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New Customs Decisions System Now Available, European Commission Says

The European Commission launched a new electronic system for the EU "to make it easier for businesses to get permission to import goods," the EC said in a notice. The Customs Decisions System "will allow traders to handle up to…

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22 different types of customs applications online," it said. "The CDS is an essential instrument to enable the processing and management of applications and decisions with a Union-wide validity," the EC said in a more detailed post about the system. "The authorisations, when granted, will provide Economic Operators with simplifications to conduct their business across the EU." There's a wide range of decisions that can be addressed in the CDS, including "the deferment of payment of customs duties, administrative simplifications, customs classification of imported products, and more," the EC said in a user guide.