Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code

Enter the duty or tax base applicable (value, weight or other).

14 03 040 041   Tax rate

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Enter the rates for each of the duties and taxes applicable.

14 03 040 005   Measurement unit and qualifier

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The measurement units laid down in Union legislation, as published in TARIC shall be used. Additional qualifier can be used, where applicable.

14 03 040 006   Quantity

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Enter quantity concerned.

14 03 040 012   Currency

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the relevant ISO-alpha-3 currency code (ISO 4217).

14 03 040 014   Amount

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Enter the amount.

14 03 040 043   Tax amount

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Enter the calculated/separate tax amount of duties and/or taxes for each tax base, for the cases when more than one tax base per tax type exist.

14 16 000 000   Total duties and taxes amount

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Enter the total amount of duties and taxes for the goods concerned.

The amounts in this field must be expressed in the currency unit the code for which may appear in D.E. 14 17 000 000. Internal currency unit, or, in the absence of such a code in D.E. 14 17 000 000 Internal currency unit, in the currency of the Member State where the import formalities are completed.

14 17 000 000   Internal currency unit

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Declarations made in Member States which, during the transitional period for the introduction of the euro, give the opportunity to economic operators to opt for the use of the euro unit for the establishment of their customs declarations, must include in this field an indicator of the currency unit, national unit or euro unit, used.

14 04 000 000   Additions and deductions

14 04 008 000   Code

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For each type of addition or deduction, enter the relevant code.

14 04 012 000 Currency

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Using the relevant code, enter the currency in which the invoice was drawn up for the ‘Addition’ or ‘Deduction’.

14 04 014 000   Amount

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For each type of addition or deduction relevant for a given goods item, enter the corresponding amount in national currency that has not yet been included in or deducted from the item price.

14 05 000 000   Invoice currency

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Using the relevant code, enter the currency in which the commercial invoice was drawn up.

This information is used in conjunction with D.E. 14 06 000 000 Total amount invoiced and D.E. 14 08 000 000 Item amount invoiced, where it is necessary for the calculation of import duties.

14 06 000 000   Total amount invoiced

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Enter the invoiced price for all goods declared in the declaration expressed in the currency unit declared in D.E. 14 05 000 000 Invoice currency.

14 07 000 000   Valuation indicators

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Using the relevant Union codes, enter the combination of indicators to declare whether the value of the goods is determined by specific factors.

14 08 000 000   Item amount invoiced

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Price of the goods for the declaration item concerned, expressed in the currency unit declared in D.E. 14 05 000 000 Invoice currency.

14 09 000 000   Exchange rate

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This data element contains the specific rate of exchange fixed in advance, concerning net price, indirect payments, additions and deductions etc., by a contract between the parties concerned.

14 10 000 000   Valuation method

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Using the relevant Union code, enter the valuation method used.

14 11 000 000   Preference

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This data element concerns information on the tariff treatment of the goods. Where its use is provided as mandatory for in the data requirements table of Title I, Chapter 3, Sections 11 and 12 it must be used even when no tariff preferential treatment is requested. Enter the relevant Union code.

The Commission will publish at regular intervals the list of the combinations of codes usable, together with examples and notes.

14 12 000 000   Postal value

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Content-piece, declared-value: Currency code and monetary value of the content piece, declared for customs purposes.

14 12 012 000   Currency

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Enter the relevant ISO-alpha-3 currency code (ISO 4217).

14 12 014 000   Amount

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Enter the value amount.

14 13 000 000   Postal charges

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Item; postage paid: Currency code and amount of postage paid by or charged to the mailer.

14 13 012 000   Currency

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Enter the relevant ISO-alpha-3 currency code (ISO 4217).

14 13 014 000   Amount

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Enter the amount of postal charges paid.

14 14 000 000   Intrinsic value

Data requirements table column H7:

Intrinsic value of the goods per item in the invoice currency.

14 14 012 000   Currency

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Enter the relevant ISO-alpha-3 currency code (ISO 4217).

14 14 014 000   Amount

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Enter the value amount.

14 15 000 000   Transport and insurance costs to the destination

Data requirements table column H7:

Transport and insurance costs up to the place of final destination in the invoice currency.

14 15 012 000   Currency

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Enter the relevant ISO-alpha-3 currency code (ISO 4217).

14 15 014 000   Amount

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Enter the amount of transport and insurance costs to the destination paid.

Other costs that also should be considered for determining the VAT tax base must be included in this amount.

Group 15 – Dates/Times/Periods

15 01 000 000   Estimated date and time of departure

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Scheduled local date and time of departure from the place where the goods were loaded onto the active means of transport which will carry them into the Union.

15 02 000 000   Actual date and time of departure

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Local date and time of departure from where the goods were loaded onto the active means of transport which will carry them into the Union.

15 03 000 000   Estimated date and time of arrival

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Scheduled local date and time where the active means of transport arrives in the Union at (land) the first border post, (air) at the first airport or (sea) at the first port.

15 04 000 000   Estimated date and time of arrival at the port of unloading

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Scheduled local date and time at which the vessel is expected to arrive at the port, where the goods are to be unloaded.

15 05 000 000   Actual date and time of arrival

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Local date and time where the active means of transport actually arrives in the Union at (land) the first border post, (air) at the first airport or (sea) at the first port.

15 06 000 000   Declaration date

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Date at which the respective declarations were issued.

Data requirements table columns F and G:

Date and time at which the respective declarations were issued.

15 07 000 000   Requested validity of the proof

15 07 082 000 Number of days

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Indicate the requested validity of the proof of the customs status of Union goods expressed in days, in case the person requesting a proof of the customs status of Union goods wishes to set a longer period of validity than that laid down in Article 123.

15 07 083 000 Justification

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Provide the justification of the request.

15 08 000 000   Date and time of presentation of the goods

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Indicate date and time when the goods were presented to customs pursuant to Article 171 of the Code.

15 09 000 000   Date of acceptance

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Enter the date when the goods were entered in the declarant's records.

