The European Community and common transit system

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1 European Commission The European Community and common transit system Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum, November 2009, Bangkok

2 Treaty of Rome (1957) establishes the European Economic Community based on a customs union with a common customs tariff (achieved in 1968) Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2

3 A single Customs Union but national fiscal territories required internal facilitation : Community transit procedure MS 1 MS 2 MS 3 MS 4 MS 5 MS 6 MS 7 MS 8 MS 9 MS 10 MS 11 MS 12 EU goods (free circulation) : Non-EU goods: Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 3

4 Extension of Community transit to neighbouring countries: common transit procedure (starting 1972) IS MS 1 MS 2 MS 3 Third country NO MS 5 CH (+ LI) MS 6 Third country Third country MS 6 MS 7 MS 8 Third country EU goods (free circulation) : Non-EU goods: Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 4

5 EU Internal Market (1993) IS MS 1 MS 2 MS 3 Third country NO MS 5 CH (+ LI) MS 6 Third country Third country MS 6 MS 7 MS 8 Third country EU goods (free circulation) : Non-EU goods: Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 5

6 Geographical scope Community transit procedure - the customs territory of the EU (27 Member States) - Andorra & San Marino (Customs Unions) Convention on a common transit procedure - between the EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland (+ Liechtenstein) - future extension: EU candidate countries (Croatia, Turkey, ) - interest from other neighbouring countries Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 6

7 A main characteristic of the common transit procedure One single procedure from start to finish Start End Compare to the traditional transit Conventions establishing a series of standardized national transit procedures Start Start Start Start End End End End Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 7

8 How does the procedure operate? Let us take a closer look at: NCTS Guarantees Enquiry procedure Simplifications Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 8

9 NCTS Principles and Benefits For Customs Real time exchange of information (declaration, advance arrival information, etc.) Customs authorities are linked electronically More effective Customs control (risk analysis, guarantee, discharge) Statistics For business Fast administrative process Faster release of guarantee More information available (e.g. status info) Less open movements Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 9

10 NCTS system architecture International domain 27 EU Member States NO IS CH & LI AND SM Common Communications Network and Interface (CCN/CSI) National domain Customs offices External domain Traders Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 10

11 Office of Departure AAR (Anticipated Arrival Record) Office of Destination Control Goods Verify Guarantee Keep Data Accompanying Document Receive AAR and Record it Discharge Investigate Arrival message + Control Results Retrieve AAR Control Goods Keep Data Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 11

12 Operations summary (since start of operations until 1 st of October 2009) 32 countries (27 EU+ 3 EFTA + AD + SM) 35+ million movements 234+ million messages processed 33+ thousand of movements per business day System availability (99% on 1 year) Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 12

13 Movements per country of departure (last 12 months) Asia-Pacific 22nd meeting Trade of Facilitation the EC/EFTA Forum Joint 13 18/11/ Committees

14 Guarantees Individual guarantee: - Covers a single operation - By cash deposit, by guarantor or by voucher - Covers the full amount of potential customs debt Comprehensive guarantee (simplification): - Covers several operations - Calculated as the potential debt of one week s operations - Guarantee level 100% of potential debt or reduced to 50% or 30% or guarantee waiver - Guarantee furnished by guarantor (third party established in the Community or common transit country) Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 14

15 Enquiry procedure to determine who should pay and which authorities should collect Fast electronic procedure based on exchange of messages Starts at the latest one week after the goods should have been presented to the office of destination Collection starts seven months from the date the goods should have been presented at destination (or one month is operator provides no or insufficient information) Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 15

16 Simplifications - Use of comprehensive guarantee/waiver - Status of authorised consignor/consignee - Simplified procedures (presently outside NCTS) for certain modes of transport (rail, air, sea, pipeline) - Use of seals of a special model - Exemption of prescribed itinerary Authorization subject to general and specific conditions being met. Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 16

17 Example: Authorised consignor/consignee Authorisation stipulates how and when to inform customs / measures of identification / categories of goods Authorised consignor: Places goods under transit from authorised premises without presentation to customs Must hold a comprehensive guarantee / guarantee waiver Authorised consignee: Receives goods placed under transit at authorised premises without presentation to customs Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 17

18 Web: customs/procedural_aspects/transit/index_en.htm - Legislation -Transit Manual -Brochure Name: Louis KUHNEN Telephone: Louis.Kuhnen@ec.europa.eu Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 18