To be allowed to use a storage facility as a customs warehouse, you must submit a written application:

• Use the form "Application for authorization for the operation of storage facilities for the customs warehousing of goods" (Form 0290). The Federal Ministry of Finance provides the form on its website.
• Attach the completed "Questionnaires for customs authorizations" Parts I to III and V to the form.
  • If you are an authorized economic operator, you do not need the questionnaires.
• Send the documents to the main customs office responsible for you.
• The main customs office will inform you of the acceptance of your application.
• The main customs office will check your documents.
• You will receive an approval or a rejection.

In the case of cross-member state authorization:

• Submit the application via 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. You can find the form on the Customs Administration website.
  • Send the application to the General Customs Directorate, Directorate II, Master Data Management Team - Dresden office
• However, do not upload Parts I to III and V of the "Customs authorization questionnaire" and the additional information required in the application form to the EU Trader Portal.
• Use the "Supplementary national information sheet" for the additional information. Send the completed supplementary sheet and the parts of the questionnaire by post to the responsible main customs office. Refer to the application number generated by the EU Trader Portal in your consignment.

The main customs office in whose district you keep the general ledger for customs purposes or in which it is accessible is responsible. The main accounts for customs purposes include the records and documents on the basis of which the customs authority can make a decision.