European Customs Union

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Syllabus of the Subject: European Customs Union (European Union, Course, Master).

Introduction to the Customs Union of the European Union
Need for the EU Customs Union
Pillars of the European Customs Union
1. Common Customs Tariff
2. Common rules of origin
3. Customs transit
4. Common customs valuation system
EU product classification system
Case study. How to classify computers and software, fruits, vegetables, footwear, plastics and textiles
Integrated Tariff of the European Union (TARIC)
Value Added Tax in the European Union
Special taxes
Fraud Prevention
Customs co-operation agreements and mutual administrative assistance
New Union Customs Code (formerly: Community Customs Code)

The objectives of the Subject “European Customs Union (EU)” are the following:

To understand the pillars of the European Customs Union (EU)
To analyse the functioning of the European Customs Union
To know the New Union Customs Code

NOTE: points 5 and 6 are also discussed in the subject: How to export to the EU

The Subject “European Customs Union (EU)” belongs to the following Online Higher Education Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorates: European Business, Global Trade
Masters: Business in Europe, International Business, Foreign Trade
Course: EU Single Market

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Description of the Subject - European Customs Union

The four pillars of the European Customs Union are:

The absence of customs duties between the EU member countries
The adoption of common tariff to the imports from the non-EU countries
The introduction of common rules of origin for all the goods imported from a third country
The use of a single customs valuation system

The EU Customs Union has been in force since 1 July 1968 (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands).

The remaining countries have been progressively incorporated: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (Ceuta and Melilla are not part), the United Kingdom (BREXIT), the Czech Republic, Romania and Sweden (Europe).

The Third-country customs revenue accounted for 11% of the EU budget (EUR 15.3 billion)
The EU customs manage approximately 16% of the world's trade
The EU customs seized 36 million of products (25% of which were counterfeit medicines)
Andorra, San Marino and Turkey have a Customs Union with the EU
All the countries of the European Union are part of the EU Customs Union

European Classification of Goods

The European Union has customs cooperation agreements and mutual administrative assistance with the United States, Canada, India, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and China. These customs cooperation agreements simplify and harmonise the customs procedures, reducing the export-import costs.

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European Economic Area (Western Civilisation).