{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Processing trade","description":"Processing trade describes the temporary cross-border movement of goods for the purpose of manufacturing, finishing, or repair, where duties are suspended rather than collected outright. The term covers both inward processing – importing inputs duty-free for domestic processing and subsequent re-export – and outward processing – exporting domestic goods for processing abroad and reimporting them with duty relief on the value added. The concept is central to customs regimes that seek to support i","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/processing-trade","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-18T14:31:05.554678","citation":"https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/customs-procedures-import-and-export/special-procedures/processing_en","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/processing-trade","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Processing trade · Processing trade describes the temporary cross-border movement of goods for the purpose of manufacturing, finishing, or repair, where duties are suspended rather than collected outright. · Quelle: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/customs-procedures-import-and-export/special-procedures/processing_en"}