Horizon Europe · Europäische Union

Detection and characterisation of threats or illegal/ smuggled goods in cargo

Öffnet am 5. Mai 2027

Das EU-Programm Horizon Europe plant 4 Förderungen mit 3,5 Mio. € pro Projekt bei einem Gesamtbudget von 14 Mio. €. Die Einreichungsfrist endet am 4. November 2027 (EU-Ausschreibungen enden meist um 17:00 Uhr Brüsseler Zeit). Organisationen aus EU-Mitgliedstaaten und assoziierten Ländern wie der Türkei können in der Regel teilnehmen; maßgeblich sind die Bedingungen des Topics.

Frist: 4. November 2027 (in 354 Tagen)
Öffnet: 5. Mai 2027
Fördersumme: 3,5 Mio. € pro Projekt
Gesamtbudget: 14 Mio. €
Förderquote: 100 % der förderfähigen Kosten Standardregel des Programms; die Ausschreibung kann abweichen.
Gesamtbudget: 14 Mio. €
Erwartete Förderungen: 4
Maßnahmentyp: HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions · HORIZON Lump Sum Grant
Wahrscheinliche Antragstellende: Unternehmen, KMU / Start-ups, Gemeinnützige, Hochschulen & Forschung, Öffentliche Stellen Aus Quellkategorien oder Programmregeln; maßgeblich ist die Ausschreibung.
Fördergeber: Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Referenz: HORIZON-CL3-2027-01-BM-03
Ausschreibung: HORIZON-CL3-2027-01
Zuletzt geprüft: 14. November 2026

Offizielle Ausschreibung öffnen ↗ Frist zum Kalender hinzufügen

Die offiziellen Beschreibungen sind in der Sprache des Fördergebers (meist Englisch); Zusammenfassung und Eckdaten auf dieser Seite sind auf Deutsch.

Erwartete Ergebnisse

Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes:

• Increased security of air, maritime, land, or postal transport, cargo and supply chain;

• Address accidental or intentional explosions, fires, noxious chemicals, material degradation, or autonomous threats in cargo;

• Enhanced capabilities to detect, characterise, track and trace, and seize dangerous, regulated, illicit devices, goods , or material;

• Increased mobility of the customs authorities’ resources and equipment and improved agility for a faster and more coordinated response;

• Interoperability of customs control equipment and interconnectivity with other systems, including integration of logistical operations, and/or increased inter-agency and cross border collaboration.

Umfang

Today’s global economy and high-volume trade flows require much and fast transport to deliver products worldwide. Traders and consumers expect quick and easy transactions, while customs administrations face the challenge of controlling the goods without disrupting their flow. This is exploited by organised crime and terrorist organisations, which take advantage of the large amount of goods to conceal threats or illegal and/or dangerous materials in legal commercial cargo, with the aim of causing damage, disruption, or of it illegally crossing borders unnoticed.

Customs authorities must ensure a high level of compliance with both security and revenue objectives: trafficked materials may represent a threat, and undetected smuggled licit materials entering the EU deprive the Member States of the revenue due if the material had been legally traded. In addition, illegal trafficking can have an impact in the environment (such as biodiversity loss or deforestation) or for the EU citizens’ safety and health.

Vollständigen Text lesen

The air and maritime cargo contexts present security challenges as well as high potential consequences of threats, primarily but not limited to explosives and incendiary devices. Air cargo can represent continuity assurances to cope, at least in the short term and for critical lines, with supply chain and/or distribution crises; while maritime cargo remains the most common transport mode in global trade. The risk for well-concealed materials not being detected during screening, or the risk of concealment during the supply chain is pressing.

Logistical hubs also need to strengthen their capabilities to adapt to sudden changes, and customs authorities need to mobilise their available resources to ensure efficient and fast controls. The need for better mobility and improved agility for customs is accompanied by the need to deploy scalable solutions, that are interoperable with other systems to facilitate co-sharing of equipment between BCPs and between Member States.

Innovation actions funded under this topic should develop and test solutions for cargo security, relevant to one or more transport modes (maritime, air, postal, road, or rail); and usable at one (or more) crucial point(s) of the supply chain. Innovation can also develop enhanced capabilities for customs to detect illicit, regulated and / or dangerous goods and transactions, and to be able to effectively characterise them in a timely manner. Improved tracking and tracing capabilities will facilitate the seizing of the materials while contributing to collecting data and evidence to further support investigations and prosecutions.

Proposals are expected to address one of the following options that should be explicitly selected:

Option a: security of cargo

Option b: detection of smuggled and trafficked goods/materials in cargo

Detection capabilities should target one or more type(s) of dangerous, illicit and/or illegal goods or materials, including: explosive or incendiary devices; illicit…

Wer kann sich bewerben?

Consortium of at least 3 independent legal entities from 3 different EU Member States or associated countries, at least one in a Member State (Horizon Europe standard rule).

Antragstellerkategorien sind nur ein Ausgangspunkt. Über die Antragsberechtigung entscheidet die offizielle Ausschreibung.

Themen

Border and external security Customs authorities Drugs trafficking Organised crime Security Trafficking of cultural goods Trafficking of firearms Borders Enhanced capabilities customs authorities detection illegal/ smuggled goods in cargo inter-agency and cross border collaboration security of air, maritime, land, or postal transport, cargo and supply chain strategic autonomy threats in cargo

Zeitplan

Single-stage call. Next deadline 2027-11-04. The portal states the exact cut-off time (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).

So bewerben Sie sich

Lesen Sie das vollständige Topic im Portal: erwartete Ergebnisse, Umfang, Maßnahmentyp und die Teilnahmebedingungen einschließlich Länder- oder Konsortialvorgaben.
Registrieren Sie jede Partnerorganisation im EU Funding & Tenders Portal, um einen PIC zu erhalten.
Verbundprojekte in Forschung und Innovation benötigen in der Regel mindestens drei unabhängige Partner aus drei verschiedenen EU-Mitgliedstaaten oder assoziierten Ländern. Prüfen Sie die Regel für dieses Topic.
Bereiten Sie Teil A (Verwaltungsformulare und Budget im Portal) und Teil B (technische Beschreibung auf der offiziellen Vorlage für diesen Maßnahmentyp) vor.
Reichen Sie vor dem Fristende am Stichtag im Portal ein. Verspätete Anträge werden nicht angenommen.

From the call text

Who can apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Single applicant or consortium: Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.
Where applicants must be based: Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.
Where to apply: Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.

EU-Leitfaden zur Antragstellung lesen

Offizielle Quellen

Offizielle Ausschreibungsseite

Die Angaben auf dieser Seite stammen aus der offiziellen Quelle und wurden zuletzt am 14. November 2026 geprüft. Maßgeblich sind immer die Unterlagen des Fördergebers einschließlich späterer Änderungen.