First vote on the biggest EU customs reform since 1968 | News | European Parliament

First vote on the biggest EU customs reform since 1968 | News | European Parliament

 

• Customs procedures to be simplified and harmonised for the benefit of companies and authorities 
• New obligations for goods ordered online from outside the European Union 
• New EU DataHub to replace more than 111 systems currently used in the EU 

(...) the Internal Market Committee adopted its position on the EU Customs Code reform that will restructure the way customs authorities work in the EU.

The proposed reform aims to relieve customs authorities who have come under huge pressure due to the exponential growth of e-commerce and many new product standards, bans, obligations and sanctions that the EU has put in place in recent years.

MEPs endorsed the Commission’s proposal while amending it to further simplify procedures, clarify data processing and accessibility, create a platform for whistleblowers, make the new EU DataHub available earlier, facilitate trade and lessen the burden, especially for SMEs. (...)