Starting to import and restrictions , services

The authorisation may be granted to a shipping company that transports goods regularly between ports within the customs territory of the Union.

A company can receive goods arriving under a T or TIR transit procedure into its customs or temporary storage facility.

A company pays no duties or taxes for goods under warehousing procedures and they can wait for the permits and licences required for the importation.

The company is entitled to weigh fresh bananas (CN code 0809 9010) in their facilities without the presence of Customs.

An authorised consignor is a company that has been granted an authorisation to use simplified procedure for Union transit.

A company may place goods under a customs procedure on the basis of a simplified declaration.

Favourable tariff treatment may be granted to goods admitted to the Union’s customs territory provided that they will be used for a specific purpose.

TIR quality experts registered by Customs are able to issue statements on the TIR condition of transport units.

Undeclared goods can be stored temporarily in locations approved by Customs.

A company can determine the amounts of import and export duties and carry out certain controls under customs supervision.