15 10 000 000   *Actual date of export

*All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Date on which the goods have been released for export before the exit of the goods which has to be provided in case of a retrospective lodgement of an export or re-export declaration*.

15 11 000 000   Limit date

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The date by which the goods shall be presented at the customs office of destination.

Group 16 – Places/Countries/Regions

16 02 000 000   Addressed Member State

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The adressed Member State is used by persons referred to in Article 127(6) of the Union Customs Code.

16 02 020 000   Country

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Enter the country code of the Member State that shall be addressed.

16 03 000 000   Country of destination

Data requirements table columns B1 to B4 and C1:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the country to which it is known at the time of release into the customs procedure or placing under the re-export that the goods are to be delivered.

Data requirements table columns D1 to D3:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the last country of destination of the goods.

The country of last known destination is defined as the last country to which it is known at the time of release into the customs procedure that the goods are to be delivered.

Data requirements table columns H1, H2, H5 and H8:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the code for the Member State where the goods are located at the time of release into the customs procedure or, where column H5 is concerned, into home-use.

However, where it is known at the time of drawing up the customs declaration, that the goods will be dispatched to another Member State after the release, enter the code for this latter Member State.

Data requirements table column H3:

Where goods are imported with a view to place them under the temporary admission procedure, the Member State of destination shall be the Member State where the goods are to be first used.

Data requirements table column H4:

Where goods are imported with a view to place them under the inward processing procedure, the Member State of destination shall be the Member State where the first processing activity is carried out.

16 04 000 000   Region of destination

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Using the relevant code defined by Member States, enter the region of destination of the goods within the Member State concerned.

16 05 000 000   Place of delivery

16 05 036 000   UN/LOCODE

Data requirements table columns F10 to F13, F20, F21, F27 to F29, F31, F50 and F51:

In case of sea transport, enter the UN/LOCODE, as stipulated in the master bill of lading.

In case of air transport, enter the destination of goods using the UN/LOCODE, as stipulated in the master air waybill.

Data requirements table columns F11, F14, F15, F22, F26, F27, F31, F33, F50, F51:

In case of sea transport, enter the UN/LOCODE, as stipulated in the house bill of lading.

In case of air transport, enter the destination of goods using the UN/LOCODE, as stipulated in the house air waybill.

16 05 020 000   Country

Data requirements table columns F10 to F13, F20, F21, F27 to F29, F31, F50 and F51:

In case of sea traffic, where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the country code for the location where delivery occurs beyond the port of unloading, as stipulated in the master bill of lading.

In case of air traffic, where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the country code for the location where delivery occurs beyond the airport of unloading, as stipulated in the master air waybill.

Data requirements table columns F14-15, F22 and F26 and F33:

In case of sea traffic, where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the country code for the location where delivery occurs beyond the port of unloading, as stipulated in the house bill of lading.

In case of air traffic, where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the country code for the location where delivery occurs beyond the airport of unloading, as stipulated in the house air waybill.

16 05 037 000   Location

Data requirements table columns F10 to F13, F20, F21, F27 to F29, F31, F50 and F51:

In case of sea traffic, where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the name for the location where delivery occurs beyond the port of unloading, as stipulated in the master bill of lading.

In case of air traffic, where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the name for the location where delivery occurs beyond the airport of unloading, as stipulated in the master air waybill.

Data requirements table columns F11, F14, F15, F22, F26, F27, F33, F50, F51:

In case of sea traffic, where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the name for the for the location where delivery occurs beyond the port of unloading, as stipulated in the house bill of lading.

In case of air traffic, where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the name for the location where delivery occurs beyond the airport of unloading, as stipulated in the house air waybill.

16 06 000 000   Country of dispatch

Data requirements table column D1:

Enter the relevant Union code for the country where the transit movement started and the transit declaration was submitted.***

Data requirements table columns H1, H2 to H5 and I1:

If neither a commercial transaction (e.g. sale or processing), nor a stoppage unrelated to the transport of goods has taken place in an intermediate country, enter the relevant Union code to indicate the country from which goods were initially dispatched to the Member State in which the goods are located at the time of their release into the customs procedure. If such a stoppage or commercial transaction has taken place, indicate the last intermediate country.

For the purpose of this data requirement, a stoppage to enable consolidation of the goods en-route shall be considered as being related to the transport of the goods.

16 07 000 000   Country of export

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Enter the relevant Union code for the Member State in which the goods are located at the time of their release into the procedure or placing under the re-export.

However, where it is known that the goods were brought from another Member State to the Member State in which the goods are located at the time of their release into the customs procedure or placing under the re-export, indicate this other Member State, on condition that (i) the goods were brought from there only for the purpose of export; and (ii) the exporter is not established in the Member State in which the goods are located at the time of their release into the customs procedure or placing under the re-export; and (iii) the entry into the Member State in which the goods are located at the time of their release into the customs procedure or placing under the re-export was not an intra-Union acquisition of goods or transaction treated as such as referred to in Directive 2006/112/EC.

However, where goods are exported following an inward processing procedure, indicate the Member State where the last processing activity was carried out.

16 08 000 000   Country of origin

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Enter the relevant Union code for the country of non-preferential origin, as defined in Title II Chapter 2 of the Code.

16 09 000 000   Region or country of preferential origin/status

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If a preferential treatment based on the origin of the goods is requested in D.E. 14 11 000 000 Preference, enter the country or region/group of countries of preferential origin.

16 10 000 000   Region of dispatch

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Using the relevant code defined by Member States, enter the region of dispatch or production within the Member State concerned of the goods in question.

16 11 000 000   Countries of routing of the means of transport

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Identification in a chronological order of the countries through which the means of transport is routed between the country of original departure and final destination.

In case of air transport only those countries between country of the airport of original departure and country of airport of final destination need to be declared where the aircraft has touched the ground.

16 11 020 000   Country

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Enter the relevant country code(s) in correct sequence of the effective routing of the means of transport.

This information shall only be required if the customs office of departure or the holder of the procedure considers it necessary to prescribe an itinerary for the movements of goods during the Union transit procedure.

