Decision No 1/99 of the EC/EFTA Joint Committee on common transit of 12 February 1999 amending Appendices I, II and III to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure
Date: 1999-02-12
Institutions: EC–EFTA Joint Committee
Subjects: EFTA, EU customs procedure, customs transit, data protection, information technology, new technology

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(Acts  whose  publication  is  not  obligatory)

COMMISSION

DECISION  No  1/99  OF  THE  EC/EFTA  JOINT  COMMITTEE  ON  COMMON  TRANSIT

of  12  February  1999

amending  Appendices  I,  II  and  III  to  the  Convention  of  20  May  1987  on  a  common  transit
procedure

(1999/182/EC)

THE  JOINT  COMMITTEE,

information more reliable in so far as it will no longer be
carried  by  the  economic  operators;

Having  regard  to  the  Convention  of  20  May  1987  on  a
common  transit  procedure (1),  and  in  particular  Article
15(3)(a)  thereof,

Whereas  authorised  economic  operators  will  enjoy  the
possibility  presenting  the  transit  declarations  using  a
data-processing  technique;

Whereas  difficulties  during  the  recent  years  throughout
the transit procedure have caused, and continue to cause,
significant  losses  for  the  budgets  of  the  Contracting
Parties and represent a permanent threat to the European
trade  and  economic  operators;

Whereas  modernisation  of  transit  procedures  is  therefore
considered  to  be  necessary  and  their  computerisation
represents  a  significant  element  in  this  modernisation;

Whereas  the  implementation  and  monitoring  of  security
measures is of vital importance to achieve and maintain a
reliable  and  secure  operation  of  transit;

Whereas  the  implementation  of  a  new  computerised
transit  system  in  different  functional  phases  requires  a
legal  framework  to  be  established  according  to  the
development,

the 

Whereas 
computerised
introduction  of  new 
procedures  based  on  the  use  of  modern  information
technology and electronic data interchange (EDI) requires
the  adaptation  of 
the
procedural,  technical,  security-linked  and  legal  certainty
needs;

legal  provisions 

to  answer 

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Article  1

information  between  the
Whereas  the  exchange  of 
competent  authorities  will  be  more  secure  and  the

Appendix  I  to  the  Convention  is  amended  as  follows:

(1)  OJ  L  226,  13.8.1987,  p.  2.

2  first  subparagraph:

1.  The following points (k) and (l) are inserted in Article

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‘(k)  “release  of  goods”  means  the  act  whereby  the
competent authorities make goods available for a
common  transit  operation;

(l)  “personal  data”  means  any  information  relating
to  an  identified  or  identifiable  natural  or  legal
person’.

2.  Article  10(4)  is  replaced  by  the  following:

‘4. The  T1  declaration  shall  be  signed  by  the
principal  and  produced  at  the  office  of  departure  in
the  number  of  copies  required  by  the  competent
authorities’.

3.  The  following  Article  10a  is  inserted:

5.  The  following  Articles  15a  to  15d  are  inserted:

‘Article  15a

1. Where  the  transit  declaration  is  processed  at  the
office  of  departure  by  computer  systems  the  T1
document 
transit
accompanying  document  as  specified  in  Article  5  of
Appendix  III.

replaced  by 

shall  be 

the 

shall 

2.
In the case referred to in paragraph 1 the office of
and
departure 
communicate  the  release  by  providing  the  transit
accompanying document to the principal. In this case
Article  13(2)  shall  not  apply.

declaration 

retain 

the 

‘Article  10a

Article  15b

1. Under  the  conditions  and  in  the  manner  which
they  shall  determine,  and  with  due  regard  to  the
principles  laid  down  by  customs  rules,  the  competent
authorities  may  provide  that  formalities  shall  be
carried  out  by  a  data-processing  technique.  For  this
purpose:

—  “data-processing  technique”  means:

(a)  the  exchange  of  EDI  standard  messages  with

the  competent  authorities;

(b) the  introduction  of  information  required  for
completion  of  the  formalities  concerned  into
the  data-processing  systems  of  the  competent
authorities,

—  “EDI”  (electronic  data  interchange)  means,  the
transmission  of  data  structured  according  to
agreed  message  standards,  between  one  computer
system  and  another,  by  electronic  means,

—  “standard  message”  means  a  predefined  structure
recognised  for  the  electronic  transmission  of
data.

2. Under  the  conditions  and  in  the  manner  which
they  shall  determine,  and  with  due  regard  to  the
principles  laid  down  by  customs  rules,  the  competent
authorities  may  allow  the  declaration  or  some  of  the
particulars  thereof  to  be 
lodged  using  discs  or
magnetic  tapes,  or  by  the  exchanging  of  information
by  similar  means,  where  appropriate  in  coded  form’.

1. Where  provisions  in  this  Convention  refer  to  any
copies,  declarations  or  documents  meaning  a  T1
document  accompanying 
these
provisions  shall  apply,  mutatis  mutandis,  to  the
transit  accompanying  document.

the  consignment, 

2. Where a reference is made to more than one copy
of  the  document  the  competent  authorities  shall
provide 
transit
the 
accompanying  document,  where  appropriate.

the  additional 

copies  of 

Article  15c

The  transit  accompanying  document  shall  not  be
modified  nor  shall  any  addition  or  deletion  be  made
thereto  unless  otherwise  specified  in  this  convention.

Article  15d

1. Where  appropriate 
transit  accompanying
the 
document  shall  be  supplemented  by  a  list  of  items  as
specified  in  Article  6  of  Appendix  III  or  by  a  loading
list.

2. A  loading  list  or  a  list  of  items  referred  to  in  a
transit accompanying document shall form an integral
part  thereof  and  shall  not  be  separated  from  that
document’.

4.  Article  15(1)  is  replaced  by  the  following:

6.  After  Article  23,  the  following  text  is  inserted:

‘1. The  goods  shall  be  transported  together  with  the
T1 document issued by the office of departure. Where
authorised  the  document  may  be  printed  from  the
principal’s  computer  system’.

Additional  provisions  applicable  where  transit  data
is  exchanged  using  information  technology  and
computer  networks  between  competent  authorities

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Scope

Article  23a

Protection  of  personal  data

Article  23c

1. Without prejudice to special circumstances and to
the  provisions  of  the  Appendices  concerning  the  T1
and  the  T2  procedure,  which,  where  appropriate,
shall  apply,  mutatis  mutandis,  the  exchange  of
the  competent  authorities
information  between 
described  in  this  Chapter  shall  take  place  using
information  technology  and  computer  networks.

2. The  provisions  of  this  Chapter  shall  not  apply
to:

(a)  goods  transported  by  rail  in  accordance  with

Articles  73  to  100  of  Appendix  II,

(b) goods  transported  by  air  in  accordance  with

Article  52  of  Appendix  II,

(c)  goods 

transported  by 

simplified
procedures  are  applied  in  accordance  with  Article
56  of  Appendix  II,

sea  where 

(d) goods  transported  by  pipeline.

Security

Article  23b

1. The  conditions 
laid  down  for  carrying  out
formalities  by  a  data-processing  technique  shall
include,  inter  alia,  measures  for  checking  the  source
of  data  and  for  protecting  data  against  accidental  or
unlawful  destruction  or  accidental  loss,  alteration  or
unauthorised  access.

In  addition  to  the  security  requirements  presented
2.
in  paragraph  1  the  competent  authorities  shall
establish 
security
arrangements  for  the  effective,  reliable  and  secure
operation  of  the  complete  transit  system.

and  maintain 

adequate 

3. To  ensure  the  abovementioned  level  of  security
each input, modification and deletion of data shall be
recorded indicating the purpose of such processing, its
time  and  the  person  initiating  the  processing.  In
addition  to  that  the  original  data  or  any  data  which
was subject to such processing shall be maintained for
a  period  of  a  least  three  calendar  years  from  the  end
of  the  year  to  which  such  data  refers,  or  for  a  longer
period  if  so  defined  elsewhere.

