EU Customs Code reform creates customs authority

The European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection has informed COREPER II that it will recommend accepting the Council’s position on the proposed Union Customs Code and European Union Customs Authority regulation without amendment at second reading.

• The letter says COREPER II accepted the interinstitutional negotiation outcome on 15 April 2026, following the political agreement of 26 March 2026, and that the IMCO Committee approved the agreed text on 16 April 2026.
• It urges legal-linguistic finalisation so the file can be approved at the Plenary of September 2026; the proposal would repeal Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, establish the EU Customs Authority, and create the EU Customs Data Hub.
• The accompanying Commission budget note says the Commission can provide EUR 62 million for earlier EUCA tasks, expects 35 additional FTEs for the revised authority, and estimates next-MFF costs rising by EUR 83.484 million to EUR 1.938549 billion.
• The customs reform text also introduces a Union handling fee, with the Commission statement saying it will be a traditional own resource and the proposal requiring a delegated act to set the fee amount.