16 12 000 000   Country of routing of the consignment

Data requirements table column A1:

Identification in a chronological order of the countries through which the goods are routed between the country of export and the country or countries of destinationas stipulated in relevant transport document(s). This comprises also the country of export and of destination(s) of the goods.

Data requirements table column A2:

Only the country of final destination of the goods shall be provided.

Data requirements table column D1 and D2:

This data element is required when a prescribed itinerary is defined by the Customs Office of Departure (see 16 17 000 000 Prescribed itinerary).***

Identification in a chronological order of the countries through which the goods are routed between the country of departure and destination. This comprises also the countries of departure and of destination of the goods.

Data requirements table columns F11, F14, F15, F20, F22, F26, F27, F30, F31, F33, F34, F50 and F51:

Identification in a chronological order of the countries through which the goods are routed between the country of original departure and final destination as stipulated in the lowest House Bill of Lading, lowest House Air waybill or road/rail transport document.

16 12 020 000   Country

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Enter the relevant country code(s) in correct sequence of the routing of the consignment.

16 13 000 000   Place of loading

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Identification of the seaport, airport, freight terminal, rail station or other place at which the goods are loaded onto the means of transport being used for their carriage, including the country where it is located. Where available, coded information shall be provided for the identification of the location.

In case there is no UN/LOCODE available for the location concerned, the country code shall be followed by the name of the place, with the maximum level of precision available.

16 13 036 000   UN/LOCODE

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the UN/LOCODE for the place at which the goods are loaded onto the means of transport being used for their carriage into the customs territory of the Union.

16 13 020 000   Country

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Where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the country code for the place at which the goods are loaded onto the means of transport being used for their carriage into the customs territory of the Union.

16 13 037 000   Location

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Where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the name of the place at which the goods are loaded onto the means of transport being used for their carriage into the customs territory of the Union.

16 14 000 000   Place of unloading

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Identification of the seaport, airport, freight terminal, rail station or other place at which the goods are unloaded from the means of transport having been used to bring them into the customs territory of the Union, including the country where it is located. Where available, coded information shall be provided for the identification of the location.

In case there is no UN/LOCODE available for the location concerned, the country code shall be followed by the name of the place, with the maximum level of precision available.

16 14 036 000   UN/LOCODE

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the UN/LOCODE for the place at which the goods are unloaded from the means of transport which brought them into the customs territory of the Union.

16 14 020 000   Country

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Where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the country code for the place at which the goods are unloaded from the means of transport which brought them into the customs territory of the Union.

16 14 037 000   Location

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the name of the place at which the goods are unloaded from the means of transport which brought them into the customs territory of the Union.

16 15 000 000   Location of goods

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Using the relevant codes, enter the location where the goods may be examined. This location shall be precise enough to allow customs to carry out the physical control of the goods.

Only one Type of location is to be used at the same time.

16 15 045 000   Type of location

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Enter the relevant code specified for type of location.

16 15 046 000 Qualifier of identification

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the relevant code for the identification of the location. Based on the used qualifier only the relevant identifier shall be provided.

16 15 036 000 UN/LOCODE

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Use the codes defined in the UN/LOCODE Code List by Country.

16 15 047 000 Customs office

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Enter the relevant customs office code where goods are available for further customs control.

16 15 047 001 *Reference number*

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the reference number of the customs office where the goods are available for further customs control.

16 15 048 000   GNSS

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter relevant coordinates from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) where goods are available.

16 15 048 049 *Latitude*

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the latitude of the location where the goods are available.

16 15 048 050 *Longitude*

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the longitude of the location where the goods are available.

16 15 051 000 Economic operator

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Use the identification number of the economic operator in whose premises the goods can be controlled.

16 15 051 017   Identification number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter EORI number of the holder of the authorisation as provided for in Article 1(18).

16 15 052 000 Authorisation number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the authorisation number of the location concerned.

16 15 053 000 Additional identifier

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

In case of several premises, in order the location to be specified more precisely related to an EORI or authorisation, enter the relevant code where available.

16 15 018 000 Address

16 15 018 019 Street and number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the relevant street and number.

16 15 018 021   Postcode

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the relevant postcode for the related address particulars.

16 15 018 022   City

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the city name of the party’s address.

16 15 018 020 Country

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Enter the code of the country.

16 15 081 000 Postcode address

This sub class may be used where it is possible to determine the location of the goods with the postcode complemented by the house number if necessary.

16 15 081 021   Postcode

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the relevant postcode for the related location of goods.

16 15 081 025 House number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the house number for the related location of goods.

16 15 081 020 Country

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the code of the country.

16 15 074 000   Contact person

16 15 074 016   Name

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the name of the contact person.

16 15 074 075   Phone number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the phone number of the contact person.

16 15 074 076   E-mail address

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the e-mail address of the contact person.

16 16 000 000   Place of acceptance

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Place where the goods are taken over from the consignor by the person issuing the bill of lading.

Identification of the seaport, freight terminal or other place at which the goods are taken over from the consignor, including the country where it is located. Where available, coded information shall be provided for the identification of the location.

In case there is no UN/LOCODE available for the location concerned, the country code shall be followed by the name of the place, with the maximum level of precision available.

16 16 036 000   UN/LOCODE

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the UN/LOCODE for the place at which the goods where taken over from the consignor by the person that issued the bill of lading, air waybill or any other transport document.

16 16 020 000   Country

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the country code for the place at which the goods where taken over from the consignor by the person that issued the bill of lading, air waybill or any other transport document.

16 16 037 000   Location

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Where the UN/LOCODE is not available, enter the name of the place at which the goods were taken over from the consignor by the person that issued the bill of lading, air waybill or any other transport document.

16 17 000 000   *Prescribed itinerary

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Using the relevant codes, indicate if the Binding itinerary is applied.

Binding itinerary defines the route along which the goods shall be moved from the Customs Office of Departure to the Customs Office of Destination along an economically justified itinerary.

