Detection Equipment for Illicit Trade at EU Borders
Funds equipment and IT tools that help customs authorities detect smuggled and counterfeit goods evading EU duties and taxes.
Detection Equipment for Illicit Trade at EU Borders is a grant from the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) that funds equipment and IT tools helping customs authorities detect smuggled and counterfeit goods evading EU duties and taxes. Funded projects must include specialised staff training to operate the new detection equipment. Success here is measured by the number of new IT-system features deli…
This call funds equipment and IT tools that strengthen beneficiaries' ability to detect smuggled and counterfeited goods, particularly cigarettes and tobacco brought into the EU to evade VAT, customs duties and excise taxes. It covers checks on trucks, containers and other means of transport.
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