Declaring goods to Customs

You must declare goods to Customs if you:

• import these goods into an EU Member State from a country outside the EU;
• export these goods from an EU Member State to a country outside the EU.

You can file this declaration electronically or in writing, using the Single Document form. As completion of the Single Administrative Document requires accuracy and expertise, it is sensible to ask a carrier, a logistics service provider or a Customs agent to do this for you.

Based on your declaration, Customs will calculate the import or export duty. Customs will also decide whether any other Customs regulations are applicable, for example in relation to safety, health, the economy and the environment.

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