Group 17 – Customs offices

17 01 000 000   Customs office of exit

17 01 001 000   Reference number

Data requirements table columns A1, A2 and A3:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the customs office at which the goods are to leave the customs territory of the Unon for a foreign destination.

Data requirements table columns B1 to B3°°°, B1, B2 and C1:*

Using the relevant Union code, enter the customs office by which it is intended that the goods should leave the customs territory of the Union.

Data requirements table column B4:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the customs office by which it is intended that the goods should leave the fiscal territory concerned.

17 02 000 000   Customs office of export

17 02 001 000   Reference number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the reference number of the office where the export formalities are completed.

17 03 000 000   Customs office of departure

17 03 001 000   Reference number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the reference number of the office where the Union transit operation shall start.

17 04 000 000   Customs office of transit

17 04 001 000   Reference number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the code for the intended customs office of entry into each contracting party to the transit convention other than the Union (hereafter referred to as ‘non-Union common transit country’) to be crossed and the customs office of entry by which the goods re-enter the customs territory of the Union after having crossed the territory of a non-Union common transit country, or, where the shipment is to cross a territory other than that of the Union or of a non-Union common transit country, the customs office of exit by which the transport leaves the Union and the customs office of entry by which it re-enters the Union.

Using the relevant Union code, enter the reference number of the custom office concerned.

17 05 000 000   Customs office of destination

17 05 001 000   Reference number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the reference number of the office where the Union transit operation shall end.

17 06 000 000   Customs office of exit for transit

17 06 001 000   Reference number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

This data element is required when the transit declaration is combined with exit summary declaration, and the transit movement doesn’t follow export procedure. Enter the code for the intended customs office where the transit movement leaves the safety and security area.

Using the relevant Union code, enter the reference number of the office concerned.

17 07 000 000   Customs office of first entry

17 07 001 000   Reference number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Identification of the Customs office responsible for the formalities where the active means of transport is intended to arrive first in the Customs territory of the Union.

17 08 000 000   Actual customs office of first entry

17 08 001 000   Reference number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Identification of the customs office responsible for the formalities where the active means of transport actually arrives first in the Customs territory of the Union.

17 09 000 000   Customs office of presentation

17 09 001 000   Reference number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, indicate the customs office where the goods are presented for the purpose of placing them under a customs procedure or under re-export or temporary storage.

17 10 000 000   Supervising customs office

17 10 001 000   Reference number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, specify the customs office indicated in the respective authorisation to supervise the procedure or the re-export.

Data requirements table column G5:

This information shall take the form of the identifier of the supervising customs office competent for the temporary storage facility at the destination.

Group 18 – Goods identification

18 01 000 000   Net mass

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the net mass, expressed in kilograms, of the goods concerned by the relevant declaration goods item. The net mass is the mass of the goods without any packaging.

Where a net mass greater than 1 kg includes a fraction of a unit (kg), it may be rounded off in the following manner:

• — from 0,001 to 0,499: rounding down to the nearest kg,

• — from 0,5 to 0,999: rounding up to the nearest kg.

A net mass of less than 1 kg should be entered as ‘0,’ followed by a number of decimals up to 6, discarding all ‘0’ at the end of the quantity (e.g. 0,123 for a package of 123 grams, 0,00304 for a package of 3 grams and 40 milligrams or 0,000654 for a package of 654 milligrams).

18 02 000 000   *Supplementary unit

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Where necessary, enter the quantity of the item in question, expressed in the unit laid down in Union legislation, as published in TARIC.

18 03 000 000   Total gross mass

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

The total gross mass is the weight of goods of the whole consignment including packaging, but excluding the carrier’s equipment for the declaration.

Where a gross mass greater than 1 kg includes a fraction of a unit (kg), it may be rounded off in the following manner:

• — from 0,001 to 0,499: rounding down to the nearest kg,

• — from 0,5 to 0,999: rounding up to the nearest kg.

A gross mass of less than 1 kg should be entered as ‘0,’ followed by a number of decimals up to 6, discarding all ‘0’ at the end of the quantity (e.g. 0,123 for a package of 123 grams, 0,00304 for a package of 3 grams and 40 milligrams or 0,000654 for a package of 654 milligrams).

Data requirements table columns: F10 to F13, F20, F21, F27 to F29 and F31:

Enter the total gross mass, expressed in kilograms, of the goods concerned by the relevant consignment, as indicated on the master level transport document. The gross mass is the aggregate mass of the goods with all their packing, excluding containers and other transport equipment.

Data requirements table columns: F11, F14, F15, F20, F22 to 24, F26, F27, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F43, F50, F51, G4:

Enter the total gross mass, expressed in kilograms, of the goods concerned by the relevant consignment, as indicated on the house level transport document. The gross mass is the aggregate mass of the goods with all their packing, excluding containers and other transport equipment.

18 04 000 000   Gross mass

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

The gross mass is the weight of goods including packaging, but excluding the carrier's equipment for the declaration.

Where a gross mass greater than 1 kg includes a fraction of a unit (kg), it may be rounded off in the following manner:

• — from 0,001 to 0,499: rounding down to the nearest kg,

• — from 0,5 to 0,999: rounding up to the nearest kg.

A gross mass of less than 1 kg should be entered as ‘0,’ followed by a number of decimals up to 6, discarding all ‘0’ at the end of the quantity (e.g. 0,123 for a package of 123 grams, 0,00304 for a package of 3 grams and 40 milligrams or 0,000654 for a package of 654 milligrams).

Data requirements table columns B1 to B4, C1, H1 to H6, H8, I1 and I2:

Enter the gross mass, expressed in kilograms, of the goods concerned by the relevant item of goods.

When the weight of the pallets is included in the transport documents, the weight of the pallets shall also be included in the calculation of the gross mass, except for the following cases:

• (a) The pallet forms a separate item on the customs declaration.

• (b) The duty rate for the item in question is based on the gross weight and/or the tariff quota for the item in question is managed in measurement unit ‘gross weight’.

