The EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences changes on 1 January 2027: the three-tier structure is retained, but the conditions under which preferential rates remain available have been strengthened, accelerated, and extended to all beneficiary countries for the first time. By Alegrant Research Independent customs advisory The European Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences has operated since…
The UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) enters into force on 15 July 2026, reducing or eliminating tariffs across the majority of goods traded between the two countries. The opportunity is quantifiable and the compliance obligation is immediate. This article sets out both, drawn directly from the legal text, for Finance Directors, Logistics Directors,…
Preferential origin evidence requirements are a set of evidentiary commitment supporting a preference claim. The evidence must remain demonstrable for the full retention period in each jurisdiction. The gap between making that commitment and being able to honour it under verification is where preferential origin reassessments originate. By Alegrant Research Independent customs advisory Preferential origin…
Preferential eligibility under a trade agreement depends on provisions distributed across multiple chapters and annexes. Businesses that assess origin eligibility against the product-specific rules alone are working from an incomplete picture that creates compliance risk they have not identified. Alegrant Research Independent customs advisory Trade agreement rules of origin are frequently approached as a product-level…
Preferential and non-preferential origin serve different legal purposes and generate different categories of liability: most businesses actively manage one and underestimate the other, and the governance question underlying both is identical. By Alegrant Research Independent customs advisory Preferential vs non-preferential origin is a distinction that most businesses engaged in international trade understand in outline but…
The revised Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) convention changes the product-specific rules, the cumulation framework, and the certification requirements for preferential trade across the 40-country network. Businesses currently claiming PEM preference need to reassess their origin positions, update their documentation, and confirm the 2026 applicable rule version. By Alegrant Research Independent customs advisory The Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) preferential rules…