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Rini Rashid
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Rini has a robust background in international trade law. Rini's expertise includes advising on complex customs valuation issues, classification, free trade agreements, trade remedies, as well as product regulation, current geopolitical risks, and supply chain matters. Rini helps clients across different sectors navigate engagement with regulators, customs audits and investigations.
Rini is actively involved in Baker McKenzie's Global Trade and Customs Webinar Series and the Annual Compliance Conference. These series cover a wide range of topics such as tariffs, customs compliance, trade remedies, and the latest developments in global trade, including the Customs Hot Topics for 2025.
Before joining Baker McKenzie, she spent six years with the Canadian government, working on Brexit policy, trade, and tax litigation1.She has been involved in significant WTO litigation cases, such as US – Tuna II (Mexico) and Canada – Welded Pipe1. Additionally, she has conducted over 50 hearings in the Tax Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Canada. She is admitted to practice in England & Wales and Ontario, Canada, and is fluent in Bengali, English, French, and Hindi. Rini is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and TradeExperettes.
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled UK announces further import sanctions against Russia on 26 April 2022. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.
The UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax becomes effective on 1 April 2022 and applies to plastic packaging in the UK that contains less than 30% recycled plastic content at a rate of GBP 200 per metric tonne. The tax is aimed at encouraging the use of more sustainable plastic packaging, increasing the use of recycled plastic and helping to reduce plastic waste. The PPT has been promoted by the UK government as a world leading measure and other jurisdictions are already putting in place similar regimes.
