Freight forwarders and customs brokers use the concept of Inward Processing Manufacturing Chains to describe multi-stage value creation where non-EU raw materials or components enter a European plant under customs suspension, undergo multiple processing steps or assembly operations, and exit either as export-ready goods or for EU domestic sale.
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/customs-procedures/import-procedures/inward-processing_en
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