SASP is a Single Authorisation involving more than one Member State for the use of the simplified declaration or the local clearance procedure.  It enables an economic operator to centralise the accounting and payment of customs duties for all his transactions in the Member State where he is established, regardless of the place where the movement of goods occurs.  The physical control and release of goods may take place in another Member State.
This program has the potential to grant significant trade facilitating benefits to approved companies.
SASP is an initiative designed to facilitate trade by enabling all customs declarations to be processed in their country of residence, regardless of where in the EU the goods are located at the time of release.

Who can apply For SASP?
A company is eligible for a cross-border authorisation if they apply one or more of the following customs procedures in more than one EU Member State:

• Customs warehouse
• Inward processing
• Processing under customs control
• Temporary import
• Outward processing
• Free circulation with end-use

CustomsMatters & SASP
Companies are now able to undertake customs clearance using the simplified procedures within the entire territory of the European Union based on a single authorisation (SASP).
For example, an Irish company whose goods are cleared in different EU Member States will be able to declare goods for customs clearance and account for the customs duty at their Irish local office, regardless of the Member State where the goods will actually enter the EU e.g. goods imported by an Irish importer from China via Hamburg or Rotterdam could be declared for customs clearance in the UK.
CustomsMatters can assist you in achieving SASP authorisation.  To gain SASP authorisation each company needs to meet a number of basic conditions and criteria, which is similar to those needed when applying for AEO status.  They include a satisfactory system of managing commercial and transport records with good accounting, financial solvency and a good record of customs compliance.

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