- Expertise Centre for Cross-Border Authorisations
Expertise Centre for Cross-Border Authorisations
Within Dutch Customs, the Expertise Centre for Cross-Border Authorisations (‘Expertisecentrum GrensOverschrijdende Vergunningen’, ECGOV) is responsible for coordinating cross-border authorisations. You are eligible for a cross-border authorisation if you apply one or more of the following customs procedures in more than one EU Member State:
- customs warehouse
- inward processing
- processing under customs control
- temporary import
- outward processing
- free circulation with end-use
Cross-border authorisations for simplified procedures
You can also apply for cross-border authorisations in respect of simplified procedures, such as the local clearance procedures for placing goods under customs procedures, including release into free circulation or (re-)exportation. These authorisations are better known as the Single European Authorisations (SEAs). Such an authorisation will enable you to file a declaration in one EU Member State for goods that are located in several EU Member States.
Advantages of cross-border authorisations and SEAs
These authorisations and SEAs have the following advantages:
- one central coordination point for the customs offices involved, and one central coordination point for the businesses involved
- a reduced administrative burden
Applying for a cross-border authorisation or SEA
Applications for cross-border authorisations and SEAs can be submitted to the customs office of the EU Member State where the main records of the businesses involved are kept (e.g., the Netherlands). The ECGOV maintains the contacts with the customs administrations in other EU Member States and the customs offices in the Netherlands.
If you want to know whether you are eligible for a cross-border authorisation or a SEA, or want to receive general information on the subject, please do not hesitate to contact the ECGOV.
Contact details
The ECGOV’s postal address is:
Belastingdienst/Douane Rotterdam/kantoor Laan op Zuid/ECGOV
PO Box 50966
3007 BJ Rotterdam
The address for visitors is:
Laan op Zuid 45
3072 DB Rotterdam
The ECGOV is open Monday through Friday from 8.00 to 16.30 hours. You can contact the ECGOV by telephone on:
- +31 (0)10 290 4863
- +31 (0) 10 290 4874
- +31 (0)10 290 4830
