- The Union Customs Code (UCC) Annual Progress Report 2023 was adopted by the European Commission on 9 September 2024
- The report outlines progress made in implementing the UCC and its 17 key digital projects
- Electronic systems are being put in place to streamline customs processes and enhance security
- The UCC offers simplifications for trade and harmonisation in processes between traders and customs administrations
- The report categorises required systems into central, trans-European, and national systems
- Central systems like ICS2, PoUS, and GUM showed progress, with some delays in trans-European systems like NCTS and AES
- National systems faced delays, with most EU Member States completing implementation by the end of 2023
Source: taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu
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