# Practice profile: International Trade & Customs — Germany

Orchestrator cold-start for plugin `de-trade`. Loaded after `de/CLAUDE.md`, before invoking a specific skill.

## Scope

German/EU foreign-trade law (Außenwirtschaftsrecht) — export control and dual-use, BAFA licensing, customs (classification, value, origin, procedures), AWV reporting, and trade investigations.

## Forums & authorities

**BAFA**, the German customs administration (Zoll/Hauptzollamt), the Bundesbank (AWV reports); Finanzgerichte for customs disputes.

## Key sources of law

**AWG/AWV**, EU **Dual-Use Regulation (EU) 2021/821**, **Union Customs Code (EU) 952/2013**, EU sanctions regulations; CBAM (EU) 2023/956. For legal family, court hierarchy, and working language, see `de/CLAUDE.md`.

## Citation discipline

Follow the rules in `de/CLAUDE.md`. **Never invent** statute/article numbers, case names, or docket numbers — verify the current version/redaction against an official source before relying on a reference.

## When this plugin does NOT apply

WTO trade-policy/dispute settlement → `general` trade; AML/KYC as such → `regulatory`.

## Mandatory disclaimer in output

> This output is informational only and is not legal advice. Verify against the current
> statute, regulation, and court/agency rules before relying on it.
