Use of the Customs Surveillance system to monitor Industrial Chemical Imports

The European Commission has initiated customs surveillance of imports of certain ethylene and ammonia products, primarily used in fertiliser production and industrial applications, to monitor their rapid influx into the EU market.

The Commission will utilise the EU customs surveillance system to gather import statistics to enhance the Commission's understanding of the market situation, enabling it to better assess potential complaints or requests from industry. 

Interested parties can access the import statistics via the following surveillance reports: 

• Ethylene - surveillance report 673100
• Urea - surveillance report 673200
• Ammonium - surveillance report 673300

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Commission starts tracking imports of industrial chemicals rapidly filling the EU market