Italy’s Legislative Decree 141/2024: Import VAT Now Considered Customs Duty

• Legislative Decree no. 141/2024 in Italy equates import VAT with customs duties
• Previously, import VAT was treated as separate from customs duties
• New rules consider import VAT as part of border duties
• Import VAT is not considered a border duty when goods are placed in an Italian warehouse or transported to another EU member state

Source: kpmg.com

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