4. The  competent  authorities  shall  monitor  the
security regularly.

5. The  competent  authorities  concerned  shall  inform
each  other  of  all  suspected  breaches  of  security.

1. The  Contracting  Parties  shall  use  the  personal
data  exchanged  in  application  of  this  Convention
solely  for  the  purposes  of  this  Convention  and  for
other  customs  approved  treatment  or  use  of  goods
succeeding  the  T1  or  T2  procedure.  This  limitation
shall  not,  however,  prevent  the  use  of  that  data  for
the  purpose  of  investigation  and  legal  proceedings
following  a  T1  or  T2  operation.  In  this  case  the
competent 
that
information  shall  be  notified  of  such  use  without
delay.

authorities  which 

supplied 

2. The  Contracting  Parties  commit  themselves  to
take  the  necessary  measures  to  ensure,  as  far  as  the
processing  of  personal  data  exchanged  in  application
of  this  Convention  is  concerned,  a  protection  of
personal  data  at  least  equivalent  to  the  principles  of
the  Convention  of  the  Council  of  Europe  of  28
January  1981  for  the  protection  of  individuals  with
regard  to  automatic  processing  of  personal  data.

the  necessary
3. Each  Contracting  Party 
measures by way of effective controls to guarantee the
observation  of  this  Article.

takes 

Loading  lists

Article  23d

Under  the  conditions  and  in  the  manner  they  shall
determine,  and  with  due  regard  to  the  principles  laid
down  by  customs  rules,  the  competent  authorities
may  allow  loading  lists  to  be  used  as  the  descriptive
transit  declaration  made  using  a
the 
part  of 
data-processing  technique.

Anticipated  arrival  record

Article  23e

The  office  of  departure  shall,  at  the  latest  on  release
of  the  goods,  notify  the  transit  movement  of  the
declared  office  of  destination  using  the  message
specified  in  Article  7  of  Appendix  III.

Authorised  consignor

Article  23f

1. By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  103  of
Appendix  II,  the  authorised  consignor  shall  lodge  a
transit declaration with the office of departure before
the  intended  release  of  the  goods.

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2. The  authorisation  may  be  granted  only  to  a
person  who,  in  addition  to  the  conditions  laid  down
in  Article  104  of  Appendix  II,  lodges  his  transit
declaration  and  communicates  with  the  competent
authorities  using  a  data-processing  technique.

Authorisation

Article  23g

II 

the  authorisation  shall  specify 

By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  105(b)  of
Appendix 
in
particular  the  period  within  which  the  authorised
consignor  shall  lodge  a  declaration  in  order  that  the
competent  authorities  may  carry  out  necessary
controls  before  the  intended  release  of  the  goods.

Arrival  advice  and  control  results

Article  23h

accompanying 

1. By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  22(2)  of
Appendix  I,  the  office  of  destination  shall  retain  the
transit 
shall
communicate  the  arrival  to  the  office  of  departure
immediately,  and,  without  delay,  shall  forward  the
control  results  to  the  office  of  departure  as  soon  as
these  are  available.  The  messages  to  be  used  are
specified  in  Article  8  of  Appendix  III.

document 

and 

2. When  the  guarantor  has  not  been  advised  by  the
competent  authorities  of  the  country  of  departure  of
the  non-discharge  of  the  T1  procedure,  he  shall
likewise be released from his obligations on expiry of
a period of 12 months from the date of registration of
the  T1  declaration.

3. Where,  within  the  period  provided  for  in  the
second  paragraph,  the  guarantor  has  been  advised  by
the  competent  authorities  of  the  non-discharge  of  the
T1  procedure,  he  shall,  in  addition,  be  notified  that
he  is,  or  may  be  required,  to  pay  the  amounts  for
which  he  is  liable  in  respect  of  the  T1  operation  in
question.  This  notification  shall  reach  the  guarantor
not later than three years after the date of registration
of the T1 declaration. Where no such notification has
been  made  before  the  expiry  of  the  aforementioned
time  limit,  the  guarantor  shall  likewise  be  released
from  his  obligations’.

Article  2

Article  27(2)  of  Appendix 
following:

II 

is  replaced  by 

the

‘2. The  loading  list  shall  be  produced  in  the  number
of  copies  required  by  the  competent  authorities’.

2. The  communication  of  the  arrival  to  the  office  of
departure  may  not  be  used  as  proof  of  the  regularity
of  a  transit  operation.

Article  3

Controls  based  on  anticipated  arrival  record

Appendix  III  is  amended  as  follows:

Article  23i

1.  The  following  Articles  4  and  8  are  inserted.

Where  transit  data  is  exchanged  using  information
technology  and  networks  between  the  office  of
departure and the office of destination, the control of
the  goods 
the
communication  received  from  the  office  of  departure
as  a  basis  for  such  control’.

carried  out  using 

shall  be 

7.  Article  29(2)  is  replaced  by  the  following:

‘2. The guarantee referred to in paragraph 1 may be
a cash deposit lodged with  the office of departure. In
that  case, it shall be returned when the T1 procedure
is  discharged  at  the  office  of  departure’.

8.  Article  31  is  replaced  by  the  following:

‘Article  31

1. The  guarantor 
obligations  when 
discharged  at  the  office  of  departure.

shall  be 
from  his
released 
the  T1  procedure  has  been

‘Transit  declaration  using  a  data-processing  technique

Article  4

1. A transit declaration made using a data-processing
technique,  as  defined 
in  Article  10a(1)  second
subparagraph  first  indent  (a)  of  Appendix  I,  shall
conform  to  the  structure  and  particulars  in  Annexes
VIIa  and  VIIb.

2. Where  the  transit  declaration  is  made  using  a
data-processing technique, as defined in Article 10a(1)
second  subparagraph  first  indent  (b)  of  Appendix  I,
the  particulars  of  the  written  declaration  referred  to
in  Annex  VII  of  Appendix  III  shall  be  replaced  by
sending  to  the  competent  authorities  designated  for
that  purpose,  with  a  view  to  their  processing  by
computer,  data  in  codified  form  or  data  made  out  in
any other form specified by the competent authorities
and  corresponding  to  the  particulars  required  for
written  declarations.

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Transit  accompanying  document

3.  Annex VIIb, as shown in Annex B to this Decision, is

Article  5

inserted.

The  transit  accompanying  document  referred  to  in
Article  15a  of  Appendix  I  shall  conform  to  the
specimen  and  particulars  in  Annex  X.

List  of  items

Article  6

4.  Annex IXa, as shown in Annex C to this Decision, is

inserted.

5.  Annex  X,  as  shown  in  Annex  D  to  this  Decision,  is

inserted.

6.  Annex  XI,  as  shown  in  Annex  E  to  this  Decision,  is

inserted.

The  list  of  items  referred  to  in  Article  15d  of
Appendix  I  shall  conform  to  the  specimen  and
particulars  in  Annex  XI.

Article  4

Anticipated  arrival  record

Article  7

The  message  referred  to  in  Article  23e  of  Appendix  I
shall  conform  to  the  structure  and  particulars  in
Annexes  VIIa  and  VIIb.

Arrival  advice  message  and  control  result  message

Article  8

The messages referred to in Article 23h of Appendix I
shall  conform  to  the  structure  and  particulars  in
Annexes  VIIa  and  VIIb.’

2.  Annex VIIa, as shown in Annex A to this Decision, is

inserted.

1. This  Decision  shall  enter  into  force  on  31  March
1999.  However  the  provisions  of  Article  15a,  first
paragraph of Appendix I, shall be applied at the office of
departure  at  the  latest  when  the  computerised  transit
system  is  implemented  at  this  office.

2. The authorisations granted in accordance with Article
103  of  Appendix  II  that  are  valid  at  the  time  of  entry
into  force  of  this  Decision,  shall  comply  with  the
requirements of Articles 23f and 23g of Appendix I at the
latest  by  31  March  2004.

Done  at  Brussels,  12  February  1999.

For  the  Joint  Committee

The  Chairman

Michel  VANDEN  ABEELE

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ANNEX  A

‘ANNEX  VIIa

EXPLANATORY  NOTE  CONCERNING  THE  MESSAGES  PRESENTED  IN  ANNEX  VII  AND  RULES
AND  CONDITIONS  APPLICABLE  TO  THE  MESSAGE  DATA

TITLE  I

Introduction

This  Title  describes  the  structure  of  the  IE  (information  exchange),  i.e.  the  model  used  to  describe  the
content  of  the  information  to  be  exchanged  between  the  competent  authorities  and  between  economic
operators  and  the  competent  authorities  using  information  technology  and  computer  networks.

