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Moldova and Montenegro Join Common Transit System from November 2025, Simplifying EU Trade

  • Moldova and Montenegro will join the Common Transit Convention and the Convention on the Simplification of Formalities in Trade in Goods on November 1, 2025.
  • Both countries will use the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS), simplifying transit procedures and reducing administrative costs.
  • From the accession date, transit procedures can be started and ended in Moldova (MD) and Montenegro (ME); procedures started before this date cannot be processed for these countries.
  • Moldova and Montenegro will be included as exclusion countries for security management, allowing companies to extend their authorizations for transit guarantees.
  • For imports from Moldova or Montenegro, the customs status “EU” must be indicated in ATLAS from November 1, 2025.

Source: awb-international.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.



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