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Import: submitting a declaration

Publication date 02-09-2025 | Last update 08-10-2026 | Information page

Are the goods entering the EU? And are they intended to be used in the EU? If so, you must file a declaration.

Submitting a declaration

You can do your own declaration or have this done by a representative. Would you like to do your own? Then you must first request so-called 'Electronic Messaging Registration'. You can do this via the Customs National Helpdesk: 088 - 156 66 55.

Submitting a declaration for fresh bananas

Are you submitting a declaration for fresh bananas with goods code 08039010? Then you need a ‘Permit from an accredited banana weigher’.

Submitting an import declaration for e-commerce

Are you submitting an import declaration for goods sold online? If those goods are being imported into the European Union (EU), you must comply with the Customs rules for e-commerce.

Emergency procedure

In the Netherlands you submit an electronic declaration using DMS or AGS. What if DMS or AGS is not working? You may then be able to use the emergency procedure.

Submitting a simplified declaration

Would you like to submit a simplified declaration by registering in the administration of the provider? Then you need a permit. Read the explanatory notes and general terms and conditions here:

More information?

In the Customs Handbook, you can read all about submitting a declaration and the regulations on free movement:

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