Declaration header

Under “Declaration header”, there are fields e.g. for the following details:

  • the reference or references you use
  • customs office of exit 
  • location of goods.

Basic information 

Provide here the required basic information.

The trader reference is a free-form reference issued by the declarant that identifies this notification. The reference can contain no more than 22 characters, and it can consist of numbers, letters or special characters.

Under “Additional trader reference”, you can provide some other reference, e.g. the representative’s own reference number.

Customs offices

Customs office of exit

Provide the competent customs office through which the goods exit Finland. 

Locations

Location of goods 

Provide the location where the goods are available for customs inspection when the notification is submitted. 
First, choose the type of location code from the drop-down menu. The other location details will be displayed after you have chosen the type of location.

Provide the location details as follows:

  • If the goods are at the place of exit (not in temporary storage) at the time of presentation:
    • Choose “D” as the type of location code.
    • Provide the street address as the address.
  • If the goods are in a customs warehouse, at the time or presentation:
    • Choose “B” as the type of location code.
    • Under “Authorisations”, provide the number of the warehousing authorisation.
    • The field “Additional identifier” is not in use.
  • If the goods are, at the time of presentation, in a temporary storage facility or in another location approved by Customs (in a location that has the authorisation as a location approved by Customs or the status as an export warehouse):
    • Choose “C” as the type of location code.
    • Choose either "X ‒ Identification of warehouse (EORI number with extensions)” or "Z ‒ Street address" as the qualifier of location.
      • If you chose “X”, enter the warehouse ID in the “Identification of warehouse” field.
      • If you chose “Z”, enter the street address in the address fields.
  • If the goods are at a customs office (force majeure):
    • Choose “A” as the type of location code.
    • In the “Customs office” field, enter the customs office code.

Contact person for control

Provide the contact person’s name and email address that Customs can contact, if the goods are subject to control. The email address can be a shared email address. You can also provide a phone number. 

Additional documents

Provide here the details of the additional documents concerning the whole declaration. Additional documents are usually not required in a re-export notification. 

Additional information

If needed, provide one or more than one header level additional information code under “Additional information”. If you need to provide other additional information, click on “+ Add additional information”. 

Select the code in the drop-down menu. If needed, provide the description of the additional information code in the field “Description”. Select the additional information code “FIPML – Presentation of goods to Customs using the MRN of the master transport document” when you are submitting a notification regarding the exit of all consignments included in the entry declaration.

  • Select the additional information code “FIPML – Presentation of goods to Customs using the MRN of the master transport document” when you are submitting a notification regarding the exit of all consignments included in the entry declaration. 
  • Select the additional information code FIXPU when you are submitting a notification for export goods whose exit has already been certified in another EU country.