Nye markeder, den voksende internationalisering af samhandelen og dennes hastigt stigende omfang kombineret med hurtigere varetransport tvinger desuden toldadministrationerne til at følge udviklingen for ikke at skade den europæiske økonomi.
In addition, the development of new markets, the increasing internationalisation of trade and the rapid expansion thereof, combined with the increase in the speed of the carriage of goods, require customs administrations to keep up with movement so as not to harm the development of Europe's economy.