Blue Belt Pilot Project - Evaluation Report

The Blue Belt pilot project, set up to see if providing ship information could simplify customs formalities for ships trading within the EU, was evaluated from a technical, operational and legal point of view to assess how the service was being used by the customs authorities.

The feedback provided by the Member States' customs authorities and the shipping industry is the basis for determining how the information contained in the Blue Belt notification reports was used by the customs authorities.

The project monitoring data, which was received from the Member States and the shipping industry, provides information about the quality of the Blue Belt service, and invites the stakeholders to provide suggestions how it could be further improved.