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Paying the correct amount of import duties – not too much, not too little. And not paying at all if it’s not necessary. Optimal use of customs procedures – such as transit, inward processing, temporary admission, or storage in a customs warehouse – is essential to achieve this. However, this requires good administration and process management.
The various types of authorisations often provide opportunities to avoid paying import duties if the final destination of goods originating from outside the EU is also outside the EU.
Additional opportunities exist for reducing import duties. For some goods, tariff quotas apply, making it important to act promptly. Additionally, preferential tariffs may apply in certain cases, allowing you to benefit from lower import duties.
If the EU experiences shortages of certain goods, such as products not manufactured within the EU, but import duties are still levied, applying for a tariff suspension may also be an option.