
The innovations introduced by the new EU Customs Code and the deadlines for economic operators to adapt
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The new EU Customs Code introduces structural and digital changes in import-export procedures.
The new EU Customs Code will gradually come into force between next year and 2034 and some parts of it will only be optional for a few years, before becoming mandatory. But starting to understand how to adapt is important, if only because the responsibilities of operators will extend to product compliance with all European standards and information coming from suppliers. Not to mention that the periods of optionality will be important for fine-tuning the organization, resolving in advance the problems that could most cause difficulties for the competition.
This is why the experts of Il Sole 24 Ore, in the Focus on Regulations and Taxes on newsstands with Il newspaper on Thursday 29 October, explain what changes compared to the current Code. Both in terms of the tools put in place by the EU, such as the European Customs Digital Centre, and the rules, such as those on infringements and crisis management.
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Gradual entry into force of the Customs Code by 2034.
Very likely · Within years

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