Aiki Kuldkepp of Grant Thornton Netherlands discusses a decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union that under EU law an indirect customs representative is jointly and severally liable with the importer only for customs duties, and not for import VAT, and considers the practical implications of the ruling.
Source Bloombergtax
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