DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS Smart Border 2.0 Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and the free movement of persons

NEWS

LEAVING THE CUSTOMS UNION AND CUSTOMS TERRITORY

IRELAND/NI BORDER: PEOPLE 200 crossing points 3.1 million border crossings per month 24,000 commuters crossing the border Free movement dating to 1923 under CTA Border controls can add 10-20 minutes for the border crossing of a car with a value of time loss of EUR 12 for commuters and EUR30 for business travellers

IRELAND/NI BORDER: GOODS 430,000 commercial vehicle crossings/month 5000+ NI businesses trading with IE 92% of businesses in NI selling to IE less than 50 FTEs Interconnected trade: Agriculture – raw and processed goods Industry – Guiness makes 13,000 cross-border movements/year as part of production process Documentation and compliance requirements at a border can increase transaction costs by 2%-24% Total cost of obtaining a certificate of origin could be more than EUR 450/consignment Border controls can add 40-60 minutes to border crossing time of a truck (EUR50 to freight costs for each vehicle hour)

BORDER SOLUTIONS OPERATIONAL BEST PRACTICES SWEDEN-NORWAY US-CANADA AUS-NZ

UTILIZING STANDARDS SINGLE WINDOW TRUSTED TRADER TRUSTED TRAVELLER ONE-STOP-SHOP UCR UPGRADED APPLICATION

SMART BORDER DEFINITION Smart borders involve utilising modern technology, risk management, domestic and international cooperation as well as international standards to create secure and low-friction borders Smart borders recognise that people and goods carry different risks and so separate these flows so they can be managed differently

SMART BORDERS 2.0 Based on international standards and operational best practices from different parts of the world supported by state-of-the-art technology Can be implemented regardless of the legal framework for the UK’s exit from the EU; therefore the solution can be ready to operate with a minimum transition period Includes Free Movement of persons under CTA and creates a low-friction border for the movement of goods

SMART BORDER 2.0 COMPONENTS

INVISIBLE BORDER UTILIZING EXISTING TECHNOLOGY

CONCLUSION 1 There will be a need of a Customs and Border solution post-Brexit on 29 March 2019, regardless of political solution and Brexit negotiation results. It will have severe consequences if such a Customs and Border solution is not designed, developed and implemented to facilitate the movement of people and trade.

CONCLUSION 2 It is possible to implement a Customs and Border solution that meets the requirements of the EU Customs legislation (Union Customs Code) and procedures, with expected post-Brexit volumes of cross-border people and goods, if using a combination of international standards, global best practices and state-of-the-art technology upgraded to a Smart Border 2.0 or similar solution

”Borders divide,Customs connect” AT THE END OF THE DAY ”Borders divide,Customs connect” World Customs Organization

Presentation by Lars Karlsson KGH Border Services Policy Department Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs Responsible Administrator: Eeva ERIKSSON poldep-citizens@europarl.europa.eu