EU Customs Policy -

Amendments to the UCC and related legislation -

Key developments relating to proposed and adopted amendments to the Union Customs Code (UCC) in 2018include the following:

In March 2018, the European Commission published a formal proposal to amend the UCC in light of the fact that certain new IT systems will not be ready by the end-2020deadline.It would amend Article 278 (“Transitional measures”) of the UCC Regulation (952/2013)to extend the deadline to end-2025for the following system upgrades: the Import Control System (ICS) for Entry Summary Declarations, the Computerised Transit System (NCTS) and Automated Export System (AES) to include the export component of the national Special Procedures System, and the electronic system introduction for Centralised Clearance for Import (CCI), Proof of Union (PoU) and Guarantee Management (GUM). This proposal must be considered and co-decided by the Council and the European Parliament (EP) before it can enter into force.