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Anna Jerzewska

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Founder of Trade and Borders. DSV Director Global Customs. Customs rapporteur for EuroCommerce. PhD in Customs and Trade Facilitation. Brexit veteran

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · Mar 31

An updated and extended version of my "Should the UK rejoin PEM?" paper has been published by @uktpo.org.

It addresses one of the main concerns on the UK side (spoiler, it's not what you think).

With the EU-UK Summit coming up - should the UK consider rejoining?

www.uktpo.org/wp-content/u...

www.uktpo.org

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 5h

We're also likely to see more industry position papers and proposals this week. Especially on the deemed importer, which is a new concept related to online marketplaces and platforms taking liability for e-commerce imports.

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 5h

A new round of trilogue negotiations on the EU Customs Reform is set to take place in Brussels this week. It's likely to focus on less controversial aspects of the text, pushing things like the handling fee and e-commerce ot a later date.

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 17h

All other issues aside, the double standards accusation is on point.

Reuters @reuters.com · 18h

USTR says China 'deferred' when US reached out for phone call after export controls expansion reut.rs/48JZD6X

USTR says China 'deferred' when US reached out for phone call after export controls expansion

Trade Representative Jamison Greer said on Sunday that the U.S. reached out to China for a phone call following an announcement that it was expanding its rare earths export controls but Beijing deferred, while China accused the U.S. of what it called "double standards."

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 20h

By Ignacio García Bercero on the recent EU proposal for new steel safeguards. A particularly worrying part is the fact that it suggests that excluding imports from current FTA partners is not possible, which would mean a breach of these agreements.
www.bruegel.org/first-glance...

The EU should moderate its steel protection plan

A European Commission proposal for a tight quota and high steel tariffs risks undermining perceptions of the EU as a reliable trading partner

www.bruegel.org

Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 2d

An occasional reminder to all the companies out there thinking that just cause their goods successfully passed CBP border screening, they're off the hook.

Customs compliance is monitored AFTER the border. CBP has a good few years to come knocking and ask you for evidence.

Steve Craven @kekepana.bsky.social · 2d

Krugman makes a great point that Trump’s tariffs encourage importers to avoid or evade them. All his exceptions and special favors make that easier. And pulling CBP off for immigration raids means there are fewer experienced agents who know what they are seeing when they check customs invoices.

Leprechauns, Effective Tariffs and Inflation

Yes, tariffs are hurting us. No, Trump wasn’t right.

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 2d

Indeed, the risk and incentives are there. Especially given the low volume of goods actually checked and controlled at the border. The risk of getting caught is very low. But the consequences if you do are much higher than normal.

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 2d

Great, now if they could also maybe confirm whether or not we're going ahead with deforestation in less than 100 days and whether or not companies need to spend time and money on getting ready, that would be super helfpul.

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 2d

www.ft.com/content/b6c1...

EU capitals move to charge Temu and Shein over small packages

National governments go it alone as bloc-wide levy on Chinese ecommerce platforms is delayed

www.ft.com

Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 2d

It was good to contribute to FT's story on e-commerce and the proposed national handling fees.

The handling fee for all e-commerce parcels is likely to be introduced on the EU level next year. For some EU member states, it may come sooner.

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 3d

Indeed, it's just outside Olhao. Not as nice as Castro Marim.

Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 8d

Flamingos at sunset on a Saturday evening.

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 8d

I can try but you'd need to be very specific as to what you mean by export compliance, as that can mean so many things. Also would depend on the industry

Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 8d

Here you go. Took me a while to find a website link. So this is the final version that came out of the Council. This includes the Council's corrections and amendments and corrections.

data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...

data.consilium.europa.eu

Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 9d

More than happy to send it to you.

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 9d

Of the Reform? Don't know if it's 200 pages you really want to see.

Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 10d

Politico on Deforestation. You could not make these things up.

As a reminder, last year's delay of EUDR was officially finally confirmed on 18 Dec, giving businesses 13 whole days of legal certainty before the day the regulation was set to go live.

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 11d

Heard it in a meeting last week and have to say had the same reaction. But then again... following the EU's contract earlier this year... makes just as much sense as any other trade deal

David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 11d

UK-Greenland deal set to be unveiled... what was fun yesterday was how with ministers and media on the same site we went from rumour to laughter to near confirmation within a few hours... www.politico.eu/article/uk-g...

UK closes in on critical minerals deal with Greenland

The self-ruling Danish territory, coveted by Donald Trump, has vast caches of rare earth elements.

www.politico.eu

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 11d

To be a fly on that wall...

Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 12d

This is also not that many pacels. It's less than what we would have per day in the EU.
Still I wonder what the costs are.

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 12d

When we calculated the cost of implementing controls on low value shipments in the EU it was barely worth it. In the US the threshold was higher but average value still way belofw 150.

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 13d

Shh he hasn't figured that part out yet

Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 13d

You can't tariff everything. But you sure can try.

And while it's very entertaining for us trade wonks, it leads to anxiety and uncertainty for the industry. As in even more anxiety and uncertainty.

Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 13d

Tariffs on foreign movies are back. This first came up back in May and raised a number of questions on cut-off points, impact on costs etc.

Can't wait to read the EO.

edition.cnn.com/2025/09/29/e...

Trump announces 100% tariff on foreign-made movies | CNN Business

President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday he will be imposing a 100% tariff “on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States.”

edition.cnn.com

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 13d

I don't think we thought this through properly.

I literally can't wait to see what they come up with.

Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 13d

Trump announces 100% tariff on foreign-made movies | CNN Business

President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday he will be imposing a 100% tariff “on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States.”

edition.cnn.com

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Anna Jerzewska @annajerzewska.bsky.social · 13d

Maybe you can tell me what this is then? It was outside the little bird cage area

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