Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1128 of 24 March 2023 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 to provide for simplified customs formalities for trusted traders and for sending parcels into Northern Ireland from another part of the United Kingdom

Type Delegated Regulation
Publication 2023-06-09
State In force
Text As published
Department European Commission, TAXUD
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9.6.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 149/26

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code 1, and in particular Articles 7(a), 131(a), 160 and 183 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 is amended as follows:

  • ‘(55) “trusted trader” means an economic operator that is authorised in accordance with Articles 9 to 11 of Decision No 1/2023[^ntr1-L_2023149EN.01002601-E0005] of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community[^ntr2-L_2023149EN.01002601-E0006] (“Decision No 1/2023”);
  • (56) “authorised carrier” means an economic operator moving parcels, including the United Kingdom designated postal operator, authorised in accordance with Article 12 of Decision No 1/2023 to bring goods in parcels into Northern Ireland from another part of the United Kingdom by direct transport.

[^ntr*1-L_2023149EN.01002601-E0005]: Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023 laying down arrangements relating to the Windsor Framework [2023/819] (OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 61)."

[^ntr*2-L_2023149EN.01002601-E0006]: OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7.’;"

  • (2) in Article 104(1), the following points (r), (s) and (t) are added:
  • ‘(r) goods of a non-commercial nature, other than “category 1 goods” as defined in Annex IV to Decision No 1/2023, sent in a parcel as defined in Article 7(3)(a) of that Decision to Northern Ireland from another part of the United Kingdom by direct transport by a private individual to another private individual residing in Northern Ireland.

The application of this point shall be suspended if and for as long as Articles 7(1)(a)(ii), 7(1)(a)(iii), 7(1)(b)(ii) and Articles 9 to 14 of Decision No 1/2023 cease to apply.

The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a Notice indicating the date from which the application of the provisions referred to in the previous subparagraph is suspended as well as a Notice indicating the date on which such suspension ends;

  • (s) goods other than “category 1 goods” as defined in Annex IV to Decision No 1/2023, sent, exclusively for personal use, in a parcel as defined in Article 7(3) of that Decision to Northern Ireland from another part of the United Kingdom by direct transport by an economic operator established in the United Kingdom through an authorised carrier to a private individual residing in Northern Ireland.

The application of this point shall be suspended if and for as long as Articles 7(1)(a)(ii), 7(1)(a)(iii), 7(1)(b)(ii) and Articles 9 to 14 of Decision No 1/2023 cease to apply.

The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a Notice indicating the date from which the application of the provisions referred to in the previous subparagraph is suspended as well as a Notice indicating the date on which such suspension ends;

  • (t) goods other than “category 1 goods” as defined in Annex IV to Decision No 1/2023, previously sent by an economic operator established in the United Kingdom from Northern Ireland to a private individual residing in another part of the United Kingdom which are returned by that individual to that economic operator or to another address in Northern Ireland indicated by that economic operator, where the goods are returned goods in accordance with Article 203 of the Code and the goods are sent in a parcel as defined in Article 7(3) of that Decision to Northern Ireland by direct transport through an authorised carrier.’;
  • ‘(k) goods of a non-commercial nature other than “category 1 goods” as defined in Annex IV to Decision No 1/2023 sent in a parcel as defined in Article 7(3)(a) of that Decision to Northern Ireland from another part of the United Kingdom by direct transport by a private individual to another private individual residing in Northern Ireland;
  • (l) goods other than “category 1 goods” as defined in Annex IV to Decision No 1/2023 sent, exclusively for personal use, in a parcel as defined in Article 7(3) of that Decision to Northern Ireland from another part of the United Kingdom by direct transport by an economic operator established in the United Kingdom through an authorised carrier to a private individual residing in Northern Ireland;
  • (m) goods other than “category 1 goods” as defined in Annex IV to Decision No 1/2023, previously sent by an economic operator established in the United Kingdom from Northern Ireland to a private individual residing in another part of the United Kingdom which are returned by that individual to that economic operator or to another address in Northern Ireland indicated by that economic operator, where the goods are returned goods in accordance with Article 203 of the Code and the goods are sent in a parcel as defined in Article 7(3) of that Decision to Northern Ireland by direct transport through an authorised carrier.’;

‘1.   In respect of goods referred to in Articles 138(a) to (d), (h), (k), (l) and (m), 139 and 140(1), any of the following acts shall be deemed to be a customs or a re-export declaration:’

;

  • ‘(vi) for goods referred to in Article 138(k) of this Regulation provided that the carrier submits to the customs authorities the information laid down in Annex 52-02 at the latest on the day after the delivery of the goods.

