New EU Customs New EU Customs Borders: Borders: what level of protection the what level of protection the brand owners can expect from brand owners can expect from the Baltic states? the Baltic states? Romans Baumanis INDICAM Forum Milan, Italy 31 March 2004
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New EU Customs Borders:New EU Customs Borders: what level of protection the brand owners what level of protection the brand owners
can expect from the Baltic states?can expect from the Baltic states?
Romans Baumanis
INDICAM Forum
Milan, Italy
31 March 2004
The Baltic hub: The Baltic hub: area for trade and smugglingarea for trade and smuggling
• Borders with Finland, Russia, Belarus, Poland.
• Ice-free ports and well developed transit infrastructure.
• 3rd year in the row on the USTR 301 watch list.
• Track record of large smuggling cases.
The Baltic hub: The Baltic hub: area for trade and smugglingarea for trade and smuggling
• Current seizures• Multi million cigarette
smuggling cases have been reported, involving terrorist organizations.
• Several manufacturing facilities have been discovered in Latvia.