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Dutch Customs only checks goods. Passport and identity card checks, visa checks and other checks of persons at national borders are conducted in the Netherlands by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. If you have any questions...

From 28 June 2025, stricter rules apply to certain cultural goods from outside the European Union (EU). If you import them, you need an import licence or importer's declaration. What are cultural goods? Examples of...

If you received this letter, we may have intercepted controlled substances in a package addressed to you. 'You are receiving this letter because Dutch Customs have intercepted controlled substances in a package or letter addressed...

Is your company a road or rail carrier with a Dutch EORI number and do you enter goods into the EU? Then you must request a deployment window. Do this as quickly as possible. In...

Do you import goods from outside the EU into the European Customs Union by road or rail? Then the Import Control System 2 (ICS2) may affect your business. This page explains the situation in the...

Want to know more about DMS? Read this page for more information and links that will help you. Customs National Helpdesk Do you have technical questions? Please contact the Dutch Customs National Helpdesk. Are you a...

The Customs Central Import and Export Office (CDIU) is responsible for providing information about and the issue of licences for the import and export of goods and services. Customs supervises the import and export of...

Are you based abroad and want to invest in the Netherlands? Or are you a foreign start-up with questions about Dutch and European tax and customs laws and rules? If so, please contact our Foreign...

Are you a journalist looking for information about the Dutch Customs Administration? Then please contact: For urgent matters outside of office hours please call: +31 88 15 80 080.

Are you entering the Netherlands and the European Union on board a private ocean-going pleasure craft or private aircraft? If so you are permitted to take 'other goods' with you without being liable for import...

Dutch Customs - Mission and responsibilities The primary task of the Customs Administration of the Netherlands is to supervise the cross-border movement of goods. Our strategic objectives are: Tax payment We levy and collect import...

Our duties are laid down in European and national legislation and regulations. We carry out enforcement duties for: Dutch Customs also collaborate with the Dutch Coastguard. This is a unique partnership, carrying out both services...

Customs legislation and regulations are for the most part drawn up by the European Union. Current customs legislation, defined in the Union Customs Code (UCC), came into force on 1 May 2016. Further work is planned in...

An example of the coordinated approach involved in CBM (Coordinated Border Management) is the application of the Maritime Single Window (MSW) and the Air Single Window (ASW). We have linked our Entry, Exit and Provisioning...

In order to process the logistics flow efficiently, we have built high-tech inspection centres at both the Port of Rotterdam and Schiphol International Airport. At the Joint Inspection Center (JIC) at Schiphol Airport and the State Inspection...

It is important for foreign companies that are considering locating themselves in the Netherlands or importing goods to receive good, reliable information in advance on economic customs regulations, technical issues and fiscal requirements. That is...

Dutch Customs have their own laboratory. This scientific knowledge centre carries out sample analysis using high-specification equipment and specialist knowledge. The results are interpreted to create classification opinions for goods and for the assessment of...

The Customs Administration of the Netherlands and the business sector regularly consult on the flow of goods entering and exiting the EU. These meetings take the shape of the National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF)....

Dutch Customs have contact with representatives from all the links in the logistics chain on a cyclical basis through the National Committee on Trade Facilitation* (NCTF). At ODB events, we discuss issues relating to the...

Dutch Customs are also represented abroad. Currently, there are four Dutch customs attachés operating in Brasilia, Beijing, Singapore and Moscow. There is also a Customs Cooperation Council headquartered in Brussels, representing Dutch interests in the...

The Netherlands is an important gateway for many flows of goods to and from Europe. Dutch Customs aim to slow down the logistics process as little as possible and so have introduced a system of...