Clearing seagoing vessels inwards and outwards in small ports
Clearing seagoing vessels through customs in small ports is subject to the following procedure.
A vessel due to arrive at the abovementioned first offices of entry receives a call reference number. You can telephone Customs/Rotterdam Maasvlakte, team BUU for the call reference number. Telephone number: (0181) 37 37 78. To receive a call reference number you have to state the following information:
- the port of arrival and the berth location
- the name of the ship
- the IMO number of the vessel
- the name of the agent or shipbroker
- the Customs number of the agent or the shipbroker
Three types of situations may occur:
- There is no cargo and also no victualling supplies on board above the statutory exemption. Furthermore, the vessel will not load victualling supplies and/or cargo in the Netherlands. The procedure then ends with the granting of the call reference number.
- There is no cargo and also no victualling supplies on board above the statutory exemption. The ship will load cargo and/or victualling supplies. The call reference number, issued on entry, is obligatory for the loading of victualling supplies and/or cargo.
You have to report the arrival of the vessel electronically, no later than the time of mooring. For loading victualling supplies the procedure applies as described on this website under provisioning.The outgoing manifest you send to Customs electronically. (Until 31 January 2010 you still may send the outgoing manifest in PDF format to: Douane.Rdam.inenuitklaringen@belastingdienst.nl)
- There is cargo and/or victualling supplies on board above the statutory exemption.
You have to report the arrival of the vessel electronically, no later than the time of mooring.
For the present cargo you have to submit an electronic summary declaration.
For victualling supplies you have to send an IMOFAL 3 in PDF format to: Rdam.maasvlakte.proviand@belastingdienst.nl
