The Centralized Clearance for Export procedure is being activated for authorized economic operators (AEO), alongside the full implementation of the Automated Export System (AES) in our country, by decision of the Governor of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue, Giorgos Pitsilis, which sets the terms for issuing the relevant usage permits (A.1176/2026).
The new simplification of the Union Customs Code gives AEOs, following the granting of the relevant permit, the possibility to submit a customs declaration to the customs office of their headquarters in Greece (supervising customs office), while the goods are presented at a different customs office in the country or another customs office of an EU member state (customs office of presentation).
With this development, Greece becomes the 11th member state of the European Union participating in the procedure (together with Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia), providing a significant comparative advantage for the operational functioning of exporters and the Greek cross-border supply chain.
The new decision sets the regulatory framework for the implementation of the measure and determines:
- The competent authorities for evaluating the criteria and issuing permits for the use of centralized clearance for export.
- The economic operators entitled to submit an application, as well as the terms and conditions that must be met for the issuance of the relevant permit.
Advantages for businesses:
The adoption of Centralized Clearance brings immediate benefits to the operational functioning of exporters and in particular:
- Reduction of administrative burden: Communication with a single point of contact (supervising customs office) when complying with export formalities.
- Supply chain optimization: Cost savings through centralized procedures.
- Consolidation of resources: Uniformity of practices that improves data accuracy and increases compliance.
- Immediate data exchange: Automated and fast procedures for customs clearance and the carrying out of controls.
- Cost and time savings: Reduction of transaction costs between businesses and public authorities and reduction of export processing time.
- Strengthening competitiveness: Stronger presence of Greek export businesses in the globalized market.
The centralized clearance for export functionality is available within the AES through the myAADE digital portal (myaade.gov.gr), under the path Applications > Customs Services> Automated Export System AES P1.
For any information or clarification, interested parties may contact AADE Taxpayer Service, my1521:
- By phone: At 1521 (free of charge), on working days from 7:00 to 20:00,
- Digitally: On my1521 (24/7), by selecting: Customs Topics > Exports (Export) > Export procedure (AES P1) > Submission of export procedure (AES P1).