Publications
Customs
Union Customs Code reform – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
EU Customs are subject to increasing pressures from enormous e-commerce volumes to ever-growing non-financial measures. The UCC reform is therefore more urgent than ever. BusinessEurop...
Customs
Modernising the EU generalised system of preferences – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope supports the EU’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), as an instrument that captures best the connection between trade and development policies. Although the curr...
Bilateral relations
Customs
BusinessEurope’s priorities for EU customs policy
Key messages
The European Commission should have greater regard for how business processes work in its design of customs processes. Customs policy has an important impact on business competitivenes...
Bilateral relations
A trade strategy fit for the 21st century
Executive summary
A future trade strategy should ensure that the EU remains open for trade and investment, while it is able to adapt to increasing geopolitical and economic challenges. Safeguarding a...
Bilateral relations
Brexit: EU and UK must deliver good customs solutions
Today BusinessEurope published a detailed explanation on the various customs implications of Brexit and the solutions that business requires to mitigate the impact on their operations. The analysis ad...
Bilateral relations
Brexit: the customs implications and solutions
BusinessEurope’s paper on Brexit’s customs implications and solutions is meant to inform policymakers and businesses alike of the customs-related impact that Brexit could have, t...