Dr. Christian Struck MLE

Rechtsanwalt und Syndikus-Rechtsanwalt

Dr. Christian Struck MLE

Dr. Christian Struck MLE is an in-house lawyer and lawyer for customs and international trade law.

About me

Background

Dr. Christian Struck MLE is an in-house lawyer and lawyer for customs and international trade law. He now holds a position as Global Head of Trade Compliance at Wacker Chemie AG a globally operating chemical company present in all key economic areas and related markets in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Before , he was Manager, Trade and Customs EMEA at Lear Corporation’s European Headquarters in Munich, a leading global Tier 1 automotive supplier serving major automakers worldwide. Previously, he worked as Senior Consultant for Customs, Foreign Trade, and Excise Duty Taxes at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dusseldorf and Munich. As a practitioner, he advises and coordinates on international supply chains with respect to customs and export compliance, foreign trade law, market regulations, preferences and origin, as well as to parts of foreign trade-related contract law. Christian is an author of several articles on customs-, export control- and tax-related topics as well as of the books ‘UCC – Practitioner’s Edition with integrated DA, TDA and IA’ (available in German and English) and ‘Product Regulation and Standards in WTO Law’. Christian received a German law degree from the University of Hannover (Germany) and a European law practice degree from the University of Hannover (Germany) and University of Nottingham (UK). He is member of the Bavarian bar.

Management & Leadership

Christian leads global trade and customs teams, driving strategic initiatives and integrating compliance with business operations. He emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, aligns departmental objectives with corporate strategy, and guides teams through complex regulatory environments with a blend of technical expertise and strategic vision.

Books

Christian has published on European customs and trade law. Together with Anna Gayk, he co-authors the UCC Practitioner’s Edition and the Praxisfassung UZK, now in its third edition (2025), which are established reference works on the Union Customs Code. Christian also punlsihed the nook Struck, Christian, Product regulations and standards in WTO law, Alphen aan den Rijn : Kluwer Law International, 2014

Speaker Roles

Speaker at seminars and conferences to bring industry front-line experience and energy on trade and customs to national and international audience, e.g., ICPA, Nielsonsmith, EFA, Aussenwirtschaftsrunde e.V..

Managment

Christian acts as a project partner, guiding compliance and customs initiatives globally. He integrates legal risk into supply-chain workflows and emphasizes cross-functional teamwork to align regulation with business strategy.

Articles

Christians contributions include articles on the Authorized Economic Operator regime, export controls, and EU customs reform in Foreign Trade. He has also written several analyses of ECJ rulings in Tax Planning International Indirect Taxes and pwc: steuern+recht.

Topics

Topics covered are overall trade compliance matters, customs, export controls, foreign trade law, preferences and origin, trade-related contract law, certain excise duty topics.

UCC – Practitioner’s Edition with integrated DA, TDA and IA

  • Title: UCC – Practitioner’s Edition
  • With the book ‘UCC – Practitioner’s Edition’, you will be able to keep track of the intertwined provisions of the EU customs law …
  • Authors: Christian Struck and Anna Gayk
  • Publisher: Mendel Verlag
  • Edition: 3rd edition
  • Year: 2025 Regularly Updated
UCC – Practitioner’s Edition with integrated DA, TDA and IA

Product Regulations and Standards in WTO Law

  • Title: Product Regulations and Standards in WTO Law
  • Author: Christian Struck
  • Publisher: Kluwer Law International
  • Place of Publication: Alphen aan den Rijn
  • Year: 2014n.



Trade Compliance

Dr. Christian Struck MLE

Rechtsanwalt & Syndikusrechtsanwalt