The reduction of barriers in customs as one of the measures taken by the customs service in the process of ensuring security and safety of trade

The Customs Service, often perceived as a revenue collector, is taking up the role of a guardian of security and safety of trade in goods. While performing these functions, the Customs Service operates in such a way as to meet the expectations of economic operators. Operators involved in lawful business activities expect from customs authorities combating the black economy in illegitimate goods trade on one hand, as well as reducing control measures on the other, as they negatively affect the time and costs of doing business. As a result of the strategy implemented by the Customs Service for operators, the catalogue of solutions, which facilitate the customs procedures has been expanded significantly. Some of the implemented solutions not only make the customs process easier, thus facilitating running a business, but also constitute a positive measure taken by customs authorities in the process of providing security and safety of the market. The aim of the present paper is to characterize the most significant solutions as well as to assess their impact on the effectiveness of actions taken by customs authorities in the process of ensuring security and safety of trade