- The EU Council agreed on a partial negotiation mandate for a reformed Union Customs Code
- Trilogues between the Council, Parliament, and Commission can start from July 1, 2025, under the Danish Presidency
- Aimed at creating a text that can be adopted as a regulation
- Key reforms include establishing an EU Customs Authority to support national customs in risk management and operate the new EU Customs Data Hub
- Creation of an EU Customs Data Hub for uniform access to customs information across the EU
- Introduction of customs simplifications for trusted traders
- In B2C e-commerce, responsibility for duties and compliance shifts from the buyer to the marketplace
- Introduction of a handling fee for B2C e-commerce imports into the EU
- Replacement of the declarant by the importer or exporter with extended responsibilities
- Some proposed changes by the Commission were not adopted by the Council
- These include the abolition of AEOC status for those not meeting new requirements, shortening temporary storage duration, merging export and re-export procedures, and harmonized penalties for customs violations were rejected
Source: awb-international.com
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