Provisional agreement reached: EU single window for simpler and more automated customs clearance 

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on amending the Customs Code (Regulation 952/2013) and establishing an EU single window for customs which sets the appropriate conditions for digital collaboration between customs and partner competent authorities. The aim of this new framework is to make international trade easier, shorten customs clearance times, and reduce administrative burden and the risk of fraud. 

Once the legal framework is implemented, businesses will no longer have to submit documents to several authorities through different portals. The national portals will be linked up through EU CSW-CERTEX with the EU databases and customs and other authorities will be able to automatically