The application of this point shall be suspended if and for as long as Articles 7(1)(a)(ii), 7(1)(a)(iii), 7(1)(b)(ii) and Articles 9 to 14 of Decision No 1/2023 cease to apply.

The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a Notice indicating the date from which the application of the provisions referred to in the previous subparagraph is suspended as well as a Notice indicating the date on which such suspension ends;

  • (vii) for goods referred to in Article 138(l) of this Regulation, provided that the authorised carrier submits to the customs authorities the data at item level laid down in Annex 52-03 prior to the delivery of the goods to the private individual. In cases duly justified by the urgency of the situation, the customs authority of the United Kingdom may allow part of that dataset to be submitted after the delivery of the parcel.

By way of derogation from subparagraph 1, where the parcel referred therein was first brought into a part of the United Kingdom other than Northern Ireland before being sent through an authorised carrier to a private individual residing in Northern Ireland, the authorised carrier shall make available the customs declaration submitted when the goods entered the United Kingdom to the customs authority before the entry of the parcel into Northern Ireland.

The application of this point shall be suspended if and for as long as Articles 7(1)(a)(ii), 7(1)(a)(iii), 7(1)(b)(ii) and Articles 9 to 14 of Decision No 1/2023 cease to apply.

The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a Notice indicating the date from which the application of the provisions referred to in the previous subparagraph is suspended as well as a Notice indicating the date on which such suspension ends;

  • (viii) for goods referred to in Article 138(m) of this Regulation, provided that the carrier submits to the customs authorities the information laid down in Annex 52-03 prior to the delivery of the goods.

The application of this point shall be suspended if and for as long as Articles 7(1)(a)(ii), 7(1)(a)(iii), 7(1)(b)(ii) and Articles 9 to 14 of Decision No 1/2023 cease to apply.

The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a Notice indicating the date from which the application of the provisions referred to in the previous subparagraph is suspended as well as a Notice indicating the date on which such suspension ends.’;

  • ‘(iii) goods referred to in points (k), (l) and (m) of Article 138 of this Regulation;

The application of this point shall be suspended if and for as long as Articles 7(1)(a)(ii), 7(1)(a)(iii), 7(1)(b)(ii) and Articles 9 to 14 of Decision No 1/2023 cease to apply.

The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a Notice indicating the date from which the application of the provisions referred to in the previous subparagraph is suspended as well as a Notice indicating the date on which such suspension ends.’;

‘Article 143b

Declaration for release for free circulation of goods considered not at risk of subsequently being moved into the Union within the meaning of Article 5(1) and (2) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland[^ntr*3-L_2023149EN.01002601-E0007] (“the Protocol”)

(Article 6(2) of the Code)

A trusted trader may declare goods considered to be not at risk of subsequently being moved into the Union within the meaning of Article 5(1) and (2) of the Protocol and to be brought into Northern Ireland from another part of the United Kingdom by direct transport for release for free circulation on the basis of a specific dataset set out in Annex B, including when such goods are sent in parcels to another economic operator.

The application of the first paragraph of this Article shall be suspended if and for as long as Articles 7(1)(a)(ii), 7(1)(a)(iii), 7(1)(b)(ii) and Articles 9 to 14 of Decision No 1/2023 cease to apply.

The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a Notice indicating the date from which the application of the provisions referred to in the previous subparagraph is suspended as well as a Notice indicating the date on which such suspension ends.

This Article shall not apply to goods referred to as “category 1 goods” as defined in Annex IV to Decision No 1/2023.

[^ntr*3-L_2023149EN.01002601-E0007]: Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7).’;"

  • (7) in Article 150, paragraph 1a is added as follows:

‘1a.   By derogation from paragraph 1, an authorisation to lodge a customs declaration for release for free circulation in the form of an entry in the declarant’s records shall be granted where:

  • (1) the applicant is a trusted trader; and
  • (2) the goods are to be brought into Northern Ireland from another part of the United Kingdom by direct transport and are considered to be not at risk of subsequently being moved into the Union within the meaning of Article 5(1) and (2) of the Protocol; and
  • (3) the applicant ensures that relevant employees are instructed to inform the customs authorities whenever compliance difficulties are discovered and establishes procedures for informing the customs authorities of such difficulties.

The application of this paragraph shall be suspended if and for as long as Articles 7(1)(a)(ii), 7(1)(a)(iii), 7(1)(b)(ii) and Articles 9 to 14 of Decision No 1/2023 ceases to apply.

The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a Notice indicating the date from which the application of the provisions referred to in the previous subparagraph is suspended as well as a Notice indicating the date on which such suspension ends.

This paragraph shall not apply to goods referred to as “category 1 goods” as defined in Annex IV to Decision No 1/2023.’

