Customs Code 2.0 is coming: What changes for families, businesses & travel

In winter, everything changes astatine customs. The caller National Customs Code brings cosmopolitan digitalization: signatures are entered digitally, fines are notified electronically, each process goes done physics systems and each question is recorded and controlled successful existent time. Controllers and auditees volition present pass lone digitally and each customs information volition beryllium instantly accessible to the competent authorities.

The Ministry of National Economy and Finance, with a draught instrumentality (presented yesterday to the Council of Ministers), wholly reformed the Code that has been successful unit for 23 years, adapting it to European directives and planetary conventions. Customs authorities summation entree to the accusation systems of different instrumentality enforcement agencies, specified arsenic the AADE, the EL.AS. and the customs authorities of different states, portion strengthening controls for underpricing, fraud, smuggling and taxation evasion.

With the caller Code, signing successful customs procedures is present digital: some inspectors and those being inspected volition present motion electronically. Fines volition beryllium notified instantly via physics systems, portion the Unified Central Tobacco Registry is expanded, covering physics cigarettes and heated baccy products. At the aforesaid time, customs authorities summation entree to the accusation systems of different instrumentality enforcement agencies, specified arsenic the AADE and the EL.AS., further strengthening controls for smuggling and fraud.

In summation to accelerating procedures and strengthening controls, the caller draught instrumentality introduces strict rules for those who conceal accusation from customs authorities, targeting the phenomena of fraud and taxation evasion. At the aforesaid time, it facilitates trade, strengthens greenish mobility and provides beardown incentives to families wishing to instrumentality to Greece wrong the model of Brain Regain policies.

Among the cardinal interventions, it is planned to modernize the rules for the duty-free import of household goods, some from EU countries and from 3rd countries, simplifying the procedures for those who transportation their habitual residence to Greece.

The conditions for exemption from the registration interest for backstage cars successful families with 3 and galore children are improved, with proviso for cases of divorcement and custody of minors, successful accordance with the caller provisions of household law. In dealing with irregularities, stricter penalties are established for underpricing of goods and fictitious transactions, limiting losses from duties and taxes.

The procedures for the merchantability oregon escaped disposal of confiscated vehicles and materials to nationalist bodies specified arsenic the Hellenic Police and the Armed Forces are being accelerated. The anticipation of expanding the opening hours of customs offices done a integer exertion is besides foreseen, to facilitate exports and imports. At the aforesaid time, the registration interest for cars, trucks and buses powered by zero-emission hydrogen substance cells is being abolished, equating them to purely electrical vehicles.