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  1. Simlifications for various transport methods

    02-09-2025 -
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    For air, rail and sea, there are one (rail) or two (air and sea) simplified procedures per type of transport within the Union Transit and Common Transit Procedures. For this you must meet general conditions,...

  2. Simlificatied procedures in relation to custom transit by road

    02-09-2025 -
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    Customs has 4 simplified procedures for the Community Transit and Common Customs Transit Procedure. ou must meet the general conditions (only available in Dutch) and hold an authorisation. The simplifications include: Authorisation Comprehensive guarantee or guarantee waiver...

  3. Common customs transit

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    Under the Common Customs Transit Procedure, you can transport goods between the EU, the EFTA countries and third countries signed up to the ‘Convention on a Common Transit Procedure’ by filing 1 declaration. This prevents delays at the...

  4. Community transit

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    Community Transit is the most frequently used means of Customs Transit. There are 2 means of transit. We explain them here for you. Means of transit: Both means of transit involve the transport of goods...

  5. External and internal transit

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    Customs has a procedure for External and Internal Customs Transit. External Transit concerns the transport of non-Union goods. Internal Transit concerns the transport of Union goods. The terms 'external' and 'internal' have nothing to do...

  6. AES: where to go with questions?

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    The introduction of the AES may lead to questions. Do you, as a business or software developer, have questions about AES Uitgaan? Find out where to obtain more information in the below. Customs Support Centre for...

  7. AES: planning

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    The EU Exit (Single Window) is changing. As an EU Member State, the Netherlands must meet the requirements of the DWU and as such the AES, by the end of November 2023 at the latest....

  8. AES: how does it affect you

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    Do you export goods that leave the EU? Or are you a software developer working on the systems registering this? Read about how AES Uitgaan affects you. The EU Exit process changes due to the implementation of...

  9. This is how exit works

    02-09-2025 -
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    If goods are leaving the European Union's customs territory, we refer to it as 'exit'. You must do the following for the exit of goods: Bring the goods to the customs exit office Are the...

  10. Pre departure declaration

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    Before goods leave the European Union's customs territory, you must submit a pre-departure declaration. This is not an independent declaration. You submit a pre-departure declaration by submitting one of these declarations: The information in the...

  11. ICS2: where to go with questions?

    02-09-2025 -
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    Do you have questions about the Import Control System 2 (ICS2) Entry? Read about who to contact on this page. Customs Support Centre for Software Developers Are you a software developer? Then check the information...

  12. ICS2: how to connect to STI

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    You will soon have to file your Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) with the Import Control System 2 (ICS2). You do this in the Shared Trader Interface (STI). Read what you need to do to connect...

  13. ICS2: new entry by sea process

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    Are you importing goods from outside the EU to the European Customs Union by sea? You should submit your entry declaration using the Import Control System 2 (ICS2), release 3. What is Import Control System 2 (ICS2)? ICS2...

  14. ICS2: new entry by air process

    02-09-2025 -
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    Are you importing goods by air from outside the European Union into the EU Customs Union? You must file your entry declaration with Import Control System 2 (ICS2), release 2. What is Import Control System...

  15. Correcting discrepancies of (bulk) goods in the subsequent declaration

    02-09-2025 -
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    It may occur that the quantity or the weight of (bulk) goods in the declaration for temporary storage declaration (aangifte tot tijdelijke opslag, ATO) differs from the subsequent declaration for the same cargo, such as...

  16. Customs portals

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  17. Weapons and Ammunition Act

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    The Wet wapens en munitie (Weapons and Ammunition Act) combats illegal possession of weapons and ammunition in the Netherlands. This law prohibits, among others, the possession of weapons and ammunition and entering into or leaving...

  18. Sanctions for export and import

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    The import or export of certain goods is prohibited or a license is required. Sanctions for export The export of certain goods to certain countries is prohibited or a licence is required for it. This...

  19. Opium Act drugs

    02-09-2025 -
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    You are not allowed to bring narcotics (goods falling under the Opium Act across the Dutch border. It is allowed, as an exception, if you have a license for it. The Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport...

  20. Medicines (for business users only)

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    The Dutch government does not want medicines to be brought into the market which can be a health hazard, or the effectiveness of which is not certain. In order to achieve this goal, the Medicines Act (Geneesmiddelenwet,...

  21. Drugsprecursors

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    Certain chemicals may be used for producing narcotics. These chemicals are also called drug precursors. If you bring drug precursors into the European Union, trade, store or transport them, you should have a license. Customs...

  22. Transport of dangerous substances

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    Transporting dangerous substances is subject to national and international rules. Customs carries out a supervisory task in this connection, which includes ensuring that the rules for transporting such substances are complied with.

  23. Waste materials

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    The role of Customs in the transport of waste materials primarily focuses on supervising international transports of waste materials. The rules for transporting waste are laid down in a European Regulation (the European Regulation on...

  24. Radioactive substances and nuclear materials

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    The import, export and transport of radioactive substances and nuclear materials are subject to strict rules. Customs monitors whether imports, exports and transports are in compliance with those rules. This primarily concerns monitoring for the...

  25. Environmentally hazardous substances

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    The Dutch Chemical Substances Act ('Wet milieugevaarlijke stoffen') lays down rules to protect humans and the environment against hazardous substances and preparations. Examples include: The Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment and the Ministry of...