Discharge notification

Either a bill of discharge or a notification of discharge must be submitted for the discharge of the special procedures 44, 46, 48, 51 and 53. You can submit a bill of discharge or a notification of discharge when a customs declaration discharging the procedure has been lodged for the goods placed under the procedure.

The details required by the service vary depending on whether you are submitting a bill of discharge or a notification of discharge.

A bill of discharge is submitted to notify of the discharge of the following procedures:

  • inward processing (procedure 51)
  • end-use (procedure 44).

A notification of discharge is submitted to notify of the discharge of the following procedures:

  • temporary admission (procedure 53)
  • outward processing, prior export using the standard exchange system (procedure 48)
  • outward processing, use of equivalent goods (procedure 46).

Sections of the disharge notification

The discharge notification consists of three sections:
•    Parties
•    Declaration data (details of the goods to be discharged, common to all the goods items in the notification).
•    Customs declarations to be discharged (details of the goods to be discharged by goods item).

Each section of the notification is displayed separately in the service. You can move to the different sections by clicking on the appropriate button in the side navigation.