EU trade and customs developments in February 2026

A monthly round-up of EU trade and customs developments from February 2026, presented by Enrika Naujokė (Director, CustomsClear) — essential viewing for customs and trade-compliance professionals tracking regulatory change.

Topics covered:

• Progress on the EU Customs Reform, including the pending decision on the seat of the new EU Customs Authority
• Abolition of the low-value consignment threshold and introduction of a flat per-item tariff for e-commerce, and access to the EU Customs Data Hub
• US tariff developments, including the Supreme Court ruling on emergency tariff powers, the new 10% US tariff, and the EU's response and suspension of rebalancing measures
• Steel and other trade-defence measures: anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties, and new registrations
• The EU-Mercosur agreement's move towards provisional application, and EU cooperation agreements with Switzerland, Turkey and Indonesia
• EU sanctions updates, including Russia, Belarus, Iran, Sudan, Tunisia, Zimbabwe and the EU Sanctions Help Desk
• CBAM's central registry platform timeline and practical questions on authorised declarants and representation
• Tariff classification, EU transit procedure, and recent Court of Justice of the European Union rulings on customs valuation and excise duty
• A demonstration of the CustomsClear Article Assistant and sanctions-screening tool

For a broader overview of the topic, please watch the full recording. The slides are available in the Resources section.

Please note that this summary was generated using AI, based on the recording and available slides.