;

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply as from 30 September 2024, provided that the two declarations referred to in Article 23(5) of Decision No 1/2023 have been made within that Joint Committee:

Should both declarations referred to in the second paragraph have been made earlier than by 30 September 2024 or should any of these declarations not have been made by that date, it shall apply as from the first day of the month following that in which the last of these declarations has been made.

The Commission shall publish a Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union indicating the date from which this Regulation applies.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 March 2023.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

2

Council Decision (EU) 2020/135 of 30 January 2020 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 1).

3

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 1).

4

Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023 laying down arrangements relating to the Windsor Framework [2023/819] (OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 61).

ANNEX I

Annex B to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 is amended as follows:

‘H8 Customs declaration for release for free circulation relating to goods brought by a trusted trader into Northern Ireland from another part of the United Kingdom by direct transport that are considered to be not at risk of subsequently being moved into the Union within the meaning of Article 5(1) and (2) of the Protocol. Articles 5(12), 162 and 201 of the Code’
D.E. No Data element/class name/Data sub-element/sub-class name ‘H8
11 03 000 000 Goods item number A
11 03 000 000 SI
12 01 000 000 Previous document A [72]
12 01 000 000 GS SI
12 01 001 000 Reference number A
12 01 001 000 GS SI
12 01 002 000 Type A
12 01 002 000 GS SI
12 03 000 000 Supporting document A
12 03 000 000 GS SI
12 03 001 000 Reference number A
12 03 001 000 GS SI
12 03 002 000 Type A
12 03 002 000 GS SI
12 04 000 000 Additional reference A
12 04 000 000 GS SI
12 04 001 000 Reference number A
12 04 001 000 GS SI
12 04 002 000 Type A
12 04 002 000 GS SI
12 05 000 000 Transport document A
12 05 000 000 GS SI
12 05 001 000 Reference number A
12 05 001 000 GS SI
12 05 002 000 Type A
12 05 002 000 GS SI
12 09 000 000 LRN A
12 09 000 000 D
12 12 000 000 Authorisation A
12 12 000 000 D
12 12 002 000 Type A
12 12 002 000 D
12 12 001 000 Reference number A
12 12 001 000 D
12 12 080 000 Holder of the authorisation A
12 12 080 000 D
13 01 000 000 Exporter A
13 01 000 000 GS SI
13 01 016 000 Name A [6]
13 01 016 000 GS SI
13 01 017 000 Identification number A [66]
13 01 017 000 GS SI
13 01 018 000 Address A [6]
13 01 018 000 GS SI
13 01 018 019 Street and number A
13 01 018 019 GS SI
13 01 018 020 Country A
13 01 018 020 GS SI
13 01 018 021 Postcode A
13 01 018 021 GS SI
13 01 018 022 City A
13 01 018 022 GS SI
13 04 000 000 Importer A
13 04 000 000 D
13 04 016 000 Name A [6]
13 04 016 000 D
13 04 017 000 Identification number A [8]
13 04 017 000 D
13 04 018 000 Address A [6]
13 04 018 000 D
13 04 018 019 Street and number A
13 04 018 019 D
13 04 018 020 Country A
13 04 018 020 D
13 04 018 021 Postcode A
13 04 018 021 D
13 04 018 022 City A
13 04 018 022 D
13 05 000 000 Declarant A
13 05 000 000 D
13 05 016 000 Name A [6]
13 05 016 000 D
13 05 017 000 Identification number A
13 05 017 000 D
13 05 018 000 Address A [6]
13 05 018 000 D
13 05 018 019 Street and number A
13 05 018 019 D
13 05 018 020 Country A
13 05 018 020 D
13 05 018 021 Postcode A
13 05 018 021 D
13 05 018 022 City A
13 05 018 022 D
13 05 074 000 Contact person C
13 05 074 000 D
13 05 074 016 Name A
13 05 074 016 D
13 05 074 075 Phone number A
13 05 074 075 D
13 05 074 076 Email address A
13 05 074 076 D
13 06 000 000 Representative A
13 06 000 000 D
13 06 017 000 Identification number A
13 06 017 000 D
13 06 030 000 Status A
13 06 030 000 D
13 06 074 000 Contact person C
13 06 074 000 D
13 06 074 016 Name A
13 06 074 016 D
13 06 074 075 Phone number A
13 06 074 075 D
13 06 074 076 Email address A
13 06 074 076 D
14 08 000 000 Item amount invoiced A
14 08 000 000 SI
16 03 000 000 Country of destination A
16 03 000 000 GS
16 04 000 000 Region of destination A
16 04 000 000 GS
16 08 000 000 Country of origin A [20]
16 08 000 000 SI
16 15 000 000 Location of goods A [68]
16 15 000 000 GS
16 15 045 000 Type of location A
16 15 045 000 GS
16 15 046 000 Qualifier of identification A
16 15 046 000 GS
16 15 036 000 UN/LOCODE A
16 15 036 000 GS
16 15 047 000 Customs office A
16 15 047 000 GS
16 15 047 001 Reference number A
16 15 047 001 GS
16 15 048 000 GNSS A
16 15 048 000 GS
16 15 048 049 Latitude A
16 15 048 049 GS
16 15 048 050 Longitude A
16 15 048 050 GS
16 15 051 000 Economic operator A
16 15 051 000 GS
16 15 051 017 Identification number A
16 15 051 017 GS
16 15 052 000 Authorisation number A
16 15 052 000 GS
16 15 053 000 Additional identifier A
16 15 053 000 GS
16 15 018 000 Address A
16 15 018 000 GS
16 15 018 019 Street and number A
16 15 018 019 GS
16 15 018 021 Postcode A
16 15 018 021 GS
16 15 018 022 City A
16 15 018 022 GS
16 15 018 020 Country A
16 15 018 020 GS
18 02 000 000 Supplementary units A
18 02 000 000 SI
18 04 000 000 Gross mass A
18 04 000 000 GS SI
18 05 000 000 Description of goods A
18 05 000 000 SI
18 06 000 000 Packaging A
18 06 000 000 SI
18 06 004 000 Number of packages A [57]
18 06 004 000 SI
18 09 000 000 Commodity code A
18 09 000 000 SI
18 09 056 000 Harmonized System sub-heading code A[87]
18 09 056 000 SI
18 09 057 000 Combined nomenclature code A[87] [88]
18 09 057 000 SI’
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[86] This information shall not be provided where it relates to a customs declaration for release for free circulation relating to goods brought into Northern Ireland from another part of the United Kingdom by direct transport that are considered to be not at risk of subsequently being moved into the Union within the meaning of Article 5(1) and (2) of the Protocol (column H8).
[87] The customs authority of the United Kingdom may waive this requirement where they are satisfied that their computer systems are able to derive this information without ambiguity from other elements of the declaration, such as the trusted trader identification number (column H8).
[88] This data element shall only be required in relation to goods referred to as ‘category 2 goods’ in Annex IV to Decision No 1/2023 (column H8).’

