Brexit: Is Boris Johnson telling the truth about Northern Ireland border checks?
This article originally published in October has been updated to take account of the controversy surrounding the prime minister’s latest comments. Boris Johnson has repeated claims that there will be “no checks” between Northern Ireland and Britain under his new Brexit deal – despite evidence to the contrary from trade experts, official documents, and the […]
Ukraine vows to enhance customs collaboration with EU to tackle smuggling
The Ukrainian government has adopted new legislation to strengthen customs cooperation with the European Union in order to better combat corruption and smuggling, including tobacco products, the Mission of Ukraine to the EU has told EURACTIV. At the 21st EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv on 8 July, EU Council chief Donald Tusk and Commission President Jean-Claude […]
Customs Union: EU customs seized over 41 million fake goods at EU borders last year
Customs Union: EU customs seized over 41 million fake goods at EU borders last year New figures released by the European Commission today show that customs authorities detained more than 41 million fake and counterfeit products at the EU’s external border in 2016. The goods had a total value of over €670 million. Everyday products […]
New Rail Lines, Customs Agreements Changing Trade Between China And Europe
The world’s longest direct link rail journey recently ended after a train from the coastal Chinese city of Yiwu completed a journey to Madrid, Spain that spanned over 8,000 miles. The railway, dubbed the “21st-century Silk Road” by Li Qiang, governor of Zhejiang province, where Yiwu lies, passes through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and […]
Commission guidelines on VAT
Commission guidelines on VAT are explanatory notes and other documents produced by the Commission services in order to provide practical and informal guidance about how particular provisions of EU VAT law should be applied. Guidelines issued by the Commission’s Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union only contain practical and informal guidance about how EU […]
European Customs Data Model version 5.1
The European Customs Data Model Version 5.1 (EUCDM) is available on the EUCDM website. This version includes the interpretation of the provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1131 which establishes a customs tool, if the product concerned is brought to an artificial island, a fixed or floating installation or any other structure in the continental shelf or in […]