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View historyA new version 1.7 of the Electronic CGM Document Guide (technical specifications) has been published. The wording of the document's introduction is improved. And a new mandatory data for the CGM is introduced, the ContainerIndication, which allows indicating whether it is containerized goods, so that its value makes the data of the containers in the CGM mandatory or not.
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which replaces NI GA 25/2025 of December 1 from the Department of Customs and Excise, which in turn replaces NI GA 01/2018 of January 22, on transfers of rights and obligations in special regimes (TORO)
Version 1.0 of the New Guide to Web Services for A-7 Declarations for the exchange of information between Operators and Customs is published. This guide covers the new web service for registering A-7 declarations (JUSMG Customs Declaration - General Import)
(United States Joint Military Group)
The new A-7 declaration submission system via web service will be available for testing in Spain, in an environment analogous to production, for operators from August 11, 2026.
The opening of the declaration submission via the web service in the production environment will take place on August 12, 2026.
The submission of declarations in EDIFACT format will be available until February 9, 2027, inclusive.
A new version 1.16 of the technical guide has been published G4 for the declaration of temporary storage of goods whose main novelty is the restriction on the modifications that can be made on own data of masters already deconsolidated (with linked houses) and clarification on the operation of modifying said data in masters not deconsolidated.
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This is a final reminder to participate in the European Commission's (DG TAXUD) survey on special customs procedures, the deadline for which is 7 August 2026. If you have already completed the survey, we thank you for your participation and ask that you ignore this message.
Their contributions will directly form the basis for the assessment that DG TAXUD will carry out on the application and possible simplifications of the customs warehousing, temporary importation, end-use, inward processing and outward processing regimes.
In temporary imports of works of art authorized by the simplified procedure provided for in Article 163 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 (DRCAU), it is common for museums, foundations or galleries to request authorization of the special regime through the customs declaration itself (regime 53), accompanied by the form provided for this purpose.
A list of frequently asked questions recently raised by operators regarding the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom concerning Gibraltar is published.
The European Union and Turkey have agreed to mutually recognize their respective Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programs, which will strengthen supply chain security and facilitate legitimate trade between the two markets.
The EU-Türkiye Customs Cooperation Committee adopted, on 16 July 2026, the Decision on the mutual recognition of the respective Authorised Economic Operator programmes.
which modifies Information Note 16/2026 which in turn modifies Information Note 13/2026 relating to the suspension of inward processing authorizations for raw cane sugar intended for the production of white sugar
(1) The code 1253 which may be declared in the supporting documents box of the TXGI declarations that cover the movement of goods from Gibraltar to the DCP after the completion of special customs procedures whose inclusion in them took place prior to 15 July 2026.
The reference that will accompany code 1253 will be "PRIOR TO AGREEMENT"
(2) With regard to goods in free circulation in Gibraltar destined for the Union to be placed under a special customs procedure and which subsequently return to Gibraltar, the presentation of the appropriate re-export declaration (procedure 31.XX) followed by T2GI will be required upon this return, referring in the supporting documents box of the T2GI to code 1240 necessarily.
In that code:
In general, reference must be made to the transaction tax settlement number that proves the free movement of goods if they entered Gibraltar after July 15, 2026.
Exceptionally, if the goods were released for free circulation in Gibraltar before 15 July 2026, the reference accompanying code 1240 must briefly describe the situation it covers.