Temporary admission of professional equipment

Rules on temporary admission of professional equipment

There are general rules for temporary admission with regard to:

  • the goods remaining unchanged
  • identification
  • security
  • the time allowed
  • the import and re-export procedures
  • prohibitions and restrictions.

In addition to the general rules, the following rules apply to professional equipment:

  • It must be owned by a person established outside the European Union (EU).
  • It must be imported either by:
    • a person established outside the EU
    • or 
    • an employee of the owner of the equipment. This employee may be established in the EU.
  • It can only be used by the importer or under their supervision. This does not apply to cases of audio-visual co-productions.
  • You cannot use the temporary admission procedure to import equipment used for the following:
    • industrial manufacture or packaging of goods
    • exploitation of natural resources (except hand-tools)
    • construction, repair or maintenance of buildings (except hand-tools)
    • for earth moving and like projects (except hand-tools).

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