Why choose our Supply Chain and Logistics Lawyers?
Fieldfisher's experienced team of trade and regulatory lawyers in London and Brussels draw upon our global network of trade experts to provide comprehensive support to your business: we can help remove roadblocks, manage your regulatory obligations and keep goods moving to keep your compliance costs to a minimum.
Notable deals and highlights include:
· Advising a major UK multinational food processing,
trading and retailing company on the detail of the requirements for moving
goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland
Protocol and practical options for simplifying the impact on their
business as far as possible.
· Acting as a regular source of advice for a major
European manufacturer of tools and automotive parts on a wide range of supply chain issues and associated regulatory
issues including, e-commerce, geoblocking, Authorised Representatives, product
labelling, hazardous substances, radio equipment, REACH, General Product Safety Regulations and customs/tariffs.
· Advising a US-based medical device manufacturer on the
options for setting up warehousing and logistics operations in the EU to minimise the requirements for establishing
legal entities, employing staff and managing VAT and other taxation.
· Providing extensive advice and guidance to a UK
manufacturer and trader in chemicals and construction products on UK and EU
REACH (chemicals registration) requirements, EU and GB product regulations and
their applicability to importers, distributors and customers, and customs,
tariffs, transfer pricing and VAT issues.
· Advising a UK importer and distributor of food,
cosmetics, food supplements and medical devices on their
UK/EU supply chain network for globally sourced products, including
import tariffs and customs warehousing, VAT,
managing trade with Northern Ireland and associated EU product regulations such as Export Health Certificates, labelling,
appointing an Authorised Representative (for medical devices) and a Responsible
Person (for cosmetics).
· Advising a major multinational online marketplace on
the options and requirements for customs declarations and VAT and import duty
payments in GB, Northern Ireland and the EU.
· Advising an EU manufacturer of household products on
the full range of issues related to the import and distribution of their
products into GB post-Brexit including negotiation
of distributor agreements and advice on customs, tariffs, drop shipping, product regulations, labelling, VAT
and (upcoming) plastic packaging taxation.
· Assisting a UK trade association in providing clear,
practical guidance to its members on how to manage the changes resulting from
Brexit including on supply chains (tariffs, customs, product regulations, VAT,
labelling), intellectual property, immigration and data protection, and
advising their members individually in more detail on specific issues.
· Advising a major US-based multinational drinks
producer on supply chain management to optimise UK/EU excise duties, use
of customs warehousing and obtaining
temporary CN tariff classifications