European Commission Official Website News: Customs Union Action Plan

According to the official website of the European Commission, the European Commission recently launched a new customs union action plan, aiming to promote the future EU customs operation to be more intelligent, innovative and efficient. Customs union is the first achievement of European integration and the cornerstone of EU single market. It plays an important role in protecting the health and safety of citizens and enterprises, increasing income and promoting economic prosperity. The new action plan will take a series of initiatives in the areas of risk management, e-commerce management, compliance and customs agencies. In the aspect of risk management, it focuses on the greater use of data and analysis. In the aspect of e-commerce management, we should strengthen the obligations of payment service providers and online sales platforms to crack down on tax fraud in e-commerce. In terms of compliance, the "single window" is used to facilitate legal enterprises to complete border procedures. In terms of customs agencies, the new EU budget will be used to launch reliable modern customs equipment, and a "reflection group" composed of representatives of Member States and enterprises will be set up to cope with new crises and challenges.