Data requirements table columns A1, A2, E1, E2, G4 and G5:

Where possible, the economic operator can provide that weight at master consignment/master consignment item/house consignment/house consignment item level.

Data requirements table columns B1 to B4, C1, D1 to D3, H1 to H8, I1 and I2:

Enter the gross mass, expressed in kilograms, of the goods concerned by the relevant item of goods.

Where the declaration comprises several goods items, which concern goods that are packed together in such a way that it is impossible to determine the gross mass of the goods pertaining to any goods item, the total gross mass needs only to be entered on header level.

Data requirements table columns: F11, F12, F13, F20, F21, F27 to F29 and F31:

Enter the gross mass, expressed in kilograms, of the goods concerned by the relevant item of goods, as indicated on the master level transport document. The gross mass is the aggregate mass of the goods with all their packing, excluding containers and other transport equipment.

Data requirements table columns: F10, F11, F14, F15, F20, F22 to 24, F26, F27, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F50, F51:

Enter the gross mass, expressed in kilograms, of the goods concerned by the relevant item of goods, as indicated on the house level transport document. The gross mass is the aggregate mass of the goods with all their packing, excluding containers and other transport equipment.

18 05 000 000   Description of goods

Data requirements table columns A1, A2, B1 to B4, C1, D1 to D3, E1, E2, F10 to F15, F20 to F22, F26 to F31, F33, F34, F43, F50, F51, G4, G5, H1 to H5, I1:

Where the declarant or the holder of the transit procedure provides the CUS code for chemical substances and preparations, Member States may waive the requirement of providing a precise description of the goods.

Data requirements table columns A1, A2, F10 to F15, F20 to F24, F26 to F34, F43, F50, F51:

It is a plain language description that is precise enough for Customs services to be able to identify the goods. General terms (i.e. ‘consolidated’, ‘general cargo’, ‘parts’ or ‘freight of all kinds’) or not sufficiently precise description cannot be accepted. A non-exhaustive list of such general terms and descriptions is published by the Commission.

Data requirements table columns B3, B4, C1, D1, D2, E1 and E2:

It means the normal trade description. Where the commodity code is to be provided, the description must be precise enough to allow the goods to be classified.

Data requirements table columns B1, B2, H1 to H8 and I1:

The description of the goods means the normal trade description. Except for non-Union goods placed under the customs warehousing procedure in a public customs warehouse type I, II or III or a private customs warehouse, this description must be expressed in terms sufficiently precise to enable immediate and unambiguous identification and classification of the goods.

Data requirements table columns D3, G4, and G5:

It is a plain language description that is precise enough for Customs services to be able to identify the goods.

18 06 000 000   Packaging

This data element relates to details of the packaging of the goods subject to the declaration or notification.

18 06 003 000   Type of packages

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Code specifying the type of package.

18 06 004 000   Number of packages

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Total number of packages based on the smallest external packing unit. This is the number of individual items packaged in such a way that they cannot be divided without first undoing the packing, or the number of pieces, if unpackaged.

This information shall not be provided where goods are in bulk.

18 06 054 000   Shipping marks

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Free form of description of the marks and numbers on transport units or packages.

Data requirements table columns A1, A3, C1, E2, G4 and I1:

This information will only be provided for packaged goods where applicable. Where goods are containerised, the container number can replace the shipping marks, which can however be provided by the economic operator where available. A UCR or the references in the transport document that allows the unambiguous identification of all packages in the consignment may replace the shipping marks.

18 07 000 000   Dangerous goods

18 07 055 000   UN number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

The United Nations Dangerous Goods identifier (UNDG) is the serial number assigned within the United Nations to substances and articles contained in a list of the dangerous goods most commonly carried.

18 08 000 000   CUS code

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the Customs Union and Statistics (CUS) number assigned within the European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances (ECICS).

18 09 000 000   Commodity code

Data requirements table columns B1 to B4, C1, H1 to H8 and I1:

Enter the commodity code number corresponding to the item in question.

Data requirements table columns A1 and A2:

The Harmonised System sub-heading code shall be used.

Data requirements table columns D1 to D3 and E1:

At least the Harmonised System sub-heading code shall be used where required.

Data requirements table column E2:

This information shall take the form of the Harmonised System sub-heading code respectively the Combined Nomenclature code in accordance with national requirements.

Data requirements table columns F10 to F15, F50 and F51:

Enter the Harmonised System sub-heading code of the goods declared. In case of combined transportation, enter Harmonised System sub-heading code of the goods transported by the passive means of transport.

Data requirements table columns F20 to F24, F26 to F34, F43, G4 and G5:

Enter the Harmonised System sub-heading code of the goods declared. This information shall not be required for the goods of a non-commercial nature.

18 09 056 000   Harmonised System sub-heading code

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the Harmonised System sub-heading code.

18 09 057 000   Combined Nomenclature code

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the two additional digits of the Combined nomenclature code.

18 09 058 000   TARIC code

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the TARIC subheading corresponding to the item in question.

18 09 059 000   TARIC additional code

All relevant data requirements columns used:

Enter the TARIC additional code(s) corresponding to the item in question.

18 09 060 000   National additional code

All relevant data requirements columns used:

Enter the national additional code(s) corresponding to the item in question.

18 10 000 000   Type of goods

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the type of goods conveyed under the responsibility of a postal operator.

Group 19 – Transport information (modes, means and equipment)

19 01 000 000   Container indicator

Data requirements table columns A1, A3, B1 to B4, C2, D1 to D4 and E1:

Enter the presumed situation when crossing the external frontier of the Union, based on the information available at the time of completion of the export or transit formalities, or the submission of the request for the proof of the customs status of Union goods, using the relevant Union code.

Data requirements table columns F10 to F15, F20 to 22, F26 to F29, F31, F33, F34, F40, F41, F45 to F51:

Enter the presumed situation when crossing the external frontier of the Union using the relevant Union code.

Data requirements table columns H1 to H4:

Enter the situation when crossing the external frontier of the Union using the relevant Union code.

