On Thursday, 27 March, AmCham EU hosted a roundtable on how to navigate e-commerce challenges, focusing on tools for customs and enforcement. The first section was devoted to how the EU is addressing today's challenges and how it can expand its toolkit to be more effective. Afterwards participants examined how we can get ahead of future hurdles through uptake of new tools. 

During the meeting, participants heard from Vanesa Hernandez Guerrero, Head of Unit, Customs Legislation, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission; Walter van der Meiren, Manager, Brokerage Division, UPS; Giulia Buttini, Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, HP Inc.; Sophie Claessens, Director, EU Public Policy, Tax and Payments, Amazon; Stefano Mauro, Policy Director, e-Logistics and Taxation, Ecommerce Europe; Sabine Van Depoele, Head of Public and Regulatory Affairs, KU Leuven and Pablo Muñiz, Partner, Head of Customs Practice, Van Bael & Bellis.