EU AND UKRAINE SET CLOSER CUSTOMS AND TAX COOPERATION
On 5 September, the Commission signed two agreements between the EU and Ukraine which pave the way for Ukraine’s participation in the EU’s Customs and Fiscalis programmes. This means that Ukraine will be able to take part in the activities of both programmes with EU Member States and other participating countries.
Fiscalis is the EU’s programme for cooperation in the field of taxation, which allows tax administrations to work together in fighting tax fraud, evasion and aggressive tax planning, and facilitates administrative cooperation. The Customs programme promotes cooperation between authorities, particularly through its support for the development and operation of the central IT systems for EU customs. Ukraine’s participation in the Customs programme will also include connection to the common secure customs network (CCN/CSI), necessary for Ukraine to apply the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS).
Ukraine has also been formally invited to join to the EU-Common Transit Countries’ Convention on a Common Transit Procedure and the Convention on the Simplification of Formalities in Trade in Goods. This means that Ukraine can operate common transit from 1 October 2022.
Source: DG TAXUD