19 02 000 000   Conveyance reference number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Identification of the journey of the means of transport, for example voyage number, the IATA flight number, trip number, if applicable.

For air transport, in situations where the operator of the aircraft transports goods under code-sharing or similar contracting agreement with partners, the partners’ flight numbers shall be used.

19 03 000 000   Mode of transport at the border

Data requirements table columns A1, A2, B1, B2, B3, D1 and D2:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the mode of transport corresponding to the active means of transport which it is expected will be used on exit from the customs territory of the Union.

Data requirements table columns B4:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the mode of transport corresponding to the active means of transport which it is expected will be used on exit from the fiscal territory concerned.

Data requirements table columns F10 to F15, F20 to F22, F26 to F31, F33 to F42, F45 to F51 and G2:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the mode of transport corresponding to the active means of transport in which the goods are expected to enter the customs territory of the Union.

In case of combined transportation, the rules set out for D.E. 19 08 000 000 Active border transport means shall apply.

Where air cargo is transported on modes of transport other than air, the other mode of transport shall be declared.

Data requirements table columns H1 to H4:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the mode of transport corresponding to the active means of transport with which the goods entered the customs territory of the Union.

Data requirements table column H5:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the mode of transport corresponding to the active means of transport with which the goods entered the fiscal territory concerned.

19 04 000 000   Inland mode of transport

Data requirements table columns B1, B2, B3, C2 and D1 to D4:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the mode of transport upon departure.

Data requirements table columns H1 and H2 to H5:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the mode of transport upon arrival.

19 05 000 000   Departure transport means

19 05 061 000   Type of identification

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the type of the identification number.

19 05 017 000   Identification number

Data requirements table columns B1 to B3, C2 and D1 to D4:

Enter the identity of the means of transport on which the goods are directly loaded at the time of export or transit formalities (or that of the vehicle propelling the others if there are several means of transport). If a tractor and trailer with different registration numbers are used, enter the registration numbers of both the tractor and the trailer together with the nationality of the tractor.

Depending on the means of transport concerned, the following details concerning identity may be entered:

Means of transport	Method of identification
Sea and inland waterway transport	IMO ship identification number, unique European Vessel Identification Number (ENI) or name of the vessel
Air transport	Number and date of flight (where there is no flight number, enter the aircraft’s registration number)
Road transport	Vehicle and/or trailer registration number
Rail transport	Wagon number

This information shall take the form of the IMO ship identification number or the unique European Vessel Identification Number (ENI code) for transport by sea or inland waterways. For other modes of transport, the method of identification shall be identical to that provided for data requirements table columns B1, B2 and B3.

Where goods are transported by way of a trailer and a tractor, enter registration numbers of both trailer and tractor. Where the registration number of the tractor is not known, enter the trailer registration number.

19 05 062 000   Nationality

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the nationality of the means of transport (or that of the vehicle propelling the others if there are several means of transport) on which the goods are directly loaded at the time of export or transit formalities, in the form of the relevant Union code. If a tractor and trailer of different nationalities are used, enter the nationality of the tractor.

Where goods are transported by way of a trailer and a tractor, enter the nationality of both trailer and tractor. Where the nationality of the tractor is not known, enter the nationality of the trailer.

19 06 000 000   Arrival transport means

19 06 061 000   Type of identification

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the type of the identification number.

19 06 017 000   Identification number

Data requirements table columns H1 and H3 to H5:

Enter the identity of the means of transport on which the goods are directly loaded at the time of presentation at the customs office where the destination formalities are completed. If a tractor and trailer with different registration numbers are used, enter the registration number of both the tractor and the trailer.

Depending on the means of transport concerned, the following details concerning identity may be entered:

Means of transport	Method of identification
Sea and inland waterway transport	IMO ship identification number, unique European Vessel Identification Number (ENI) or name of the vessel
Air transport	Number and date of flight (where there is no flight number, enter the aircraft’s registration number)
Road transport	Vehicle and/or trailer registration number
Rail transport	Wagon number

Data requirements table column G4 and G5:

This information shall take the form of the IMO ship identification number or the unique European Vessel Identification Number (ENI code) for transport by sea or inland waterways. For other modes of transport, the method of identification shall be identical to that provided for data requirements table columns H1 and H3 to H5.

19 07 000 000   Transport equipment

19 07 044 000   Goods reference

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

For each container, enter the goods item number(s) for the goods transported in this container.

19 07 063 000   Container identification number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Marks (letters and/or numbers) which identify the container.

For modes of transport other than air, a container is a special box to carry freight, strengthened and stackable and allowing horizontal or vertical transfers.

In the air mode, containers are special boxes to carry freight, strengthened and allowing horizontal or vertical transfers.

In the context of this data element, the swap bodies and semi-trailers used for road and rail transport shall be considered as containers.

If applicable, for containers covered by the standard ISO 6346, the identifier (prefix) allocated by the International Bureau of Containers and Intermodal Transport (BIC) shall also be provided in addition to the container identification number.

For swap bodies and semi-trailers the ILU (Intermodal Loading Units) code as introduced by the European EN 13044 standard shall be used.

19 07 064 000   Container size and type identification

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Coded information specifying the characteristics, i.e. size and type of the container.

19 07 065 000   Container packed status

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Coded information specifying how full the container is.

19 07 066 000   Container supplier type code

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Code identifying the type of party that is the supplier of the container.

19 08 000 000   Active border transport means

19 08 061 000   Type of identification

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the type of identification number.

19 08 017 000   Identification number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the identity of the active means of transport crossing the Union’s external frontier.

Data requirements table columns A1, A2, B1, D1, D2 and D4:

In the case of combined transport or where several means of transport are used, the active means of transport is the one which propels the whole combination. For example, in the case of a lorry on a sea-going vessel, the active means of transport is the ship. In the case of a tractor and trailer, the active means of transport is the tractor.