In  this  model,  IEs  are  organised  into  data  groups  which  contain  data  (attributes).  The  data  (attributes)  are
grouped  together  in  such  a  way  that  they  build  up  coherent  logical  blocks  within  the  scope  of  each  IE.

The  model  allows  to  identify:

—  the characteristics of the data groups belonging to the IE: sequence, number of repetitions, a status value

to  indicate  if  the  data  group  is  mandatory,  optional  or  conditional,

—  the  characteristics  of  the  data  belonging  to  a  data  group:  sequence,  number  of  repetitions,  type,  length

and  a  value  to  indicate  if  the  data  is  mandatory,  optional  or  conditional,

—  data group indentation indicates that the data group may contain not only data but also other groups of

data,

—  the  conditions  applicable  to  data  or  groups  of  data  towards  other  data  or  groups  of  data  in  the  same

IE,

—  the  structure  rules  applicable  to  data  or  groups  of  data,  explaining  how  the  data  or  data  group  in

question  is  used  in  the  IE.

Structure  of  the  IE  (information  exchange)

(cid:113)A

IE15.
(cid:113)B

(cid:113)b E_DEC_DAT
(cid:113)a Declaration  data
(cid:113)a

TRANSIT  OPERATION

GOODS  ITEM

CONTAINERS  (box  31)

(cid:113)d

PACKAGES  (box  31)

TRADER  authorised  consignee  (box  53)

CONTROL  RESULT  (box  D)

GUARANTEE

GUARANTEE  REFERENCE

VALIDITY  LIMITATION

(cid:113)f

(cid:113)c

(cid:113)b 1 ×
99999 ×

(cid:113)c

R

R

99 ×

99 ×

1 ×

1 ×

9 ×

99 ×

99 ×

C

O

O

O

R

C

O

Rule  95

(cid:113)e

Cond  55

Rule  15

Cond  85

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(cid:113)C

TRANSIT  OPERATION
LRN

(cid:113)b

(cid:113)a

Declaration  type  (box  1)

Number  of  loading  lists  (box  4)

Total  number  of  packages  (box  6)

GOODS  ITEM
Declaration  type  (ex  box  1)

(cid:113)f

Country  of  dispatch  (ex  box  15a)

Destination  country  (ex  box  17a)

(cid:113)D

(cid:113)c

R

(cid:113)d

an

(cid:113)e

. .17

R

O

C

C

C

C

an..5

n..5

n..7

a..5

a2

a2

Rule  95

Cond  95
Rule  105

(cid:113)g

Cond  45

Cond  135

Cond  140

CONDITIONS  FOR  IE
C55:

If  “Container”  (box  19)  =  “1”

then 

else 

“CONTAINERS  (box  31)”  =  “R”

“CONTAINERS  (box  31)”  =  “O”

(cid:113)E

RULES  FOR  IE
r11:

When  there  is  only  1  consignee  declared,  the  data  group  “TRADER  consignee  (box  8)”  on
TRANSIT  OPERATION  level  is  used.  The  data  group  “TRADER  consignee  (ex  box  8)”  on
GOODS  ITEM  level  cannot  be  used

The  IE  model  is  divided  into  five  parts:

Explanation

(cid:113)A

(cid:113)B

The  identification  part,  each  IE  is  identified  by:

—  a  unique  number  that  consists  of  the  two  characters  “IE”  followed  by  a  maximum  of  3

digits

(cid:113)a ,
(cid:113)b ,

—  a  name

—  a  unique  reference

(cid:113)c in  a  one-to-one  relationship  with  the  unique  number  of  the  IE;  each  IE  is

prefixed  with  “E_”  (external  domain),  “C_”  (common  domain)  or  “N_”  (internal).

The  structure  part  provides  the  following:

—  the  sequence  of  the  data  groups  in  the  IE,
(cid:113)a ,

—  a  data  group  name

—  a  number  followed  by  the  character  “x”

repeated  in  the  IE,

(cid:113)b indicating  how  many  times  the  data  group  may  be

—  a  value

(cid:113)c indicating  whether  the  data  group  is  (R)equired,  (O)ptional  or  (C)onditional,

—  when  relevant,  a  “box  number”

(cid:113)d representing  the  number  of  the  box  on  the  SAD,

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—  reference  to  the  condition  and/or  rule

(cid:113)e applicable  to  the  data,

—  data  group  indentation 

(cid:113)f

indicates  that  the  data  group  depends  on  lower  indent  data  group.

(cid:113)C

The  “data  group”  detail  part  provides  for  each  data  (attribute)  the  following:

—  the  sequence  of  the  data  within  the  data  group,

—  a  data  group  name

—  the  attribute  name

(cid:113)a ,  the  same  as  in  the  structure  part,
(cid:113)b within  the  data  group,

—  a  value

(cid:113)c indicating  whether  the  data  is  (R)equired,  (O)ptional  or  (C)onditional,

—  the  data  type

—  the  data  length

(cid:113)d :  (a)lphabetic  and/or  (n)umeric,
(cid:113)e (the  optional  two  dots  before  the  length  indicator  mean  that  the  data  has  no
fixed  length,  but  it  can  have  up  to  a  number  of  digits,  as  specified  by  the  length  indicator);  it
must be noted that the data type/data length of fields representing a date is always “n8” in order
to  be  year  2000  compliant  (e.g.  19980220);  also,  a  comma  in  the  data  length  (e.g.  8,6)  means
that the attribute can hold decimals, the digit before the comma indicates the total length of the
attribute,  the  digit  after  the  comma  indicates  the  maximum  number  of  digits  after  the  decimal
point,

—  when  relevant,  a  “box  number”

representing  the  number  of  the  box  on  the  SAD,
(cid:113)g to  the  condition  “Cond”  and/or  to  the  “Rule”  applicable  to  the  data.

—  a  reference

(cid:113)f

(cid:113)D

(cid:113)E

r5:

r7:

r10:

r11:

The  “Condition”  part:

lists all conditions applicable to the data or data group towards other data or data group included in
the IE. A condition expresses the dependency of an attribute or data group on the content of another
attribute or data group within the same IE. The attribute or data group in question can, due to the
condition,  be  rendered  (R)equired,  (O)ptional  or  even  “not  be  used”  within  the  IE.

The  “Rule”  part:

lists all rules applicable to the data or data group, explaining how the data or how the data group in
question  is  used  in  the  IE.

TITLE  II

Rules  for  IE  (information  exchange)

“Item  No”  (box  32)  is  always  used  even  if  “Items”  (box  5)  =  “1”,  “Item  No”  (box  32)  is  also
“1”.

Each  “Item  No”  (box  32)  is  unique  throughout  the  declaration.

When  there  is  only  one  consignor  declared,  the  data  group  “TRADER  consignor  (box  2)”  on
TRANSIT  OPERATION  level  is  used.  The  data  group  “TRADER  consignor  (ex  box  2)”  on
GOODS  ITEM  level  cannot  be  used.

When  there  is  only  1  consignee  declared,  the  data  group  ‘TRADER  consignee  (box  8)”  on
TRANSIT  OPERATION  level  is  used.  The  data  group  ‘TRADER  consignee  (ex  box  8)”  on
GOODS  ITEM  level  cannot  be  used.

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r15:

r20:

r26:

r27:

The  data  group  “TRADER  authorised  consignee  (box  53)”  can  be  used  to  indicate  that
simplified  procedure  will  be  used  at  destination.

When the declaration type (box 1 or ex box 1) = “T2” and the movement is issued in a non-EC
country  (identified  by  the  office  of  departure),  the  principal  must  declare  at  least  one  “Previous
document  type”  (box  40)  =  “T2”,  “T2L”,  “T2F”,  “T2LF”,  “T2CIM”,  “T2TIR”  or  “T2ATA”
followed  by  its  reference  in  “Previous  document  reference”.

One  of  the  attributes  becomes  required  in  case  “PRODUCED  DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATES”
(box  44)  is  used.

