Trade and Customs News, edition 5  

The world of international trade and customs is characterized by its rapidly increasing complexity and ever changing regulatory landscape. New regulations, laws, guidelines and rulings are published on a daily basis by various legislative and regulatory bodies.

This newsletter is designed to highlight some of the most important upcoming and recently published changes in the global trade landscape. We have carefully selected topics which might be relevant for you and your business.

Contents
1. Update on union customs code
2. Update iran sanctions and eu dual-use list for export controls
3. 2015 global trade management survey
4. Possible ban on fishery products thailand
5. New advantages authorized economic operator in the eu and china
6. Commission publishes a message for economic operators concerning autonomuous tariff suspensions
7. New release dutch automated customs system ags postponed due to the wco data model.
8. Belgian excise duty hike due to tax shift
9. Reduction of belgian excise duties on natural gas as of 1 january 2016