- The EU’s 2025 customs reform introduces the Customs Data Hub and ‘Trust & Check’ operators to modernize customs, enhance digital oversight, and combat tax evasion.
- Italy can use the reform to improve import VAT collection, strengthen trader fairness, expand inspection powers, and enhance risk analysis through integrated data.
- A major challenge for Italy is ensuring that SMEs can participate in the ‘Trust & Check’ regime by providing support and incentives to help them comply.
- The reform requires all import data to be submitted digitally in advance, increasing transparency and enabling better tax and customs enforcement.
- Italy’s tax administration must adapt its policies and systems to align with the new EU digital customs framework.
Source: vatabout.com
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