Temporary import and export

If you intend to temporarily import goods from outside the EU into an EU Member State, you may be able to do so under the Dutch Customs’ temporary import scheme, as part of which you are exempt from import levies. For this scheme, you need a temporary import authorisation from the Customs Department of the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration. The goods may not be altered after they have been imported. You must export them to a non-EU country in the same condition. If you import the goods temporarily from outside the EU for treatment (inward processing), you need an inward processing authorisation.