9 April, 2020
VOCID-19 and Customs: storage facilities for operators
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Temporary arrangements granted by customs for the storage of goods during the crisis of VOCID-19.
Due to the problems related to the congestion of storage areas resulting from the closure of logistics chains, the Directorate-General for Customs (DGDDI) has taken the following decisions for temporary application:
- Economic operators with Temporary Storage Facilities (ISTs) may retain temporary storage facilities. goods already released for consumption and pending delivery.
- The maximum period of stay in IST zone, from 90 to 120 days for in-bond goods.
- The OAS certified operators may store goods under Customs Warehouse (ED) in previously unapproved places, subject to
- inform the competent customs office in advance;
- maintain a material accounting dedicated to stored products.
These facilities temporary may be extended to non-OAS certified operators to the Economic Action Pole on which they depend, if the situation persists longer than expected.
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