{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"abuse of preferences","description":"When an importer submits origin documentation at customs that misrepresents where goods were actually produced, the result is abuse of preferences: exploiting a preferential trade agreement to claim tariff reductions to which no entitlement exists. Customs authorities draw a clear line between negligent abuse – such as inadequate record-keeping or failure to verify supplier declarations – and deliberate manipulation, which constitutes fraud. Consequences range from denial or recovery of granted ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/abuse-of-preferences","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T15:31:43.773881","citation":"https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/roi_e/roi_e.htm","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/abuse-of-preferences","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"abuse of preferences · When an importer submits origin documentation at customs that misrepresents where goods were actually produced, the result is abuse of preferences: exploiting a preferential trade agreement to claim tariff reductions to which no entitlement exists. · Quelle: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/roi_e/roi_e.htm"}