Publications · Oct 2026

When Customs Questions Your Value

Customs disputes are rarely won by argument alone. They are built on facts, evidence and a customs position that can be demonstrated from the records surrounding the transaction.

It is the documentary trail not one particular document, that allows the taxpayer to demonstrate the justification for the value declared.

When Customs questions a declared value, the discussion should begin with the transaction itself: what was imported, what was agreed, what was paid or payable, and whether the records tell one coherent commercial story.

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