Kristina Baleva — Melling, Voitishkin & Partners

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Biography

Kristina is an advocate and specializes in customs regulation and international trade, representing clients in customs authorities and courts on issues related to challenging decisions of customs authorities and bringing to administrative responsibility.

Representative Legal Matters

Represented the interests of an international company in the field of cosmetics production in court when challenging a customs authority decision to adjust the customs value of imported goods.
Advised an international company in the field of production and circulation of alcoholic beverages on issues of confirming the declared customs value upon import of goods.
Represented the interests of an international company producing clothing, jewellery, cosmetics and perfumes in the luxury segment in court when challenging decisions on adjusting customs value.
Advised a Russian petrochemical company on the issue of confirming the customs value and the procedure for declaring exported goods.
Represented the interests of an international company in the field of confectionery production in court when challenging a decision on the classification of imported goods and the return of collected customs duties.

Represented the interests of a Russian company supplying medical equipment in court when challenging a decision on the classification of goods and the return of collected import VAT.
Advised a Russian company supplying medical products on issues of declaration and application of customs duty benefits.
Advised a Russian manufacturing company on compliance with the requirements of the technical regulations of the EAEU.
Represented the interest of the company in court on issues of restoring tariff preferences in relation to imported goods.

Professional membership

member of the Moscow region Bar

member of the AEB Customs and Transport Committee

Education

Russian Customs Academy, Law Degree, 2011