The French customs administration issued new guidelines on 3 March 2020 that amend the administration’s position regarding exports from France by non-EU companies. The new rules were to become effective on 1 May 2020.
However, on 27 March 2020, the French customs administration announced the extension of the 1 May deadline to 1 October 2020 to take into account the severe difficulties encountered by operators during the lock-down related to COVID-19
Source: Deloitte
