Customs programme

The Customs programme supports:

1. the preparation and uniform implementation of customs legislation and policy;
2. customs cooperation;
3. administrative and IT capacity building, including human competency and training, as well as the development and operation of European electronic systems; and
4. innovation in the area of customs policy.

The programme aims to protect the financial and economic interests of the Union and its Member States and to ensure security and safety within the Union, to protect the Union from unfair and illegal trade, while facilitating legitimate business activity.

The programme supports, amongst others, collaborative activities, such as seminars, workshops, project groups and networks, study and working visits, as well as deep operational cooperation in the form of expert teams, and other similar activities.

General collaborative action initiatives can be initiated at any point in time under the general collaboration action grants of the Customs programme.

The programme is limited to the national customs authorities of the Member States and those of other countries associated to the programme. For further information, please contact the national programme coordinator located in each Member State’s national customs administration.

Series of study and working visits, combined with training workshops as well as the presence of short-term experts in a customs administration to address an identified shortcoming or explore future orientations for development in a given customs area.