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EU4Digital Facility has visited the Ukraine-Romania border in preparation for the upcoming eCustoms pilot between the two countries. EU4Digital experts visited the border crossing point (BCP) between Siret in Romania and Porubne in Ukraine on 30-31 May 2023.

A key milestone has been reached in the EU4Digital eCustoms pilot between Ukraine and Romania, which will test the systematic cross-border exchange of data. On 5 May 2023, the State Customs Service of Ukraine and the Romanian Customs Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), regarding the manner and testing of the electronic information exchange.

EU4Digital Facility Phase II initiated a new eCustoms pilot between State Customs of Ukraine and the Romanian Customs Authority, on 7 March 2023. This is part of the EU4Digital eTrade thematic area’s eCustoms activity, which focuses on piloting mechanisms for data exchange between bordering customs administrations.

The EU4Digital Facility last week held a post-pilot conference to discuss the results of the e-Customs pilot project on the automatic exchange of electronic customs information between the Republic of Moldova and Romania.

On 24 March, EU4Digital, jointly with the Customs authorities of Moldova and Romania, launched an eCustoms pilot, involving the automatic exchange of information through the Systematic Electronic Exchange of Data (SEED) system. 

The Customs Services of Moldova and Romania are in the final stages of preparatory actions for the launch of the e-Customs pilot project under the EU4Digital initiative.