Belgium launches digital customs platform to simplify e-commerce

Belgium has launched the BE-GATE customs platform, specially designed for the growth market of e-commerce, in an aim to increase the efficiency of customs clearance in the cross-border flow of goods.

The portal was developed on the initiative of Belgium’s Customs and Excise Department and is supported by four e-commerce hubs, the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge and the airports of Brussels and Liege.

The free-of-charge customs portal is designed for processing large amounts of data and is meant to guarantee rapid clearance of customs applications.