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Taxation and Customs Union

Customs consultations

Open dialogue involving the European Commission, stakeholders and interested parties helps ensure that rules and regulatory proposals keep pace with reality of rapid change. This dialogue helps to achieve the regulatory efficiency we need to foster best administrative and legislative practice tailored to meet the needs of business in the European Union in the third millenium.

The Commission is responding to ever-wider use of the Internet by making greater use of Interactive Policy Making (IPM) and similar Internet-based tools as an additional means to evaluate existing EU policies and conduct consultations on new initiatives. We hope that businesses, consumers and citizens will use these tools wherever possible, to help us to respond faster and more accurately to their needs.

This page provides an access point to consult the list of planned, open and closed consultations for customs. On our website you will also find an overview of tax consultations.

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Planned consultations

Title & description Policy activity Target group Launching date

There are no planned consultations for the moment.

     

Open consultations

Title & description Policy activity Target group Closing date

 

     

 

Closed consultations

Title & description Policy activity Target group Closing date Questionnaire, results & summary reports
Revision of the Union Customs Code Customs All stakeholders 14/09/2022 Results
EU rules governing e-commerce transactions from third countries Customs All stakeholders 10/03/2022 Results
Interim evaluation of the Union Customs Code (UCC) Customs All stakeholders 18/07/2021 Results
EU Single Window environment for Customs Customs All stakeholders 16/01/2019

Questionnaire, results, summary report, position papers

Public consultation for the evaluation of the EU drug precursors regulations Customs All stakeholders 02/11/2018

position papers
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Exploratory Public Consultation on the establishment in the EU of Decisions relating to binding information in the field of customs valuation Customs

All stakeholders

08/06/2018 Follow this link
Public consultation on the exchange of customs related information with third countries Customs All interested parties on exchange of customs related information with third countries. This includes contributions from citizens, companies, NGOs, academics, public authorities, international organisations, etc. 16/10/2017

Questionnaire, results, position papers, summary report

Open public consultation for the Evaluation of the European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances (ECICS) Customs Businesses, professional associations, public authorities, customs laboratories, international organizations and any other possible users of the ECICS database. 06/06/2017 Follow this link
Consultation on rules on imports of cultural goods Customs Citizens, companies, NGOs, academics, public authorities, international organisations 23/01/2017 Questionnaire, results, summary report
Public consultation on a review of Regulation (EC) N° 1889/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 “on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community” The proposal would impact several policy areas, notably Customs, Taxation, Trade, Home Affairs, Justice, Internal Market. Public authorities, organisations (including SMEs) and citizens (both inside and outside the European Union). 01.06.2015 Questionnaire, results, summary report
Consultation on VAT collection procedures in relation to centralised customs clearance Customs/Taxation Public and businesses 31/10/2010 Consultation paper, summary report
Review of customs legislation on enforcement of intellectual property rights Customs Public and stakeholders 07/06/2010 Consultation paper, results and summary report
Customs tariff and chemical classification: Five minutes to tailor our services to your needs Customs Economic operators 02/12/2005 Results
Customs and security: draft implementing provisions concerning new security and safety measures Customs Economic operators 16/09/2005  
Modernized Customs Code Rev. 4 - annex to impact assessment Customs Business, administrations and any other stakeholders 31/01/2005 Questionnaire, summary report
Modernized Community Customs Code Customs Business, administrations and any other stakeholders 30/08/2004 Summary report
The future of rules of origin in preferential trade arrangements Customs Business, administrations and any other stakeholders 15/03/2004 Summary report, statistical annex, Communication