance and traders' rights
The Community Customs Code (CCC)
Classification of goods
Customs regimes
Post clearance demands
Yachts and superyachts
Transportation of sensitive goods
Money laundering and cash movements
Anti-dumping legislation
Counterfeiting goods