Your customs operations
IF YOU MARKET GOODS IN THE EU
Your company is required to file Intrastat declarations
This declaration reports all movements of goods from one Member State to another (shipments and arrivals of goods made by your company).
It must be transmitted to the national customs, which use it for statistical and fiscal purposes. It is submitted every month.
IF YOU MARKET SERVICES IN THE EU
Your company is required to file a European Declaration of Services.
Called the DES, this declaration summarises all the transactions carried out from one Member State to another.
You are obliged to transmit it to the national customs, which derive statistical purposes from it. It is also monthly and must be submitted as soon as the first service is provided.
IF YOU IMPORT
If you are acquiring goods from a third country (outside the European Union)
You are required to have a VAT number in the country of customs clearance
IF YOU EXPORT
If you sell goods to customers in third countries outside the European Union, you must:
• Have an EORI ( Economic Operator Registration and Identification) number.
• Designate a substitute exporter if you are not established in the EU
