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Customs declaration, judgment, excess of goods and European Court of justice judgment
The ECJ in this judgment (Fifth Chamber) 8 June 2023 C‑640/21 established that articles 173 [Amendment of a customs declaration] and 174 [Invalidation of a customs declaration] of Union Customs Code “UCC”, after both the lodgment of customs declaration and the release of goods, are not applicable when the declarant reports a quantity of goods in excess. In other words, if the quantity of imported goods is greater than that set out in the customs declaration, the declarant is required to make a new declaration in respect of that excess quantity. At their turn, the national customs authorities are are led to apply national legislation providing for penalties in accordance…