Either  “Additional  information  identification”  or  “Text”  of  the  data  group  “SPECIAL
MENTIONS”  (box  44)  is  required  in  case  “SPECIAL  MENTIONS”  is  used.

r35:

Conditions  “C5”  and  “C6”  cannot  be  checked  in  case  box  26  is  not  used.

r36:

Condition  “C10”  cannot  be  checked  in  case  box  25  is  not  used.

r41:

r60:

“Agreed  location  of  goods”/“Agreed  location  code”,  “Authorised  location  of  goods”  and
“Customs  subplace”  (box  30)  cannot  be  used  at  the  same  time.

When the trader uses commodity codes then he must declare at least four and up to eight digits
of  the  commodity  code.

r75:

“Export  from  EC”  and  “Export  from  country”  cannot  be  used  at  the  same  time.

r79:

r80:

r95:

PREVIOUS 

Only 
DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATES  that  are  marked  as  “Common” 
“DOCUMENT  TYPE”  will  be  sent  to  destination  by  means  of  the  IE01.

ADMINISTRATIVE 

DOCUMENTS 

and 

PRODUCED
in  the  reference  data

Only the SPECIAL MENTIONS that are marked as “Common” in the reference data will be sent
to  destination  by  means  of  the  IE01.

When  box  3  is  not  used  and  there  is  more  than  one  goods  item  declared  then  “Number  of
loading  lists”  (box  4)  is  required.

This  attribute  is  to  be  used  when  paper  loading  lists  are  present.

In  case  of  paper  loading  lists  the  following  rules  are  applied:
—  the  required  attribute  “Country  of  dispatch”  (box  15a)  of  the  data  group  TRANSIT

OPERATION  is  set  to  “--”,

—  there  is  only  one  occurrence  of  the  data  group  GOODS  ITEM,  and  where  necessary  the
subdata 
PRODUCED
DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATES and SPECIAL MENTIONS. All the other subdata groups of
GOODS  ITEM  cannot  be  used,

PREVIOUS  ADMINISTRATIVE  REFERENCES, 

groups 

—  the attribute “Textual description” (box 31) contains references to the attached loading lists,

“Textual_description_LNG”  contains  the  language  code  used  for  those  references.

The  content  of  the  references  can  be:
for  “Declaration  type”  (box  1)  =  “T1”:“See  loading  list(s)”,
for  “Declaration  type”  (box  1)  =  “T2”:“See  loading  list(s)”,
for  “Declaration  type”  (box  1)  =  “T-”:“T1:  See  loading  list(s)  from  . . .  to  . . .”,  “T2:  See
loading  list(s)  from  . . .  to  . . .”,

—  the  attribute  “Item  number”  (box  32)  is  filled  in  with  “--”,
—  all  the  other  attributes  of  the  data  group  GOODS  ITEM  cannot  be  used.

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r105:

r143:

r150:

The attribute is used as the basic language to be used in any further communication between the
trader  at  departure  and  the  customs  system.  If  the  trader  does  not  use  this  attribute  then  the
customs  system  will  use  the  default  language  of  the  office  of  departure.

The total number of packages is equal to the sum of all “Number of packages” + all “Number of
pieces” + a value of “1” for each declared “bulk”. This control is not possible when “Number of
loading  lists”  (box  4)  is  used.

The data in the IE always corresponds to the current (latest) version of the TRANSIT operation
data.  This  means  that  it  contains  the  amended  declaration  data  (if  any)  and/or  the  revised
declaration  data  after  a  control  (if  any)  and  completed  with  the  departure  control  results.

The attribute “Corrected value” of the data group “RESULTS OF CONTROL” is linked to each
single  attribute  that  can  be  subject  to  a  control  and  therefore  it  must  reflect  the  same
characteristics  of  the  original  message  attribute.

r155:

The  data  group  SGI  CODES  must  be  present  in  case  the  declaration  contains  sensitive  goods.

r156:

A  “Sensitive  quantity”  is  always  required  when  the  movement  contains  sensitive  goods  (see  also
rule  155).

The “Sensitive goods code” is not always required when the movement contains sensitive goods.
If  the  HS6  commodity  code  (box  33)  is  enough  to  uniquely  identify  a  sensitive  good  then  the
“Sensitive  goods  code”  is  not  required.  If  the  HS6  commodity  code  (box  33)  is  not  enough  to
uniquely  identify  a  sensitive  good  then  the  “Sensitive  goods  code”  is  required.

r160:

The data group CONTROL RESULTS must be present in case the declaration is submitted under
simplified procedure.

r165:

The  data  group  SEALS  INFO  must  be  present  in  case  the  declaration  is  submitted  under
simplified  procedure,  the  authorisation  of  which  foresees  the  use  of  seals.

r190:

Either  “New  transport  means  identity”  and  “New  transport  means  nationality”  or  “New
container  number”,  or  both  must  be  used  when  “TRANSHIPMENT”  occurred.

r210:

r217:

The IE transmits to the office of departure the relevant AAR information received from the office
of departure associating to each single attribute, when the case occurs, the data group “RESULTS
OF  CONTROL”.

All “Incidents” occurred are transmitted to the office of departure. Only those “Transhipments”
marked “not yet sent” (i. e. flag “Already in the system” in a message of arrival notification or a
new  box  created  for  this  purpose  on  the  TRANSIT  ACCOMPANYING  DOCUMENT)  are
transmitted  to  the  office  of  departure.

r230:

This  attribute  is  used  as  a  flag,  its  value  can  be  either  “0”  (“no”)  or  “1”  (“yes”).

r231:

The value of this attribute must be one of the 22 countries for transit without the 15 countries of
the  EC.

r325:

When there are already seals identified in the AAR and/or arrival notification then “State of seals
ok”  is  required.

r355:

Only  “GOODS  ITEMS”  showing  discrepancies  are  sent  back  to  the  office  of  departure.

r470:

The  IE15  allows  the  usage  of  commodity  codes  up  to  eight  digits  (national),  however  only  the
first  six  digits  are  sent  to  destination  with  the  AAR  (international).

r700:

This  information  is  not  required  when  goods  of  different  type  covered  by  the  same  declaration
are packed together in such a way that it is impossible to determine the gross mass of each type
of  good.

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TITLE  III

Conditions  for  IE  (information  exchange)

C1: 

If  “Country  of  destination”  (box  17a)  on  transit  operation  level  contains  a  “country”  as  defined  in
this  Convention

then 

else 

TRADER  consignee  (box  8)  =  “R”

TRADER  consignee  (box  8)  =  “O”.

C2: 

If “Country of destination” (ex box 17a) on GOODS ITEM level contains a “country” as defined in
this  Convention

then 

else 

TRADER  consignee  (ex  box  8)  =  “R”

TRADER  consignee  (ex  box  8)  =  “O”.

C5: 

If  first  digit  of  “Inland  mode  of  transport”  (box  26)  =  “5”  or  “7”

then 

“Identity  at  departure”  (box  18)  cannot  be  used.

C6: 

If  first  digit  of  “Inland  mode  of  transport”  (box  26)  =  “2”,  “5”  or  “7”

then 

“Nationality  at  departure”  (box  18)  cannot  be  used.

C10: 

If  first  digit  of  “Transport  mode  at  the  border”  (box  25)  =  “2”,  “5”  or  “7”

then 

else 

“Nationality  crossing  border”  (box  21)  =  “O”

“Nationality  crossing  border”  (box  21)  =  “R”.

C15: 

If  SGI  CODES  is  used

then 

else 

“Commodity  code”  (box  33)  =  “R”

“Commodity  code”  (box  33)  =  “O”.

C30: 

If there are different Contracting Parties declared for departure (identified by the office of departure,
box  C)  and  destination  (identified  by  the  office  of  destination,  box  53)

then 

else 

at  least  one  “CUSTOMS  OFFICE  of  transit”  (box  51)  =  “R”

“CUSTOMS  OFFICE  of  transit”  (box  51)  =  “O”.

C35: 

If “Declaration type” (box 1) or “Declaration type” (ex box 1) = “T2” and “Country of dispatch”,
identified by the first two digits of the “CUSTOMS OFFICE of departure reference number” (box C)
=  is  an  EFTA  country

then 

else 

“PREVIOUS  ADMINISTRATIVE  REFERENCES”  =  “R”

“PREVIOUS  ADMINISTRATIVE  REFERENCES”  =  “O”.

