ARC : Administration Registration Card

Reference number issued when you have completed your EMCS.

Read more AREX : Arrival Exit

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’.

Read more ATA : ATA Carnet

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

Read more ATR : Admission Temporaries' Roulette

ATR Certificate is a customs document, this allows a reduced or zero duty rate.  This document is common with shipments from Turkey.

Read more Authorised Consignor

An authorised consignor is a person authorised to carry out transit operations without presenting the goods at the customs office of departure.

Read more AWB : Airway Bill

A paper document - used to accompany air freight shipments 

Read more Beschreibung der Waren

In Ihren Zollpapieren prüft die HMRC die Warenbeschreibungen, um das Risiko zu bewerten. Die Beschreibung der Waren muss einen hohen Standard aufweisen.

Read more BIP : Border Inspection Post

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.

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