EU Customs Law

2026-07-22

"The signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU is an important step towards European integration of Ukraine, which stipulates amending national legislation according to the EU standards and requires highly educated professionals in the customs sector. The main task of the module ""EU Customs Law"" is training Ukrainian customs experts to meet the requirements of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, international conventions and joint programs of the EU and the Ukrainian government. This module is aimed at improving the existing educational program ""Customs security"" in the framework of the bachelor's degree education at the State Tax University in Irpin, Kyiv region. It will allow future customs officers to gain professional competencies in the field of EU customs law and to acquire practical skills applicable on the national level. It will not only strengthen the integration potential of Ukraine to the EU, but also accelerate positive changes in the state and help to overcome the stagnation of the customs sector. This course will increase the number of qualified experts in the protection of customs interests, promote the implementation of the EU customs standards in Ukraine and unification of the customs rules, facilitate improvement of the customs risk management procedures, cooperation with the EU customs services, fight against smuggling, as well as collaboration with government agencies, business and higher education institutions of Ukraine. The project will have a long-term impact since it will be continued after the termination of the grant support. In addition to the module of the educational program ""Customs security"" the project provides for preparation of publicly available methodological materials, holding a roundtable for promoting EU experience, publishing and dissemination of an online glossary of EU customs law terms. The executor of the project is the STU of Irpin. COO is Iryna Petrova. "

Ukraine

2025-10-15