C45: 

If  “Declaration  type”  (box  1)  =  “T-”

then 

else 

“Declaration  type”  (ex  box  1)  =  “R”

“Declaration  type”  (ex  box  1)  cannot  be  used.

C50: 

If  “TIN”  (box  50)  is  used

then 

all  attributes  of  name  and  address  (NAD)  (box  50)  =  “O”  if  already  known  by  the
system

else 

all  attributes  of  name  and  address  (NAD)  (box  50)  =  “R”.

C55: 

If  “Container”  (box  19)  =  “1”

then 

else 

“CONTAINERS  (box  31)”  =  “R”

“CONTAINERS  (box  31)”  =  “O”.

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C60: 

If  “Kind  of  packages”  (box  31)  indicates  “BULK”  (UNECE  rec  21:  “VQ”,  “VG”,  “VL”,  “VY”,
“VR”  or  “VO”

then 

else 

then 

else 

“Marks  and  numbers  of  packages”  (box  31)  =“O”
“Number  of  packages”  (box  31)  cannot  be  used
“Number  of  pieces”  (box  31)  cannot  be  used

if  “Kind  of  packages”  (box  31)  indicates  “UNPACKED”  (UNECE  rec  21:  =  “NE”)

“Marks  and  numbers  of  packages”  (box  31)  =  “O”
“Number  of  packages”  cannot  be  used
“Number  of  pieces”  (box  31)  =  “R”

“Marks  and  numbers  of  packages”  (box  31)  =  “R”
“Number  of  packages”  (box  31)  =  “R”
“Number  of  pieces”  (box  31)  cannot  be  used.

C75: 

If  “Additional  information  id”  (box  44)  =  “DG0”  or  “DG1”

then 

else 

“Export  from  EC”  or  “Export  from  country”  (box  44)  =  “R”

“Export  from  EC”  and  “Export  from  country”  (box  44)  cannot  be  used.

C85: 

If  “Guarantee  type”  =  “0”,  “1”,  “4”  or  “9”

then 

else 

“GUARANTEE  REFERENCE”  =  “R”

“GUARANTEE  REFERENCE”  =  “O”.

C86: 

If  “Guarantee  type”  =  “0”,  “1”,  “4”  or  “9”

then 

else 

“Access  code”  =  “R”

“Access  code”  =  “O”.

C90: 

If  first  digit  of  “Control  result  code”  =  “B”

then 

else 

“Waiting  for  discrepancies  resolution”  =  “R”

“Waiting  for  discrepancies  resolution”  =  “O”.

C95: 

If  “Number  of  loading  lists”  (box  4)  is  used

then 

else 

“Total  number  of  packages”  (box  6)  =  “R”

“Total  number  of  packages”  (box  6)  =  “O”.

C99: 

If  corresponding  free  text  field  is  used

then 

else 

“_LNG”  =  “R”

“_LNG”  =  “O”.

(The  language  of  the  address  attributes  is  expressed  by  NAD_LNG)

C100:  If  “CONTROL  RESULT”  (box  D)  is  used

then 

else 

“Authorised  location  of  goods”  =  “O”
“Customs  subplace”  cannot  be  used
“Agreed  location  code”  cannot  be  used
“Agreed  location  of  goods”  cannot  be  used

“Authorised  location  of  goods”  cannot  be  used
“Agreed  location  code”  =  “O”
“Agreed  location  of  goods”  =  “O”
“Customs  subplace”  =  “O”.

C110:  If  “CONTROL  RESULT”  (Simplified  procedure)  is  used

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then 

else 

“TIN”  =  “R”

“TIN”  =  “O”.

C125:  If  “Other  guarantee  reference”  is  NOT  used

then 

else 

“GRN”  =  “R”

“GRN”  cannot  be  used.

C130:  If  “GRN”  is  NOT  used

then 

else 

“Other  guarantee  reference”  =  “R”

“Other  guarantee  reference”  cannot  be  used.

C135:  If  only  one  country  of  dispatch  is  declared

then 

else 

“Country  of  dispatch  (box  15a)”  on  TRANSIT  OPERATION  level  =  “R”
“Country  of  dispatch  (ex  box  15a)”  on  GOODS  ITEM  level  cannot  be  used

“Country  of  dispatch  (box  15a)”  on  TRANSIT  OPERATION  level  cannot  be  used
“Country  of  dispatch  (ex  box  15a)”  on  GOODS  ITEM  level  =  “R”.

C140:  If  only  one  country  of  destination  is  declared

then 

else 

“Destination  country  (box  17a)”  on  TRANSIT  OPERATION  level  =  “R”
“Destination  country  (ex  box  17a)”  on  GOODS  ITEM  level  cannot  be  used

“Destination  country  (box  17a)”  on  TRANSIT  OPERATION  level  cannot  be  used
“Destination  country  (ex  box  17a)”  GOODS  ITEM  level  =  “R”.

C185:  If  first  digit  of  “Control  result  code”  =  “A”

and  second  digit  of  “Control  result  code”  =  “1”  or  “2”  (“Satisfactory”  or  “Considered
satisfactory”)

then 

else 

All  data  groups  and  attributes  marked  with  “Cond  185”  cannot  be  used

All  data  groups  and  attributes  marked  with  “Cond  185”  =  “R”.’

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ANNEX  B

‘ANNEX  VIIb

STRUCTURED  MESSAGES  AND  DATA  CONTENT  FOR  THE  IE  (INFORMATION  EXCHANGE)

TITLE  I

Structure  and  content  of  the  EDI  transit  declaration

Chapter  I

S t r u c t u r e   o f   t h e   E D I   t r a n s i t   d e c l a r a t i o n

IE15.  Declaration  data  E_DEC_DAT

TRANSIT  OPERATION
TRADER  consignor  (box  2)
TRADER  consignee  (box  8)

GOODS  ITEM

TRADER  consignor  (ex  box  2)

TRADER  consignee  (ex  box  8)

CONTAINERS  (box  31)

PACKAGES  (box  31)

SGI  CODES  (box  31)

PREVIOUS  ADMINISTRATIVE
REFERENCES  (box  40)

PRODUCED
DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATES  (box  44)

SPECIAL  MENTIONS  (box  44)

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  of  departure  (box  C)

TRADER  principal  (box  50)

REPRESENTATIVE  (box  50)

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  of  transit  (box  51)

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  of  destination  (box  53)

TRADER  authorised  consignee  (box  53)

CONTROL  RESULT  (box  D)

SEALS  INFO  (box  D)

SEALS  ID  (box  D)

GUARANTEE

GUARANTEE  REFERENCE

VALIDITY  LIMITATION  EC

VALIDITY  LIMITATION  NON-EC

1 ×
1 ×
1 ×

99999 ×

1 ×

1 ×

99 ×

99 ×

9 ×

9 ×

99 ×

99 ×

1 ×

1 ×

1 ×

9 ×

1 ×

1 ×

1 ×

1 ×

99 ×

9 ×

99 ×

1 ×

99 ×

R
O
C

R

O

C

C

R

O

C

O

O

R

R

O

C

R

O

O

O

R

R

C

O

O

Rule  10
Rule  11
Cond  1

Rule  95

Rule  10

Rule  11
Cond  2
Cond  55

Rule  155

Cond  35

Cond  30

Rule  15

Rule  160

Rule  165

Cond  85

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TRANSIT  OPERATION

LRN

Declaration  type  (box  1)

Number  of  loading  lists  (box  4)

Total  number  of  items  (box  5)

Total  number  of  packages  (box  6)

Country  of  dispatch  (box  15a)
Destination  country  (box  17a)

Identity  at  departure  (box  18)

Identity  at  departure  LNG

Nationality  at  departure  (box  18)

Container  (box  19)

Nationality  crossing  border  (box  21)

Identity  crossing  border  (box  21)

Identity  crossing  border  LNG

Type  of  transport  crossing  border  (box  21)

Transport  mode  at  border  (box  25)

Inland  transport  mode  (box  26)

Loading  place  (box  27)

Agreed  location  code  (box  30)

Agreed  location  of  goods  (box  30)

Agreed  location  of  goods  LNG

Authorised  location  of  goods  (box  30)

Customs  subplace  (box  30)

Total  gross  mass  (box  35)

NCTS  accompanying  document 
code

language

Dialogue  language  indicator  at  departure

Declaration  date  (box  50)

