Summary
- Flick Gocke Schaumburg highlights that 2026 brings significant regulatory challenges for Chinese companies with EU business relationships, as the EU fundamentally reforms its customs framework — with direct implications for VAT and customs compliance across supply and service chains. [fgs.de]
- The firm’s Indirect Tax practice notes that breaches of VAT regulations can carry substantial economic consequences, fines and even prosecution, so companies must comply with a mass of legal regulations spanning product/service chain design, transaction VAT aspects and ongoing compliance matters. [fgs.de]
- For businesses trading between China and the EU, the interplay of customs reform, VAT recovery, registration avoidance and cash-flow optimisation requires a holistic, interdisciplinary approach — combining indirect tax with commercial, corporate and (where risks arise) criminal-law expertise. [fgs.de]
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