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX 52-02

Information to be provided by the carrier in accordance with Article 141(1)(d)(vi)

(1)

Carrier name

(2)

Name and address of Consignor in a part of the United Kingdom other than Northern Ireland

(3)

Name and address of Consignee in Northern Ireland

(4)

Place of delivery in Northern Ireland if different from the consignee’s address

(5)

Description of the goods in plain language at consignment level

(6)

Number of packages/pieces in shipment

(7)

Gross weight

(8)

Value (where known)

(9)

Date of delivery

’

ANNEX III

‘ANNEX 52-03

Data elements to be provided by the carrier in accordance with the first subparagraph in Article 141(1)(d)(vii) and (viii)

Data element name Description
(1) Goods item number Number of the item contained in each parcel covered by the declaration, where there is more than one item of goods
(2) Supporting documents If applicable, reference to any documents produced in support of the declaration
(3) Transport document If available, reference number to the transport document
(4) Local reference number Parcel tracking reference number
(5) Authorisation Reference to the authorisation issued in accordance with Article 12 of Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community
(6) Exporter In the context of Article 141(1)(d)(vii), it is the name and address of the economic operator established in the United Kingdom sending the parcel to the private individual residing in Northern Ireland. In the context of Article 141(1)(d)(viii), it is the name and address of the private individual in a part of the United Kingdom other than Northern Ireland returning the parcel to an economic operator in Northern Ireland.
(7) Importer In the context of Article 141(1)(d)(vii), it is the name and address of the private individual (final consumer) residing in Northern Ireland to whom the parcel is sent. In the context of Article 141(1)(d)(viii), it is the name and address of the economic operator in Northern Ireland to whom the parcel is returned.
(8) Declarant The person who makes the declaration or on whose behalf the declaration is made
(9) Representative To be provided where different from the declarant
(10) Total amount invoiced Total value of the goods included in the parcel
(11) Region of Destination By default, the region of destination shall be Northern Ireland
(12) Place of delivery Place where the parcel is actually delivered as known at the time of data submission. To be provided, if different from the importer’s address
(13) Gross mass Total weight of the parcel
(14) Description of goods Plain language description that is precise enough for customs authorities to be able to identify the goods
(15) Harmonised System sub-heading code 6-digit commodity code
(16) Returned goods indicator Indication that the goods in the parcel qualify for returned goods in accordance with Article 138(m)

’

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