
Franziska Kaiser specializes in all aspects of trade compliance. Her practice focuses on customs and anti-dumping law, including special customs procedures, customs authorizations, and tariff classification issues, as well as export controls, embargoes, and sanctions, including goods classification and licensing procedures with the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE). In addition, she advises on excise tax law, particularly regarding tobacco, alcohol, and coffee taxes.
Another key area of her practice is sustainability, with a focus on sustainable and circular supply chains, including the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
Franziska Kaiser represents clients in litigation, particularly in defending against additional assessments and enforcing claims for tax relief and refunds. She advises on the establishment of internal compliance systems, assists with on-site audits, and conducts audits of existing processes. She regularly publishes and speaks on topics related to foreign trade law and supply chain compliance.
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German Bar Association
German Association of Women Lawyers
Frequently recommended in Foreign Trade Law & ‘profound expert on the EU sanctions law’ (JUVE 2025/2026)
Listed by The Legal 500 Germany in the area of foreign trade law - sanctions law
Lecturer at Hamburger Zollakademie (until 2022)
Lecturer at Federal Chamber of Tax Consultants - Module Tax and Excise Duties (until 2021)
Die Verantwortlichkeit von EU-Unternehmen für ihre drittländischen Tochtergesellschaften – Art. 8a des Russland-Embargos und seine Folgen , ZASA 8/2024, p. 467, 475
Die „Lieferkette“ als Anknüpfungspunkt der Compliance-Verpflichtungen nach dem LkSG CCZ 6/2022, p. 165-171.
Das Nordkorea-Embargo: Anwendung der polizeirechtlichen Generalklausel auf sanktionsrechtliche Verstöße Aw-Prax 2020, p. 188, 190.
Das Nordkorea-Embargo und seine Durchsetzbarkeit in Deutschland - Darf das Cityhostel in Berlin trotz Embargoverstoßes weiterbetrieben werden?
Neue EU- und US-Sanktionen – die Türkei im Fokus, ExportManager 2019
Kompetenzanforderungen im Zollbereich, ExportManager 10/2017, p.21, 22