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The EU customs reform provides an unprecedented opportunity to evolve customs governance from hierarchical supervision to shared responsibility, extending harmonization efforts from data collection to comprehensive knowledge management. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine the transition of EU customs governance toward shared responsibility and explore extending harmonization reforms from data infrastructure to shared legal knowledge.

September 15, 2026Global Trade and Customs Journal

A Second Hub for the EU Customs Reform: Partnership for a Shared Understanding of EU Customs Law

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ENEnrika Naujoke GSGodfried Smit

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Policy analysis reveals a transition toward shared responsibility in EU customs governance, suggesting a path to expand from centralized data consolidation to collaborative legal knowledge.

Key Points

To examine the transition of EU customs governance toward shared responsibility and explore extending harmonization reforms from data infrastructure to shared legal knowledge.
Qualitative policy analysis assessing the evolution of EU customs supervision and administrative cooperation models.
Evaluation of regulatory integration mechanisms across more than 100 national customs systems, 350 regulations, and digital instruments like the Digital Product Passport.
Customs administration in the European Union is actively evolving from hierarchical oversight toward decentralized, shared operational responsibility.
Consolidation of national platforms into the EU Customs Data Hub enables a transition beyond supply chain data traceability to shared institutional knowledge and collaborative legal interpretation.

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Naujoke et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa913e49013453be30a229f https://doi.org/10.54648/gtcj2026058

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September 15, 2026Global Trade and Customs Journal

A Second Hub for the EU Customs Reform: Partnership for a Shared Understanding of EU Customs Law

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Authors

ENEnrika Naujoke GSGodfried Smit

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Overview

Policy analysis reveals a transition toward shared responsibility in EU customs governance, suggesting a path to expand from centralized data consolidation to collaborative legal knowledge.

Key Points

To examine the transition of EU customs governance toward shared responsibility and explore extending harmonization reforms from data infrastructure to shared legal knowledge.
Qualitative policy analysis assessing the evolution of EU customs supervision and administrative cooperation models.
Evaluation of regulatory integration mechanisms across more than 100 national customs systems, 350 regulations, and digital instruments like the Digital Product Passport.
Customs administration in the European Union is actively evolving from hierarchical oversight toward decentralized, shared operational responsibility.
Consolidation of national platforms into the EU Customs Data Hub enables a transition beyond supply chain data traceability to shared institutional knowledge and collaborative legal interpretation.

Cite This Study

Naujoke et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa913e49013453be30a229f https://doi.org/10.54648/gtcj2026058

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