Declaration  place  (box  50)

Declaration  place  LNG

TRADER  consignor

Name  (box  2)

Street  and  number  (box  2)

Country  (box  2)

Postcode  (box  2)

City  (box  2)

NAD  LNG

TIN  (box  2)

Rule  95

Cond  95
Rule  105

Cond  135
Cond  140

Cond  5
Rule  35

Cond  99

Cond  6
Rule  35

Rule  230

Cond  10
Rule  36

Cond  99

Cond  100
Rule  41

Cond  100
Rule  41

Cond  99

Cond  100
Rule  41

Cond  100
Rule  41

Rule  100

R

R

O

R

C

C
C

C

C

C

R

C

O

C

O

O

O

O

C

C

C

C

C

R

R

O

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

O

an..22

an..5

n..5

n..5

n..7

a2
a2

an..27

a2

a2

n1

a2

an..31

a2

n..2

n..2

n..2

an..17

an..17

an..35

a2

an..17

an..17

n..11,3

a2

a2

n8

an..35

a2

an..35

an..35

a2

an..9

an..35

a2

an..17

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TRADER  consignee

Name  (box  8)

Street  and  number  (box  8)

Country  (box  8)

Postcode  (box  8)

City  (box  8)

NAD  LNG

TIN  (box  8)

GOODS  ITEM

Declaration  type  (ex  box  1)

Country  of  dispatch  (ex  box  15a)

Destination  country  (ex  box  17a)

Textual  description  (box  31)

Textual  description  LNG

Item  number  (box  32)

Commodity  code  (box  33)

Gross  mass  (box  35)

Net  mass  (box  38)

TRADER  consignor

Name  (ex  box  2)

Street  and  number  (ex  box  2)

Country  (ex  box  2)

Postcode  (ex  box  2)

City  (ex  box  2)

NAD  LNG

TIN  (ex  box  2)

TRADER  consignee

Name  (ex  box  8)

Street  and  number  (ex  box  8)

Country  (ex  box  8)

Postcode  (ex  box  8)

City  (ex  box  8)

NAD  LNG

TIN  (ex  box  8)

CONTAINERS

Container  numbers  (box  31)

SGI  CODES

Sensitive  goods  code  (box  31)

Sensitive  quantity  (box  31)

PACKAGES

Marks  and  numbers  of  packages  (box  31)

Marks  and  numbers  of  packages  LNG

Kind  of  packages  (box  31)

Number  of  packages  (box  31)

Number  of  pieces  (box  31)

R

R

R

R

R

R

O

C

C

C

R

R

R

C

O

O

R

R

R

R

R

R

O

R

R

R

R

R

R

O

R

O

R

C

C

R

C

C

an..35

an..35

a2

an..9

an..35

a2

an..17

an..5

a2

a2

an..140

a2

n..5

n..8

n..11,3

n..11,3

an..35

an..35

a2

an..9

an..35

a2

an..17

an..35

an..35

a2

an..9

an..35

a2

an..17

an..11

n..2

n..11,3

an..42

a2

a2

n..5

n..5

Cond  45

Cond  135

Cond  140

Rule  5
Rule  7

Cond  15
Rule  60
Rule  470

Rule  700

Rule  156

Cond  60

Cond  99

Cond  60

Cond  60

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PREVIOUS  ADMINISTRATIVE  REFERENCES

Previous  document  type  (box  40)

Previous  document  reference  (box  40)

Previous  document  reference  LNG

Complement  of  information  (box  40)

Complement  of  information  LNG

PRODUCED  DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATES

Document  type  (box  44)

Document  reference  (box  44)

Document  reference  LNG

Complement  of  information  (box  44)

Complement  of  information  LNG

SPECIAL  MENTIONS

Additional  information  identification  (box
44)

Export  from  EC  (box  44)

Export  from  country  (box  44)

Text  (box  44)

Text  LNG

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  OF  DEPARTURE

Reference  number  (box  C)

TRADER  principal

TIN  (box  50)

Name  (box  50)

Street  and  number  (box  50)

Country  (box  50)

Postcode  (box  50)

City  (box  50)

NAD  LNG

REPRESENTATIVE

Name  (box  50)

Representative  capacity  (box  50)

Representative  capacity  LNG

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  of  transit

Reference  number  (box  51)

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  of  destination

Reference  number  (box  53)

TRADER  AUTHORISED  CONSIGNEE

TIN  authorised  consignee  (box  53)

CONTROL  RESULT

Control  result  code  (box  D)

Date  limit  (box  D)

SEALS  INFO

Seals  number  (box  D)

Rule  20

Cond  99

Rule  26

Cond  99

Cond  99
Rule  27

Cond  75
Rule  75

Cond  75
Rule  75

Cond  99

Cond  110

Cond  50

Cond  50

Cond  50

Cond  50

Cond  50

Cond  99

Cond  99

R

R

R

O

C

O

O

C

O

C

O

C

C

O

C

R

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

R

O

C

R

R

R

R

R

R

an..6

an..20

a2

an..26

a2

an..3

an..20

a2

an..26

a2

an..3

a1

a2

an..70

a2

an8

an..17

an..35

an..35

a2

an..9

an..35

a2

an..35

a..35

a2

an8

an8

an..17

an2

n8

n..4

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SEALS  ID

Seals  identity  (box  D)

Seals  identity  LNG

GUARANTEE

Guarantee  type  (box  52)

GUARANTEE  REFERENCE

GRN  (box  52)

Other  guarantee  reference  (box  52)

Access  code

VALIDITY  LIMITATION  EC

Not  valid  for  EC  (box  52)

VALIDITY  LIMITATION  NON-EC

Not  valid  for  other  Contracting  Parties  (box
52)

R

R

R

C

C

C

R

R

an..20

a2

n1

an..24

an..35

an4

n1

a2

Cond  125

Cond  130

Cond  86

Rule  230

Rule  231

Chapter  II

P a r t i c u l a r s   ( d a t a )   o f   t h e   E D I   t r a n s i t   d e c l a r a t i o n

Particulars entered into the different boxes of the SAD document, as defined in Annexes VII and IX, will be
used for the EDI transit declaration where the formalities are carried out using a data-processing technique
in  association  with,  or  replaced  by  a  code  if  appropriate.

Additional  codes  presented  in  Annex  IX  shall  equally  be  applied.

In box 15 “Country of dispatch/export” and in box 17 “Country of destination” textual information shall
be  replaced  by  the  proper  code.

Additional  data  elements  to  be  inserted  are  as  follows:

—  LRN  —  local  reference  number  nationally  defined  and  allocated  by  the  user  in  agreement  with  the

customs  authorities,  to  identify  each  single  declaration,

—  authorised/agreed  location  of  goods  or  customs  subplace  —  precise  indication  of  the  place  where  the

goods  can  be  examined,  if  appropriate  in  coded  form,

—  LNG  —  language  code  used  to  define  the  language  in  which  the  uncoded  information  in  question  is

given,

—  sensitive  quantity  —  quantity  of  declared  sensitive  goods  according  to  Annex  VIII,  required  to  perform

the  guarantee  check  and  registration,

—  sensitive goods code — enter the code associated, when the case occurs, to the relevant HS6 commodity

code  of  the  sensitive  goods  listed  in  Annex  VIII  of  Appendix  II,

—  a  transit  declaration  made  in  accordance  with  Article  23f  of  Appendix  I  shall  include  the  following

information:

(a)  an  indication  “simplified  procedure”  using  the  appropriate  code,

(b) the  identification  measures  applied,  and

(c)  the  period  within  which  the  goods  must  be  presented  at  the  office  of  destination.

