1. DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
Smart Border 2.0
Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and the free movement of persons

2. NEWS

3. LEAVING THE CUSTOMS UNION AND CUSTOMS TERRITORY

4. IRELAND/NI BORDER: PEOPLE
200 crossing points
3.1 million border crossings per month
24,000 commuters crossing the border
Free movement dating to 1923 under CTA
Border controls can add minutes for the border crossing of a car with a value of time loss of EUR 12 for commuters and EUR30 for business travellers

5. IRELAND/NI BORDER: GOODS
430,000 commercial vehicle crossings/month
5000+ NI businesses trading with IE
92% of businesses in NI selling to IE less than 50 FTEs
Interconnected trade: Agriculture – raw and processed goods
Industry – Guiness makes 13,000 cross-border movements/year as part of production process
Documentation and compliance requirements at a border can increase transaction costs by 2%-24%
Total cost of obtaining a certificate of origin could be more than EUR 450/consignment
Border controls can add minutes to border crossing time of a truck (EUR50 to freight costs for each vehicle hour)

6. BORDER SOLUTIONS OPERATIONAL BEST PRACTICES SWEDEN-NORWAY US-CANADA
AUS-NZ

7. UTILIZING STANDARDS SINGLE WINDOW TRUSTED TRADER TRUSTED TRAVELLER
ONE-STOP-SHOP
UCR
UPGRADED APPLICATION

8. SMART BORDER DEFINITION
Smart borders involve utilising modern technology, risk management, domestic and international cooperation as well as international standards to create secure and low-friction borders
Smart borders recognise that people and goods carry different risks and so separate these flows so they can be managed differently

9. SMART BORDERS 2.0
Based on international standards and operational best practices from different parts of the world supported by state-of-the-art technology
Can be implemented regardless of the legal framework for the UK’s exit from the EU; therefore the solution can be ready to operate with a minimum transition period
Includes Free Movement of persons under CTA and creates a low-friction border for the movement of goods

10. SMART BORDER 2.0 COMPONENTS

11. INVISIBLE BORDER
UTILIZING EXISTING TECHNOLOGY

12. CONCLUSION 1
There will be a need of a Customs and Border solution post-Brexit on 29 March 2019, regardless of political solution and Brexit negotiation results. It will have severe consequences if such a Customs and Border solution is not designed, developed and implemented to facilitate the movement of people and trade.

13. CONCLUSION 2
It is possible to implement a Customs and Border solution that meets the requirements of the EU Customs legislation (Union Customs Code) and procedures, with expected post-Brexit volumes of cross-border people and goods, if using a combination of international standards, global best practices and state-of-the-art technology upgraded to a Smart Border 2.0 or similar solution

14. ”Borders divide,Customs connect”
AT THE END OF THE DAY
”Borders divide,Customs connect”
World Customs Organization

15. Presentation by Lars Karlsson KGH Border Services
Policy Department Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs
Responsible Administrator: Eeva ERIKSSON