PEN-CP

Pan-European Network of Customs Practitioners

PEN-CP, the Pan-European Network of Customs Practitioners – EU Horizon 2020-funded customs security practitioner project – acts as a European customs innovation boosting network, powered by an innovation-centric online platform and tailored innovation intermediary services. Since the start of the project (September 2018), the project consortium includes the following 13 administrations as full partners (9 EU and 4 non-EU): ALB, AUT, BEL, EST, GBR, HUN, IRL, LTU, LVA, MKD, NLD, NOR and SVK. PEN-CP focusses on accelerating innovation efforts across three core customs technical areas: data and risk management, detection technologies and laboratory equipment. We have a broad variety of innovation and knowledge instruments in use, including technology grants, challenge competitions, innovation awards, annual studies and expert reports. Across our activities, we aim to connect innovation-spirited customs officers, helping them to “find friends in customs innovation”. The vision is to become a permanent customs innovation boosting network, helping to accelerate both incremental and radical innovations for the benefit of customs administrations in Europe and beyond.

PEN-CP

Funding

Horizon 2020

Area

Civil Security for Society

Duration

1 Sep 2018 - 31 Jan 2025

Budget

€ 3 496 253,13

Our role

Project Management

Partners

18

Countries

16

Coordinator

CROSS-BORDER RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, Switzerland

Participants

  • DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CUSTOMS OF ALBANIA, Albania
  • BUNDESMINISTERIUM FÜR FINANZEN, Austria
  • SERVICE PUBLIC FEDERAL FINANCES, Belgium
  • MAKSU- JA TOLLIAMET, Estonia
  • NEMZETI ADO- ES VAMHIVATAL, Hungary
  • THE REVENUE COMMISSIONERS, Ireland
  • VALSTS IENEMUMU DIENESTS, Latvia
  • MUITINES DEPARTAMENTAS PRIE LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS FINANSU MINISTERIJOS, Lithuania
  • CARINSKA UPRAVA NA REPUBLIKA SEVERNA MAKEDONIJA, North Macedonia
  • MINISTERIE VAN FINANCIEN, Netherlands
  • TOLLREGION OSLO OG AKERSHUS, Norway
  • Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic, Slovakia
  • HOME OFFICE, United Kingdom
  • TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT, Netherlands
  • ARTTIC, France
  • ARTTIC INNOVATION GMBH, Germany
  • UNIVERSITE DE LAUSANNE, Switzerland