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Structure  and  content  of  the  anticipated  arrival  message  from  the  office  of  departure  to  the  office  of
destination  (AAR)

TITLE  II

Chapter  I

S t r u c t u r e   o f   t h e   A A R   m e s s a g e

IE01.  AAR  C_AAR_SND

TRANSIT  OPERATION
TRADER  consignor  (box  2)
TRADER  consignee  (box  8)

GOODS  ITEM

TRADER  consignor  (ex  box  2)

TRADER  consignee  (ex  box  8)

CONTAINERS  (box  31)

PACKAGES  (box  31)

SGI  CODES  (box  31)

PREVIOUS  ADMINISTRATIVE
REFERENCES  (box  40)

PRODUCED
DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATES  (box  44)

SPECIAL  MENTIONS  (box  44)

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  OF  DEPARTURE
(box  C)

TRADER  principal  (box  50)

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  OF  DESTINATION
(box  53)

TRADER  authorised  consignee  (box  53)

CONTROL  RESULT  (box  D)

SEALS  INFO  (box  D)

SEALS  ID  (box  D)

TRANSIT  OPERATION

MRN

Declaration  type  (box  1)

Number  of  loading  lists  (box  4)

Total  number  of  items  (box  5)

Total  number  of  packages  (box  6)

Country  of  dispatch  (box  15a)

Destination  country  (box  17a)

Identity  at  departure  (box  18)

Identity  at  departure  LNG

Nationality  at  departure  (box  18)

Container  (box  19)

Diversion  prohibited

Declaration  acceptance  date

1 ×
1 ×
1 ×

99999 ×

1 ×

1 ×

99 ×

99 ×

9 ×

9 ×

99 ×

99 ×

1 ×

1 ×

1 ×

1 ×

1 ×

1 ×

99 ×

R

R

O

R

C

C

C

C

C

C

R

R

R

R
O
C

R

O

C

C

R

O

C

O

O

R

R

R

O

R

O

R

an18

an..5

n..5

n..5

n..7

a2

a2

an..27

a2

a2

n1

n1

n8

Rule  143
Rule  10
Rule  11
Cond  1

Rule  95

Rule  10

Rule  11
Cond  2
Cond  55

Rule  155

Cond  35

Rule  15

Rule  95

Cond  95

Cond  135

Cond  140

Cond  5
Rule  35

Cond  99

Cond  6
Rule  35

Rule  230

Rule  230

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Issuing  date

Total  gross  mass

NCTS  accompanying  document 
code

language

TRADER  consignor

Name  (box  2)

Street  and  number  (box  2)

Country  (box  2)

Postcode  (box  2)

City  (box  2)

NAD  LNG

TIN  (box  2)

TRADER  consignee

Name  (box  8)

Street  and  number  (box  8)

Country  (box  8)

Postcode  (box  8)

City  (box  8)

NAD  LNG

TIN  (box  8)

GOODS  ITEM

Declaration  type  (ex  box  1)

Country  of  dispatch  (ex  box  15a)

Destination  country  (ex  box  17a)

Textual  description  (box  31)

Textual  description  LNG

Item  number  (box  32)

Commodity  code  (box  33)

Gross  mass  (box  35)

Net  mass  (box  38)

TRADER  consignor

Name  (ex  box  2)

Street  and  number  (ex  box  2)

Country  (ex  box  2)

Postcode  (ex  box  2)

City  (ex  box  2)

NAD  LNG

TIN  (ex  box  2)

TRADER  consignee

Name  (ex  box  8)

Street  and  number  (ex  box  8)

Country  (ex  box  8)

Postcode  (ex  box  8)

City  (ex  box  8)

NAD  LNG

TIN  (ex  box  8)

CONTAINERS

Container  numbers  (box  31)

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

O

R

R

R

R

R

R

O

C

C

C

R

R

R

C

O

O

R

R

R

R

R

R

O

R

R

R

R

R

R

O

R

n8

n..11,3

a2

an..35

an..35

a2

an..9

an..35

a2

an..17

an..35

an..35

a2

an..9

an..35

a2

an..17

an..5

a2

a2

an..140

a2

n..5

n..6

n..11,3

n..11,3

an..35

an..35

a2

an..9

an..35

a2

an..17

an..35

an..35

a2

an..9

an..35

a2

an..17

an..11

Cond  45

Cond  135

Cond  140

Rule  5
Rule7

Cond  15
Rule  470

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SGI-CODES

Sensitive  goods  code  (box  31)

Sensitive  quantity  (box  31)

PACKAGES

Marks  and  numbers  of  packages  (box  31)

Marks  and  numbers  of  packages  LNG

Kind  of  packages  (box  31)

Number  of  packages  (box  31)

Number  of  pieces  (box  31)

PREVIOUS  ADMINISTRATIVE  REFERENCES

Previous  document  type  (box  40)

Previous  document  reference  (box  40)

Previous  document  reference  LNG

Complement  of  information  (box  40)

Complement  of  information  LNG

PRODUCED
DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATES

Document  type  (box  44)

Document  reference  (box  44)

Document  reference  LNG

Complement  of  information  (box  44)

Complement  of  information  LNG

SPECIAL  MENTIONS

Additional  information  identification  (box
44)

Export  from  EC  (box  44)

Export  from  country  (box  44)

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  OF  DEPARTURE

Reference  number  (box  C)

TRADER  Principal

TIN  (box  50)

Name  (box  50)

Street  and  number  (box  50)

Country  (box  50)

Postcode  (box  50)

City  (box  50)

NAD  LNG

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  OF  DESTINATION

Reference  number  (box  53)

TRADER  authorised  consignee

TIN  authorised  consignee  (box  53)

CONTROL  RESULT

Control  result  code  (box  D)

Date  limit  (box  D)

SEALS  INFO

Seals  number  (box  D)

SEALS  ID

Seals  identity  (box  D)

Seals  identity  LNG

O

R

C

C

R

C

C

R

R

R

O

C

O

O

C

O

C

R

C

C

R

O

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

n..2

n..11,3

Rule  156

an..42

a2

a2

n..5

n..5

an..6

an..20

a2

an..26

a2

an..3

an..20

a2

an..26

a2

Cond  60

Cond  99

Cond  60

Cond  60

Rule  20
Rule  79

Cond  99

Rule  26

Rule  79

Cond  99

Cond  99

an..3

Rule  80

Cond  75
Rule  75

Cond  75
Rule  75

a1

a2

an8

an..17

an..35

an..35

a2

an..9

an..35

a2

an8

an..17

an2

n8

n..4

an..20

a2

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Chapter  II

T h e   p a r t i c u l a r s   ( d a t a )   o f   t h e   A A R   m e s s a g e

The  AAR  message  shall  be  based  on  data  derived  from  the  transit  declaration  presented  in  Chapter  I  (as
amended by the trader and/or revised by the competent authorities) and completed using the additional data
presented  below:

—  diversion prohibited — the attribute has to be used as a flag, its value can be either “0” (“no”) or “1”

(“yes”),

—  declaration  acceptance  date  —  state  the  date  when  the  transit  declaration  was  accepted  at  the  office  of

departure,

—  issuing date — state the date when the anticipated arrival record message (AAR) is issued at the office of

departure,

—  movement  reference  number  (MRN).

Field

Content

Field  type

Examples

1

2

3

4

Last  two  digits  of  year  of  formal
acceptance  of  transit  movement  (YY)

Numeric  2

Identifier  of  the  country  from  which
movement  originates.  (ISO  alpha  2
country  code)

Alphabetic  2

97

IT

Unique  identifier  for  transit  movement
per  year  and  country

Alphanumeric  13

9876AB8890123

Check  digit

Alphanumeric  1

5

Field  1  and  2  as  explained  above.

Field 3 has to be filled in with an identifier for the transit transaction. The way that field is used is the
responsibility  of  national  administrations  but  each  transit  transaction  handled  for  one  year  within  the
given  country  must  have  a  unique  number.  National  administrations  that  want  the  office  reference
number of the customs authorities included in the MRN, could use up to the first six characters to insert
the  national  number  of  the  office.

Field 4 has to be filled in with a value that is a check digit for the whole MRN. This field allows error
detection  when  capturing  the  whole  MRN.

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departure

TITLE  III

Chapter  I

S t r u c t u r e   o f   t h e   a r r i v a l   a d v i c e   m e s s a g e

IE06.  Arrival  advice  C_ARR_ADV

TRANSIT  OPERATION

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  PRESENTATION  OFFICE

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  OF  DEPARTURE

TRANSIT  OPERATION

MRN

Arrival date

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  PRESENTATION  OFFICE

Reference  number

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  OF  DEPARTURE

Reference  number

1 ×

1 ×

1 ×

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

an18

n8

an8

an8

T h e   p a r t i c u l a r s   ( d a t a )   o f   t h e   a r r i v a l   a d v i c e   m e s s a g e

Chapter  II

—  MRN  —  movement  reference  number  structured  as  presented  in  Annex  VIIb,  Title  II,

—  arrival  date  —  state  the  date  when  the  movement  arrived  at  the  office  of  destination,

—  office  reference  number  of  the  customs  authorities  structured  as  presented  in  Annex  IXa.

