The customs valuation, together with classification and origin, is one of the three pillars of the customs obligation and its management can be simplified; in this area, of course, the customs value agreement is the main tool to manage in a simplified way this matter.  As recalled in the TAXUD guidance VALUATION SIMPLIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 73 UCC AND ARTICLE 71 UCC DA, the article 73 of the Union customs code, lays down that “…The customs authorities may, upon application, authorise that the following amounts be determined on the basis of specific criteria, where they are not quantifiable on the date  on which the customs declaration is accepted: (a) amounts which…