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Apply for central customs clearance

Service Description

In principle, goods must be declared at the customs office responsible for the place where the goods are located. However, centralized customs clearance allows you to submit a customs declaration to a centrally responsible customs office - even if the goods are located elsewhere at the time of declaration. The place of declaration specified in the authorization and the place of presentation are therefore different. Presentation means making goods available to the customs office.
You can currently apply for central customs clearance for the following procedures:

  • customs warehouse
  • temporary admission
  • end-use
  • inward processing
  • Outward processing
  • export
  • Re-export

In connection with centralized customs clearance, the following must be observed, among other things

  • Country and goods-related restrictions and
  • special features of VAT law and foreign trade statistics

The main customs office in whose district your main accounts for customs purposes are kept or accessible is responsible for the application.
Even after the permit has been issued, the main customs office responsible will carry out regular and ongoing checks,

  • whether you continue to meet the authorization requirements and
  • whether you are complying with the obligations associated with the authorization.

Process flow

You can only apply for authorization for central customs clearance electronically via the European Commission's Trader Portal (EU Trader Portal):

  • Log in to the EU Trader Portal.
    • If you do not yet have a user account (EU login) for the EU Trader Portal, you must apply for one using form 05700.
    • If you do not yet have a registration and identification number for economic operators (EORI number), you must apply for such an EORI number using form 0870a.
    • You can find these forms on the Customs Administration website. Send the applications to the General Customs Directorate, Directorate II, Master Data Management Team - Dresden office.
  • Follow the instructions on the EU Trader Portal for the application for centralized clearance (CCL).
  • It is advisable to contact your contact person at the responsible main customs office before submitting the application in order to clarify any open questions regarding the application.
  • In addition to the electronic application, the "Supplementary sheet of national data" must be sent directly to the responsible main customs office with reference to the application number generated by the EU Trader Portal.
  • Once the main customs office has successfully checked whether all authorization requirements have been met, you will receive the authorization electronically via the EU Trader Portal. The member states affected by the authorization must coordinate their actions. It may therefore take longer for the authorization to be granted than for other applications.
  • If the requirements are not met, you will receive notification that your application has been rejected.

Requirements

  • You are an Authorized Economic Operator for Customs Simplifications (AEOC). You are an Authorized Economic Operator for Customs Simplifications (AEOC)
  • Your request involves cross-member state processing. This means that the place of declaration and the place of presentation must be in different EU member states. If both locations are in Germany, it is currently not possible to use centralized customs clearance.
  • You are the holder of an authorization for the simplified customs declaration (SDE) or entry in the accounts (EIR).

Which documents are required?

  • Supplementary sheet national data

What are the fees?

There are no costs for you.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

You do not have to observe any deadlines in the application process.

Processing duration

You will usually receive notification of your application within 120 days of it being accepted.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

  • Objection
    Detailed information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notification of your application.
  • Administrative court action

Appeal

Further Information

Author

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Technically approved by

Federal Ministry of Finance

Professionally released on

12.04.2021

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

Competent Authority

Generalzolldirektion (GZD), Dienststellensuche Zoll

Address
Carusufer 3-5
01099 Dresden, Stadt
Telephone
+49 228 303-26020
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Telephone
+49 228 303-26030
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Fax
+49 351 44834-590
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Opening times

Office hours:

Monday 08:00 - 17:00

Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00

Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00

Thursday 08:00 - 17:00

Friday 08:00 - 17:00

Consultations are only possible by prior appointment.

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