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View historyThis 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.
As published in the Information Note 17/2025Since August 15, 2025, two systems have coexisted for certifying the customs status of goods in the Union: the paper system, for the visa of the shipping company's manifest; and the PoUS electronic system, for the registration and visa of CGM.
In that Note, it was announced that in 2026 electronic processing through the PoUS system would become mandatory. This obligation is imposed by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2879 of 15 December 2023, establishing the work programme for the development and implementation of the electronic systems provided for in the Union customs code.
In accordance with Article 1 of Annex 21 of the Agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom concerning Gibraltar, health and phytosanitary controls shall be carried out at the first point of entry where required by Union regulations. Therefore, TARIC measures that have been previously passed through the first point of entry would not be passed through the DCP unless the DCP itself is a point of entry into the Union.
Furthermore, national TARIC measures related to the marketing of products in the EU destined for Gibraltar will not be passed through the DCPs.
Next Wednesday, July 22, the following validations will be activated in transit declarations, which are listed in the NCTS6 transit web services technical guide.
If the declaration type is equal to "T1GI" or "T2GI", then the declaration must contain at least one occurrence with ADDITIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN ACTOR.Role = "CS" (Consolidator).
If an export declaration or an import declaration (H1) is referenced in the House Consignment of the transit declaration, then the net mass of the declaration goods items included in that house must be equal to the total net mass of the referenced export or import declaration.
Contingency plans for the DCPs of La Línea and Algeciras are published, which operators must follow if they are not operational or if there is any computer incident regarding the applications to be used within the framework of the Agreement with Gibraltar.