Transit declaration (T transit and TIR Carnet)

A transit declaration can be lodged when the goods are available for inspection by Customs or pre-lodged as a D declaration. In addition to a pre-lodged declaration, a presentation notification must be submitted when the goods are available for inspection by Customs. The declaration can be lodged using the standard procedure or the simplified procedure (authorised consignor).  

The holder of the transit procedure is responsible for lodging the declaration and for the accuracy of the details provided in the declaration.
When the declaration has been accepted and has received an MRN, the declaration that follows transit can be pre-lodged, and it will stand by for the presentation of goods to Customs.

Sections of the transit declaration

The transit declaration consists of five sections:

• “Parties”, where the following details are provided: contact person, holder of the transit procedure, representative, consignor and consignee. 
• “Declaration header”, where the header level details are provided, e.g. the following: trader reference, declaration type, customs offices and goods locations. 
• “House consignment” which in turn consist of three sections:
  • “Parties”, not in use for the time being.
  • “Declaration header”, not in use for the time being.
  • “Goods items”, where the basic details about the goods are provided, e.g. commodity code, description of goods, packages and previous documents.
• “Transport documents”, where the following details are provided: departure transport means and means of transport at the border, containers and seals as well as route.
• “Guarantees”, where the following details are provided: guarantee type, guarantee reference number (GRN), access code and amount to be covered (EUR).