Customs duties : how are they established ?
Products imported into France from a third country are subject to customs duties and import taxes. BIMS, your customs declarant, can help you with your import procedures.
What is a customs duty ?
Customs duties are a tax levied by French customs on the import of goods from a third country. They are applied when goods cross the import border. As for the European Union, it forms a single customs area that allows the free movement of goods between the 28 member countries, so there are no customs duties on goods moving within this union.
What are the criteria for establishing customs duties?
Several criteria are used to establish these customs duties : the Combined Nomenclature, the origin of the product, and the customs value. These are important criteria that will allow our declarants to classify products with the correct nomenclature. The Combined Nomenclature is an EU-specific classification tool that determines the nature of the imported product by assigning it a customs identification code. The customs origin must correspond to the country in which the goods were entirely manufactured or obtained. The customs value must indicate the exact value of the goods. One objective: to determine the import duties and taxes.
Import formalities with your customs partner
Choosing a customs agency for your customs formalities means ensuring and securing your international trade. Faced with the complexity of the procedures, BIMS, your customs agency, will assist you in classifying your imported products. This way you avoid any error: over- or unNews.