Depending on the means of transport concerned, the following details concerning identity shall be entered:

Means of transport	Method of identification
Sea and inland waterway transport	IMO ship identification number, unique European Vessel Identification Number (ENI) or name of the vessel
Air transport	Number and date of flight (where there is no flight number, enter the aircraft’s registration number)
Road transport	Vehicle and/or trailer registration number
Rail transport	Wagon number

Data requirements table columns F10 to F13, F20, F21, F27 to F29, F31, F34, F40, F45, F50:

Depending on the means of transport concerned, the following details concerning identity shall be entered:

Means of transport	Method of identification
Sea and inland waterway transport	IMO ship identification number or unique European Vessel Identification Number (ENI)
Air transport	Number and date of flight (where there is no flight number, enter the aircraft’s registration number)
Road transport	Vehicle and/or trailer registration number
Rail transport	Train number

Data requirements table column G2:

This information shall take the form of the IMO ship identification number or the IATA flight number for sea or air transport respectively, as provided on the entry summary declaration lodged previously in relation with the goods concerned.

For air transport, in situations where the operator of the aircraft transports goods under a code-share arrangement with partners, the codeshare partners’ flight numbers shall be used.

19 08 062 000   Nationality

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the nationality of the active means of transport crossing the Union’s external frontier.

In the case of combined transport or where several means of transport are used, the active means of transport is the one which propels the whole combination. For example, in the case of a lorry on a sea-going vessel, the active means of transport is the ship. In the case of a tractor and trailer, the active means of transport is the tractor.

19 08 067 000   Type of means of transport

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the type of the means of transport.

19 08 084 000   Customs office at border

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant code, enter the reference number of the office where the active means of transport crosses the external frontier of the Union

19 09 000 000   Passive border transport means

19 09 061 000   Type of identification

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the type of identification number.

19 09 017 000   Identification number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

In the case of combined transportation, enter the identity of the passive means of transport that is being transported by the active means of transport provided in D.E. 19 08 000 000 Active border tranport means. For example, in the case of a lorry on a sea-going vessel, the passive means of transport is the lorry.

Depending on the means of transport concerned, the following details concerning identity shall be entered:

Means of transport	Method of identification
Sea and inland waterway transport	IMO ship identification number, unique European Vessel Identification Number (ENI) or name of the vessel
Air transport	Number and date of flight (where there is no flight number, enter the aircraft’s registration number)
Road transport	Vehicle and/or trailer registration number
Rail transport	Wagon number

Where sea and inland waterways transport is concerned, the IMO ship identification number or unique European Vessel Identification Number (ENI) shall be declared.

19 09 062 000   Nationality

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the nationality of the passive means of transport being transported by the active means of transport crossing the Union’s external frontier.

In the case of combined transportation, enter the nationality of the passive means of transport, by using the relevant Union code. The passive means of transport is the one being transported by the active means of transport crossing the Union’s external border as provided in D.E. 19 08 000 000 Active border transport means. For example, in the case of a lorry on a sea-going vessel, the passive means of transport is the lorry.

19 09 067 000   Type of means of transport

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the type of the means of transport.

19 10 000 000   Seal

19 10 068 000   Number of seals

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the number of seals affixed to the transport equipment, where applicable.

19 10 015 000   Identifier

Data requirements table columns A1, F10 to F15, F40, F41, F45 to F51, G4 and G5:

The identification numbers of the seals affixed to the transport equipment, where applicable.

Data requirements table columns D1 to D4:

The information shall be provided, if an authorised consignor lodges a declaration for which his authorisation requires the use of seals or a holder of the transit procedure is granted the use of seals of a special type.

19 11 000 000   Receptacle identification number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

A receptacle is a loading unit to carry mail items.

Enter the receptacle identification numbers that make up the consolidated consignment assigned by a postal operator.

Group 99 – Other data elements (statistical data, guarantees, tariff related data)

99 01 000 000   Quota order number

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the order number of the tariff quota for which the declarant is applying.

99 02 000 000   Guarantee type

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union codes, enter the type of guarantee used for the operation.

99 03 000 000   Guarantee reference

99 03 069 000   GRN

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the guarantee reference number.

99 03 070 000   Access code

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the access code.

99 03 012 000   Currency

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant code, enter the currency in which amount to be covered is established.

99 03 071 000   Amount to be covered

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the amount of customs debt that can incur or has incurred in relation to the particular declaration, thus to be covered by the guarantee.

99 03 072 000   Customs office of guarantee

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union code, enter the reference number of the office where the guarantee is registered.

99 03 073 000   Other guarantee reference

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the guarantee reference other than Guarantee Reference Number (GRN).

99 04 000 000   Specific guarantee reference

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the guarantee reference other than Guarantee Reference Number (GRN).

99 05 000 000   Nature of transaction

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Using the relevant Union codes and headings, enter the type of transaction concerned.

99 06 000 000   Statistical value

All relevant data requirements table columns used:

Enter the statistical value expressed in the currency unit the code for which may appear in D.E. 14 17 000 000 Internal currency unit, or, in the absence of such a code in D.E. 14 17 000 000 Internal currency unit, in the currency of the Member State where the export/import formalities are completed, in accordance with the Union provisions in force.

ANNEX B-01

PAPER-BASED STANDARD DECLARATIONS – NOTES AND FORMS TO BE USED

TITLE I

General provisions

Article 1

Data requirements of paper-based customs declarations

The paper-based customs declaration shall contain the data set out in Annex B and shall be supported by the documents as laid down in Article 163 of the Code.

Article 2

Use of paper-based customs declaration

• (1)The paper-based customs declaration shall be presented in subsets containing the number of copies required for the completion of formalities relating to the customs procedure under which the goods are to be placed.

• (2)Where the Union transit procedure or the common transit procedure is preceded or followed by another customs procedure, a subset containing the number of copies required for the completion of formalities relating to the transit procedure and the preceding or following procedure may be presented.

• (3)The subsets referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be taken from the full set of eight copies, in accordance with the specimen contained in Title III of this Annex.

