EU electronic customs project to be fully implemented by mid-2025

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- Topic: e-customs
What is called ‘e-customs’?
Electronic customs (‘e-customs’) is a major development for the EU's Customs Union. The project aims to replace paper-format customs procedures with EU-wide electronic procedures to create a more efficient and modern customs environment. The project has two objectives:
- enhancing security at the EU's external borders and
- facilitating trade.
What is the plan?
The European Commission adopted a Work Programme (Commission implementing decision (EU) 2019/2151 of 13 December 2019), which sets out the plan to replace all paper-based customs procedures with electronic procedures by the middle of 2025. Some systems are being developed at the EU level, others at the national level.
Which systems are being developed?
- UCC Registered Exporter System (REX)
- UCC Binding Tariff Information (BTI)
- UCC Customs Decisions
- Direct trader access to the European Information Systems (Uniform User Management & Digital Signature)
- UCC Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) upgrade
- UCC Economic Operator Registration and Identification System upgrade (EORI 2)
- UCC Surveillance 3
- UCC Information Sheets (INF) for Special Procedures
- UCC Proof of Union Status (PoUS)
- UCC New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) upgrade
- UCC Automated Export System (AES)
- UCC Special Procedures
- UCC Notification of Arrival, Presentation Notification and Temporary Storage
- UCC National Import Systems upgrade
- UCC Centralised Clearance for Import (CCI)
- UCC Guarantee Management (GUM)
- UCC Import Control System 2 (ICS2)
What is the progress?
Each year the European Commission releases a report on progress in developing electronic systems. The latest report was published in January 2022 (see here). The first eight of the above-mentioned systems are fully completed, while work with the other systems is ongoing.
- Market: EU - European Union
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