Unlike outright importation – where import duties fall due immediately – inward processing, also known as active processing, allows goods from third countries to enter a customs territory duty-free, undergo processing or transformation, and be re-exported as finished products, with import duties and VAT suspended throughout the procedure.
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs-4/customs-procedures-import_en
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