A paper document that goes with the shipment for excise taxation produced in the EMCS system. The document will be produced electronically in the future (e-AD).
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The additional (4 digit) code which is used in addition to the 8 or 10 digit commodity code to identify certain complex variable charge's and/or anti-dumping duties.
The TAD document (T1, T2...) is produced with a barcode to go with the freight.
Customs duties imposed on imports from specific countries in addition to the normal or preferential duty; additional duties can be introduced where the export price is below the normal value, so the import of the goods couldn't flood the market and threaten UK manufacturers.
AEO is a operator who Customs, upon application, has granted the status of authorised economic operator. AEO is a status recognised in various countries across the world.
Import and export duties introduced under the common agricultural policy.
A company who has been authorised to use the local clearance procedure for exports
Reference number issued when you have completed your EMCS.
Declarations for goods entering and leaving the customs territory of the Union are processed in the AREX system. The system is in contact with e.g. the transit, import and export systems of Customs. The abbreviation comes from the terms ‘Arrival’ and ‘Exit’.
An international Customs document which, issued under the terms of the ATA Convention and the Istanbul Convention, incorporates an internationally valid guarantee and may be used, in lieu of national Customs documents and as security for import duties and taxes, to cover the temporary admission o
ATR Certificate is a customs document, this allows a reduced or zero duty rate. This document is common with shipments from Turkey.
A person who has been authorised to receive at their premises or at any other specified place goods under a transit procedure without presenting them and the transit declaration at the office of destination.
A person who has been authorised to carry out transit operations without presenting the goods and the transit declaration at the office of departure.
Control point at the place of importation into/out of the EC where Products of Animal Origin (POAO) and live animals are subject to veterinary checks.
Written information issued by the customs authorities of the Member States on the preferential or non-preferential origin of specific goods to be imported or exported (Art. 12 CC). The origin decision is valid for 3 years in writing from HMRC.
An undertaking in due legal form, by which a person binds themselves to the Customs to do or not to do some specified act.
Goods stored under the charge of customs, sealed until import duties are paid or goods taken out of the country.
A place of security approved by HM Revenue and Customs for the deposit, keeping and securing of goods liable to excise duty without payment of duty. This term is often applied to a customs warehouse but incorrectly since no bond is usually required for these.
Binding tariff information is a written decision on the commodity code applied to goods in writing from HMRC.
A specific document identifying the goods, in which the authority or body empowered to issue it certifies expressly that the goods to which the certificate relates originate in a specific country.
The Common Agricultural Policy of the EU - a partnership between Europe and farmers.
The Community Customs Code compiles the rules, arrangements and procedures applicable to goods traded between the European Community (EC) and non-member countries. The Code is a single act covering the scope, definitions, basic provisions and content of Community customs law.
The computerised cargo processing system that controls goods in an inventory linked environment, consisting of a central database and a ‘switch’ to transfer messages between the various computer systems connected to it.