Customs may grant the authorisation to bring goods into the Union for processing without the application of customs duties, other charges or trade policy measures to a business that holds the inward processing authorisation (IPO). Inward processing activities include:
You can find instructions for applying for the authorisation on Customs’ website under “Authorisations”.
The processing time for authorisation applications is 30 days from when they are approved for processing. An application can be approved for processing when it contains all the details needed to make a decision, i.e. the application is fully completed and accompanied with the necessary attachments.