Major Event in Foreign Trade: New Requirements for Goods Entering the European Union Customs

Date:2024/03/22

This week, the European Union has implemented new requirements concerning the procedures and standards for goods entering its customs. These new requirements aim to enhance the safety and compliance of imported goods while strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights to address the ever-changing international trade environment.

Firstly, under the new requirements, importers are required to provide more detailed and accurate information about the goods, including their characteristics, country of origin, manufacturer information, and more. This will assist EU customs in better understanding the situation of imported goods, ensuring their compliance with EU laws, regulations, and quality standards.

Secondly, the new requirements also intensify security checks on imported goods. EU customs will conduct stricter inspections on imports involving specific sectors or high-risk commodities to ensure compliance with relevant safety standards and prevent unqualified or harmful goods from entering the EU market.

Furthermore, to strengthen intellectual property rights protection, EU customs will increase efforts to combat counterfeit goods. Importers are required to provide more information about intellectual property rights concerning the goods and ensure that their products do not infringe upon any intellectual property rights. Customs will enhance supervision and enforcement against counterfeit goods to protect the legitimate rights and interests of intellectual property rights holders.

These new requirements pose higher demands and challenges for foreign trade enterprises, requiring them to strengthen the management and control of product information to ensure compliance with EU import requirements. At the same time, it contributes to promoting the compliance and orderly development of international trade, providing consumers with safer and more reliable goods.