EBTI : European Binding Tariff Information

Binding letter advising the commodity code.

Read more EC : European Community

The EU 27 Member States.

Read more ECG : Excise Contact Group

The ECG provides a platform for trade consultations within the Union on the development and implementation of excise related issues and developments

Read more ECICS : European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances

List of chemicals that can be traded in the EU.

Read more ECJ : European Court of Justice

European Court of Justice

Read more ECOFIN : Council of Economics and Finance Ministers

European minister for economics and trade 

Read more ECP : EMCS Computerisation Project

Computerised system for monitoring of excise goods

Read more ECS : Export Control System

EU’s common export system, which enables message traffic between different national export systems.

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