Judgment_paragraph 54 · U.I. Srl v Agenzia delle Dogane e dei monopoli– Ufficio delle dogane di Venezia (C-714/20)

54As a preliminary point, it should be noted that, according to settled case-law, import VAT and customs duties display comparable essential features since they arise from the fact of importation of goods into the European Union and the subsequent distribution of those goods through the economic channels of the Member States. This parallel nature is confirmed by the fact that the second subparagraph of Article 71(1) of the VAT Directive authorises Member States to link the chargeable event and the date on which the VAT on importation becomes chargeable with those laid down for customs duties (judgments of 10 July 2019, Federal Express Corporation Deutsche Niederlassung, C‑26/18, EU:C:2019:579, paragraph 41, and of 3 March 2021, Hauptzollamt Münster (Place where the VAT is incurred), C‑7/20, EU:C:2021:161, paragraph 29 and the case-law cited).