The EU Commission has unveiled the most comprehensive reform of the EU Customs Union since its creation. A new, common European customs office, which will be built by 2028, is to create a database so that information can be exchanged more quickly between EU countries. Thus, by 2028, approximately 117 national IT systems in all EU countries are expected to be replaced by the new EU customs database, saving member states 1 billion euros. The data-driven vision for EU customs is expected to significantly simplify customs procedures for businesses. Customs reporting obligations of traders are to be streamlined, for example, by making the processing of imports less time-consuming.
Planned are:
EU customs authority and customs database Member state customs authorities will be able to access data in real time via a new, common customs authority with a central database. This will make it easier to identify at an early stage cargoes that have been rejected by one EU state, even in another. This increases protection for consumers against the import of non-conforming goods and products into the EU. At the same time, supply chains can be better tracked and bottlenecks detected at an early stage.
Simplification for companies In the future, when goods are imported into the EU, all information about the products, such as supply chains and origin, will be fed into the customs database. Companies will thus only have to submit their customs information once for multiple shipments. In certain cases, where business processes and supply chains are completely transparent, trust-&-check traders can import - without action by customs authorities.
Discontinuation of the duty-free limit On goods with a value of less than 150 euros, no duty was previously levied on imports into the EU single market. This is to be dropped in the future. The EU thereby annually additional revenue of about 1 billion euros to.
Online trade The electronic movement of goods in the EU internal market is modernized. In contrast to the existing system, in the future the responsibility will lie with online retailers and no longer with consumers. Online platforms will have to fulfill all customs obligations when goods from third countries are imported into the EU.
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