Sven Pohl

Professional Education

• Legal Clerkship Lower Saxony (Bar Exam)
• Law studies at the Hamburg University

Previous professional positions

• Attorney-at-Law at SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte
• Manager and Team Leader at a Big-4-company
• Leading position at a US-company in Germany for customs and excise tax department

Key Areas of Expertise

• Customs law
• Origin of Goods and Preferences
• Customs Value
• Import and Export Procedures
• Foreign Trade Law
• Excise Duty Law (e.g. taxes on coffee, energy, alcohol)
• Compliance/Organization of business process regarding Customs, Foreign Trade and Excise Duties
• Fines and Criminal Proceedings in Customs, Foreign Trade and Excise Law

Key industries/Sectors

• Aerospace
• Shipping
• Automotive
• Mechanical and Plant Engineering
• Shipbuilding
• Telecommunications
• Consumer goods / Retail
• Logistics

Selected Publications

• Author of the handbook "Prüfungsanordnung - und jetzt? Die Praxis der Betriebsprüfung in Zoll und Außenwirtschaft", Reguvis - Bundesanzeiger Verlag
• Author of selective energy tax paragraphs at Stotax 360° e-commentary EnergieStG (www.stotax-first.de)
• Multiple publications regarding customs, excise tax and foreign trade in various publications, e.g. AW-Prax, ZfZ etc.

Others

• Speaker, e.g. BVL Seminare "Die besondere Verantwortung des Zollbeauftragten - Aufgaben, Haftung und Einbindung in die Unternehmensprozesse"