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Import and Export Manual for low value shipments

Appendix 1. Customs declarations for the release for free circulation of low-value shipments from 1 July 2021

APPENDIX 1

CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS FOR FREE CIRCULATION OF LOW VALUE SHIPMENTS FROM 1 JULY 2021

Type of tax return Annex B data set Filer Legal basis Transactions VAT collection mechanism Transition Scope
Declaration of release for free circulation of certain low-value shipments H1 Any person, except in the special VAT regime Article 143 bis of AD CAU C2C , B2C and B2B IOSS16, Special regime17Ordinary collection regime Until 31 December 2022, data sets of the DS and the DA complete provided for in Annex 9 of the ADT CAU
  • Goods subject to customs duty relief pursuant to Article 23(1) or Article 25(1) of the FRG
  • Goods not subject to prohibitions or restrictions
  • Customs regime code "40 00"
Simplified Import Declaration (DS) I1 Any person/ Holder of the authorization of the DS Article 166 of the CAU C2C , B2C and B2B IOSS17, Special regime17Ordinary collection regime Until 31 December 2022, the data set provided for in Annex 9, Appendix A, Table 7, of ADT CAU All goods
DA for release for free circulation; full dataset H1 Anyone Article 162 of the CAU C2C , B2C and B2B IOSS17, Special regime17Ordinary collection regime Until 31 December 2022, the data set provided for in Annex 9, Appendix C1, column H, of ADT CAU All goods
Customs declaration in postal traffic for release into free circulation H6 Postal service operator Article 144 of AD CAU C2C , B2C and B2B IOSS17, Special regime17Ordinary collection regime For any other act until December 31, 2022 in the case of goods with a value between 150.01 and 1,000 EUR
  • Goods whose value does not exceed 1,000 EUR
  • Goods not subject to prohibitions or restrictions
  • Impossibility of using customs regimes 42/63

16 Applicable only to business-to-consumer transactions ( B2C ).