• (4)The declaration forms may be supplemented, where appropriate, by one or more continuation forms presented in subsets containing the declaration copies needed to complete the formalities relating to the customs procedure under which the goods are to be placed. Those copies needed in order to complete the formalities relating to preceding or subsequent customs procedures may be attached where appropriate.

• The continuation subsets shall be taken from a set of eight copies, in accordance with the specimen contained in title IV of this Annex.

• The continuation forms shall be an integral part of the Single Administrative Document to which they relate.

• (5)The notes for the paper-based customs declaration established on the basis of the single administrative document are detailed in Title II.

Article 3

Use of paper-based customs declaration for successive procedures

• (1)Where Article 2(2) of this Annex is applied, each party involved shall be liable only as regards the data relating to the procedure for which he applied as declarant, holder of the transit procedure or as the representative of one of these.

• (2)For the purposes of paragraph 1, where the declarant uses a Single Administrative Document issued during the preceding customs procedure, he shall be required, prior to lodging his declaration, to verify the accuracy of the existing data for the boxes for which he is responsible and their applicability to the goods in question and the procedure applied for, and to supplement them as necessary.

• In the cases referred to in the first subparagraph, the declarant shall immediately inform the customs office where the declaration is lodged of any discrepancy found between the goods in question and the existing data. In this case the declarant shall then draw up his declaration on fresh copies of the Single Administrative Document.

• (3)Where the Single Administrative Document is used to cover several successive customs procedures, the customs authorities shall satisfy themselves that the data given in the declarations relating to the various procedures in question all agree.

Article 4

Special use of paper-based customs declaration

Article 1 paragraph 3 of the Code will apply mutatis mutandis for paper declarations. To this effect, the forms referred to in Articles 1 and 2 of this Annex shall also be used in trade in Union goods consigned to, from or between special fiscal territories.

Article 5

Exceptions

The provisions of this subsection shall not preclude printing of paper-based customs declarations and documents certifying the customs status of Union goods not being moved under internal Union transit procedure by means of data-processing systems, on plain paper, on conditions laid down by the Member States.

TITLE II

Notes

CHAPTER 1

General description

• (1)The paper-based customs declaration shall be printed on self-copying paper dressed for writing purposes and weighing at least 40 g/m². The paper must be sufficiently opaque for the information on one side not to affect the legibility of the information on the other side and its strength should be such that in normal use it does not easily tear or crease.

• (2)The paper shall be white for all copies. However, on the copies used for Union transit (1, 4 and 5), boxes 1 (first and third subdivisions), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 32, 33 (first subdivision on the left), 35, 38, 40, 44, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55 and 56 shall have a green background.

• The forms shall be printed in green ink.

• (3)The boxes are based on a unit of measurement of one tenth of an inch horizontally and one sixth of an inch vertically. The subdivisions are based on a unit of measurement of one-tenth of an inch horizontally.

• (4)A colour marking of the different copies shall be effected in the following manner on forms conforming to the specimens shown in Titles III and IV of this Annex:

• — copies 1, 2, 3 and 5 shall have at the right hand edge a continuous margin, coloured respectively red, green, yellow and blue,

• — copies 4, 6, 7 and 8 shall have at the right hand edge a broken margin coloured respectively blue, red, green and yellow;

• (5)The copies on which the data contained in the forms shown in Titles III and IV of this Annex must appear by a self-copying process are shown in Title V, Chapter 1 of this Annex.

• (6)The forms shall measure 210 × 297 mm with a maximum tolerance as to length of 5 mm less and 8 mm more.

• (7)The customs administrations of the Member States may require that the forms show the name and address of the printer or a mark enabling the printer to be identified. They may also make the printing of the forms conditional on prior technical approval.

• (8)The forms and continuation forms used comprise the copies needed to complete the formalities relating to one or more customs procedures, taken from a set of eight copies:

• — copy 1 is kept by the authorities of the Member State in which export (dispatch) or Union transit formalities are completed,

• — copy 2 is used for statistical purposes by the Member State of export. This copy can be used as well for statistical purposes by the Member State of dispatch in cases of trade between parts of the customs territory of the Union with a different fiscal regime,

• — copy 3 is returned to the exporter after being stamped by the customs authority,

• — copy 4 is kept by the office of destination upon completion of the Union transit operation or as the document providing evidence of the customs status of Union goods,

• — copy 5 is the return copy for the Union transit procedure,

• — copy 6 is kept by the authorities of the Member State in which import formalities are completed,

• — copy 7 is used for statistical purposes by the Member State of import. This copy can be used as well for statistical purposes by the Member State of import in cases of trade between parts of the customs territory of the Union with a different fiscal regime,

• — copy 8 is returned to the consignee.

• Various combinations are therefore possible, such as:

• — export, outward processing or re-export: copies 1, 2 and 3,

• — Union transit: copies 1, 4 and 5,

• — customs procedures at import: copies 6, 7 and 8.

• (9)In addition, according to Article 125, the customs status of Union goods can be proved by a written proof established on a copy 4.

• (10)Economic operators may, if they wish, use privately printed subsets combining the appropriate copies, provided that they conform to the official specimen.

• Each subset must be designed in such a way that where boxes must contain identical information in the two Member States involved, such information can be entered directly by the exporter or the holder of the transit procedure on copy 1 and will then appear, by means of chemical treatment of the paper, on all the copies. Where, however, for any reason (in particular where the content of the information differs according to the stage of the operation involved) the information is not to be transmitted from one Member State to another, the desensitisation of the self-copying paper must confine reproduction to the copies concerned.

• (11)When, pursuant to Article 5 of this Annex, declarations for placing goods under a customs procedure, for re-export, or documents certifying the customs status of Union goods not being moved under the internal Union transit procedure are drawn up on plain paper by means of official or private-sector data-processing systems, the format of the said declarations or documents must comply with all the conditions laid down by the Union Customs Code or this Regulation, including those relating to the back of the form (in respect of copies used under the Union transit procedure), except:

• — the colour used for printing,

• — the use of italic characters,

• — the printing of a background for the Union transit boxes.

CHAPTER 2

Data requirements