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The European Union's Import Control System 2 (ICS2) aims to enhance the safety and security of goods entering the EU by introducing a standardized pre-arrival customs process for all transportation modes.

European Commission hosted the 9th EU-Egypt Subcommittee on Customs Cooperation, welcoming representatives from the Egyptian Customs Authority, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The new Guidance on the rules on preferential origin under EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) entering into force on 1 February 2025, is published by DG TAXUD. Consult the dedicated page : Latin America .

The European Commission is pleased to announce that the transition to NCTS-P5 is nearing completion.

The EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) will enter into force on 1 February 2025, replacing the previous EU-Chile Association Agreement. 

As of 1 February 2025, Georgia will become the latest country to join the Common Transit Convention and the Convention on the Simplification of Formalities in Trade in Goods.

29 countries (Member States and other countries which are part of the Common Transit Convention) have deployed the new phase 5 of NCTS and in all countries the operations are running smoothly.

On 12 December, the 16th meeting of the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Convention Joint Committee took place in Brussels, marking a significant milestone in the lead-up to the entry into force of the Revised PEM Convention on 1 January 2025.

Most EU Member States made significant progress in Value-Added Tax (VAT) collection between 2018 and 2022, according to a new report released by the European Commission today.