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ARTICLE · 15 MAY 2020

Customs: Electronic Processing Of Documents

The Customs Department notifies all economic operators that certain processes will be undertaken electronically/remotely as from 1 April, 2020.

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On its website, the Customs Department has notified all economic operators that the following processes will be undertaken electronically/remotely as from 1 April, 2020.

  1. The uploading of all supporting documents to the import and export declarations for full load and groupage consignments in the National Import and Export System (NIES). 

  2. When a declaration of full load container is selected for documentary check, the check is performed as soon as the Economic Operator sends an email to the Customs Office (at [email protected]) with the Local Reference Number (LRN).  The economic operator will be contacted when original documents are required. 

  3. Freeport terminal gate passes will be processed electronically (applications at [email protected]).

  4. For booking of containers selected for physical inspection (import), economic operators are being requested to call on 25685123. 

  5. For the processing of transit documents (T1, T2L and T2LF), EUR1 and ATR certificates inward and outward applications, end-use and temporary admission (TA) and other procedures related with export consignments, the relevant documents are to be sent by email to [email protected].

  6. For the booking of consignments selected for physical inspection (exports), economic operators are being requested to send an email to call on 25685141 / 25685167

Should you have any queries or wish to discuss further, please send an email to [email protected].

Originally published 01 April 2020

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