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Customs Regime 42

Customs Regime 42 is used by importers to achieve exemption from VAT when goods imported from third countries into the importing EU member state are intended to be transported directly to another EU member state. The VAT due upon sale is paid in the latter, i.e., the destination member state.

This is an intra-Community transaction monitored by the authorities until the VAT is settled. Simplified customs procedures are provided if the importer or their indirect representative in Greece holds an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certification.

This regime cannot be used for products subject to Special Consumption Tax (SCT) or, as per recent customs legislation, for clothing and footwear products.

It can be combined with the customs warehousing regime and may assist importers who are still searching for and have not yet finalized a customer in the destination member state to whom they will sell their goods.

National Consumption Tax Rates (E-liquids for Electronic Cigarettes)

E-liquids contained in electronic cigarette devices or in special refill containers or single-use vials intended for use in electronic cigarettes (with or without nicotine): €0.10 per milliliter.

Tax Warehouse (requires a guarantee of at least €5,000).

National Consumption Tax Rates (Coffee)

  • Roasted Coffee: €3 per kilogram of net weight.
  • Unroasted Coffee: €2 per kilogram of net weight.
  • Instant Coffee: €4 per kilogram of net weight.
  • Preparations based on coffee extracts, distillates, or concentrates, or containing coffee: €4 per kilogram of net weight in the final product.

Tax Warehouse (requires a guarantee of at least €5,000).

SCT Rates (Ethyl Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages)

  • Ethyl Alcohol: €2,450 per hectoliter of pure ethyl alcohol.
    A reduced rate of 50% (€1,225) applies to ethyl alcohol intended for the production of ouzo or contained in tsipouro or tsikoudia.
  • Beer: €5 per degree PLATO per hectoliter of beer.
    A 50% reduced rate applies to beer produced by independent small breweries, provided their annual production does not exceed 200,000 hectoliters.
  • Intermediate Products: €102 per hectoliter of the final product, with exceptions such as Natural Sweet Wine, for which the rate is set at €51.
  • Wine (Table Wine, Sparkling Wine): €0 per hectoliter of the final product.
  • Fermented Beverages (other than wine and beer): €20 per hectoliter of the final product.

Tax Warehouse (requires a guarantee of at least €180,000).

The SCT on cigarettes is structured as follows:

a) Fixed Tax: €82.50 per thousand (1,000) cigarettes (1 tax unit), which is the same for all cigarette categories.

b) Proportional Tax: 26% of the retail price per thousand (1,000) cigarettes (1 tax unit), which is also the same for all cigarette categories.

The total amount of SCT calculated under the above cases (a) and b) cannot be less than €117.50 per thousand (1,000) cigarettes (1 tax unit).

  • Cigars and Cigarillos: 35% of the retail price per kilogram.
  • Fine-Cut Tobacco (intended for the production of hand-rolled cigarettes): €170 per kilogram of net weight.
  • Other Smoking Tobacco (such as pipe tobacco or shisha tobacco): €156.70 per kilogram of net weight.

Tax Warehouse (requires a guarantee of at least €235,000).