The European Commission welcomes the Court of Auditors’ special report on the EU’s efforts to combat harmful tax regimes and corporate tax avoidance, published today.
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50 Years of ECICS: A Milestone in Customs Cooperation
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union marked a significant milestone in the history of customs cooperation with a celebration in Athens.
EU seizes record 152 million fake items worth 3.4 billion EUR in 2023
A new edition of a joint report by the EUIPO and the European Commission, published on 13 November 2024, highlights the urgent need for continued action against counterfeiters.
New Web Portal: VAT Rules for Small Enterprises
From 1 January 2025, the special VAT regime (the SME scheme) will go live, allowing small enterprises to sell goods and services without charging VAT to their customers (VAT exemption) and alleviate their VAT compliance ob…
Centralised Clearance for Import (CCI) system is expanding across EU over time
On 8 November 2024 Italy joined the CCI system implementing the first phase of CCI system.
New online services for Customs: NCTS, AES and PoUS
The EU has introduced new and enhanced online services for customs. These services include the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS), the Automated Export System (AES), and the improvement of the Proof of Union Status system (PoUS).