Between June and October 2023, Customs conducted a self-assessment campaign among the professionals under its supervision, aimed at achieving two main objectives:
For professionals: to assess their level of knowledge of the regulations and the compliance of their LCB-FT system on a declarative basis.
For customs: to obtain information on the sector's general understanding of the regulations, and to gain a better understanding of the market (frequency of transactions over €10,000, average size of players, etc.).
The campaign has shown that the industry is well aware of the risks, and that significant progress has been made in raising awareness.
However, significant gaps remain in the implementation of obligations:
Organizational: Fewer than half of respondents have formalized their risk classification or taken appropriate training.
Operational: Weaknesses in identity verification, knowledge of business relationships, and monitoring of operations, as well as in compliance with international sanctions and asset freezes.
These results underline the progress made, while highlighting areas requiring improvement.
A new self-assessment campaign will be carried out in 2024 with professionals who did not respond in 2023!
To find out more: www.douane.gouv.fr