12/11/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 8 November, Italy joined the Centralised Clearance for Import (CCI) system, which entered its first phase of implementation in July (see EUROPE 13445/29). It can already be used by European companies in nine Member States, with other Member States planning to join gradually over the coming year. The CCI allows traders to submit a declaration to the supervising customs office in the Member State in which they are established for goods physically presented to a customs office in any other Member State, enabling customs declaration processing and physical release of goods in a digital, efficient, predictable, and coordinated way among the customs offices in different Member States. All contacts take place with the supervising customs office, which acts as a one-stop shop. (AD)