Import of goods

Goods entering the Customs area of the EU from a non-EU country are subject to a number of rules. The main rule is that these goods must be given a 'customs designation'. You can give these goods a customs designation by placing them under a 'customs procedure', for example. There are various customs procedures.

Customs procedures

The following customs regulations are applied:

• release into free circulation
• inward processing
• outward processing
• temporary import
• processing under Customs control

Import duties

The import duties and any applicable conditions are given for all goods in the User Rate (Gebruikstarief) (only available in Dutch)