On 17 April 2023, the European Commission adopted a Decision which extends for ten Member States the current possibility to temporarily waive customs duties and VAT on the importation from non-EU countries of food, blankets, tents, electric generators and other life-saving equipment destined for Ukrainians affected by the war.
The extension of this measure, requested by ten Member States, will apply retroactively from 1 January 2023 and remains in place until 31 December 2023. The measure will apply in Estonia, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The original Decision applied from 24 February 2022 to 31 December 2022.
