The Green Book "Customs 2024 and Priorities 2025" is published (Publikuar dt. 01/04/2025)

The General Directorate of Customs has published the Green Book "Customs 2024 and Priorities 2025" in two languages: Albanian and English. This is the fourth year of the publication of the Green Book in the format of an annual report, based on the Customs Administration's vision on facilitating legitimate trade while maintaining the right balance with risk analysis and post-clearance controls.

In the Book's introductory remarks, the Director General of Customs, Genti Gazheli, emphasizes that 2024 was challenging for Albanian Customs, but still a successful year successful year by achieving around 2.3 billion EUR of revenues or around 125 million EUR more than 2023. "This result, much more than to be satisfied, is worth encouraging the Customs Administration that greater work awaits us for 2025, where we are already intensively involved in the European integration process, in the negotiating position of Cluster 3 "Competitiveness and inclusive growth", declares Mr. Gazheli.

Digitalization of Customs services, facilitation of fair trade, service to business, protection of the country's financial interests, fight against smuggling and evasion, were the main pillars which marked the performance of Albanian Customs for 2024. The simplification and digitalization of Customs procedures have generated concrete results in terms of reducing the average time for reviewing online applications through e-Albania. During 2024, 5 more Authorized Economic Operators were added, bringing the total number of AEOs to 16, while many other applications to benefit from this status are under review.

"For 2025, we are on the right track towards a higher level of standards for the Albanian Customs Administration, in its mission to serve citizens and business, to facilitate exports and imports, 100% digital services, risk analysis supported by Artificial Intelligence Programs, facilities for Approved Exporters, Direct Declarants and Authorized Economic Operators, professional and ethical service for Albanian and international businesses and citizens in each of the 18 Customs Houses throughout Albania", - emphasizes, among other things, the General Director Genti Gazheli.  

The activity of the Customs Administration will be based on three main objectives for 2025: Efficiency, Security and Prosperity on the path of integration towards the European Customs Union.  

Below you will The Green Book "Customs 2024 and Priorities 2025" online: