HomepageDeclaring 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.
EORI-number
Since 2010, all Economic Operators established and active in Europe have had an EORI number. EORI stands for Economic Operator Registration and Identification number. You must use or have this number used as an identification number when exchanging data with customs (mandatory).
You mainly require the EORI number when you trade with countries outside the EU. You also need the EORI number when trading with countries within the EU for some products such as alcohol and tobacco.
Reporting vehicles to Customs
If you export a vehicle from the Netherlands to a country outside the EU, you must submit a report of export to the Dutch Customs desk at the approval stations of the Centre for Vehicle Technology and Information (RDW) or at the Dutch Customs office in your region. To report a vehicle export, you will require:
- the original export declaration;
- the vehicle registration certificate (and the stamped licence holder’s certificate).
You complete the declaration form and take it to the ‘office of exit’, which is the Customs office at the location where the vehicle leaves the European Union.