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departure

TITLE  IV

Chapter  I

S t r u c t u r e   o f   t h e   c o n t r o l   r e s u l t s   m e s s a g e

IE  18.  Destination  control  results  (type  A  or  B)  C_DES_CON

TRANSIT  OPERATION
CONTROL  RESULT
GOODS  ITEM

CONTAINERS  (box  31)

PACKAGES  (box  31)

SGI  CODES  (box  31)

PRODUCED
DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATES  (box  44)

RESULTS  OF  CONTROL

EN  ROUTE  EVENT

INCIDENT

TRANSHIPMENT

NEW  CONTAINERS

NEW  SEALS  INFO  (box  F)

NEW  SEALS  IDENTIFICATION
(box  F)

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  PRESENTATION
OFFICE

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  OF  DEPARTURE

TRANSIT  OPERATION

MRN

Enquiry  engaged  at  destination

Total  number  of  items  (box  5)

Total  number  of  packages  (box  6)

Identity  at  departure  (box  18)

Identity  at  departure  LNG

Nationality  at  departure  (box  18)

Total  gross  mass  (box  35)

CONTROL  RESULT

Control  date  (box  I)

Control  result  code  (box  I)

State  of  seals  ok

Waiting  for  discrepancies  resolution

1 ×
1 ×
99999 ×

99 ×

99 ×

9 ×

99 ×

1 ×

9 ×

1 ×

1 x

99 x

1 x

99 x

1 x

1 x

R

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

R

R

O

C

R
R
C

C

C

C

C

C

O

O

O

O

O

R

R

R

an18

n1

n..5

n..7

an..27

a2

a2

n..11,3

n8

an2

n1

n1

Cond  185
Rule  355

Cond  185

Cond  185

Cond  185

Cond  185

Cond  185
Rule  210

Rule  217

Cond  185
Rule  230

Cond  185

Cond  185

Cond  185

Cond  99

Cond  185

Cond  185

Rule  230
Rule  325

Cond  90
Rule  230

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GOODS  ITEM

Textual  description  (box  31)

Textual  description  LNG

Item  number  (box  32)

Commodity  code  (box  33)

Gross  mass  (box  35)

Net  mass  (box  38)

CONTAINERS

Container  numbers  (box  31)

SGI  CODES

Sensitive  goods  code  (box  31)

Sensitive  quantity  (box  31)

PACKAGES

Marks  and  numbers  of  packages  (box  31)

Marks  and  numbers  of  packages  LNG

Kind  of  packages  (box  31)

Number  of  packages  (box  31)

Number  of  pieces  (box  31)

PRODUCED
DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATES

Document  type  (box  44)

Document  reference  (box  44)

Document  reference  LNG

Complement  of  information  (box  44)

Complement  of  information  LNG

EN  ROUTE  EVENT

Place

Place  LNG

Country

INCIDENT

Incident  flag

Incident  information  (box  56)

Incident  information  LNG

Endorsement  date  (box  G)

Endorsement  authority  (box  G)

Endorsement  authority  LNG

Endorsement  place  (box  G)

Endorsement  place  LNG

Endorsement  country  (box  G

TRANSHIPMENT

New  transport  means  identity  (box  55)

New  transport  means  identity  LNG

New  transport  means  nationality  (box  55)

Endorsement  date  (box  F)

Endorsement  authority  (box  F)

Endorsement  authority  LNG

O

C

R

C

O

O

R

O

R

C

C

R

C

C

O

O

C

O

C

R

R

R

R

O

C

O

O

C

O

C

O

O

C

O

O

O

C

an..140

a2

n..5

n..6

n..11,3

n..11,3

an..11

n..2

n..11,3

an..42

a2

a2

n..5

n..5

an..3

an..20

a2

an..26

a2

an..35

a2

a2

n1

an..350

a2

n8

an..35

a2

an..35

a2

a2

an..27

a2

a2

n8

an..35

a2

Cond  99

Cond  15

Cond  60

Cond  99

Cond  60

Cond  60

Rule  26

Cond  99

Cond  99

Rule  230

Cond  99

Cond  99

Cond  99

Rule  190

Cond  99

Rule  190

Cond  99

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Endorsement  place  (box  F)

Endorsement  place  LNG

Endorsement  country  (box  F)

NEW  CONTAINERS

New  container  number  (box  55)

NEW  SEALS  INFORMATION

New  seals  number  (box  F)

NEW  SEALS  IDENTIFICATION

New  seals  identity  (box  F)

New  seals  identity  LNG

RESULTS  OF  CONTROL

Control  indicator

Description

Description  LNG

Corrected  value

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  Presentation  Office

Reference  number

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  of  departure

Reference  number

O

C

O

O

R

R

R

R

O

C

O

R

R

an..35

a2

a2

Cond  99

an..11

Rule  190

n..4

an..20

a2

an2

an..140

a2

xxx

an8

an8

Cond  99

Rule  150

Chapter  II

T h e   p a r t i c u l a r s   ( d a t a )   o f   t h e   c o n t r o l   r e s u l t s   m e s s a g e

The control results message shall be based on the data derived from the anticipated arrival record message
(AAR)  presented  in  Title  II,  Chapter  II.

Additional  data  elements  to  be  inserted  are  as  follows:

—  enquiry  engaged  at  destination,

—  waiting  for  discrepancies  resolution,

—  control  results  code  as  presented  in  Annex  IXa,

—  control  data  (box  I),

—  state  of  seals,

—  en  route  event:  indicate  the  place  and  the  country  in  which  the  event  occurs,

—  incident flag,

—  incident  information  (box  56),

—  incident  information  LNG,

—  endorsement  date  (box  G),

—  endorsement  authority  (box  G),

—  endorsement  authority  LNG,

—  endorsement  place  (box  G),

—  endorsement  place  LNG,

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—  endorsement  country  (box  G),

—  new  transport  means  identity  (box  55),

—  new  transport  means  identity  LNG,

—  new  transport  means  nationality  (box  55),

—  new  seals  number  (box  F),

—  new  seals  identity  (box  F),

—  new  seals  identity  LNG,

—  endorsement  date  (box  F),

—  endorsement  authority  (box  F),

—  endorsement  authority  LNG,

—  endorsement  place  (box  F),

—  endorsement  place  LNG,

—  endorsement  country  (box  F),

—  new  container  number  (box  55),

—  control  indicator,

—  description,

—  description  LNG,

—  corrected value.’

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ANNEX  C

‘ANNEX  IXa

ADDITIONAL  CODES  FOR  THE  COMPUTERISED  TRANSIT  SYSTEM

COUNTRY  CODES  (CNT)

Field

Content

Field  type

Examples

1

ISO  alpha  two  country  code

Alphabetic  2

IT

The  ISO  alpha  two  country  code  as  specified  in  ISO-3166  on  1  January  1996  shall  apply.

CUSTOMS  OFFICE  REFERENCE  NUMBER  (COR)

Field

Content

Field  type

Examples

1

2

Identifier  of  the  country  to  which  the
customs  office  belongs  (see  CNT)

Alphabetic  2

IT

National  number  of  the  customs  office

Alphanumeric  6

0830AB

Field  1  as  explained  above.

Field  2  has  to  be  freely  filled  with  a  six  character  alphanumeric  code.  The  six  characters  allow  national
administrations,  where  necessary,  to  define  a  hierarchy  of  customs  offices.

COMMODITY  CODE  (COM)

Field

Content

Field  type

Examples

1

HS6

Numeric  6
(left  aligned)

010290

The Harmonised System is a worldwide standard for the first six digits (HS6). The commodity code may be
expanded  to  eight  digits  for  national  use  but  only  HS6  code  shall  be  transmitted  between  the  countries.

SENSITIVE  GOODS  CODE

Field

1

Additional 
goods

Content

Field  type

Examples

identifier 

for 

sensitive

Numeric  2

12

The code is used in extension to HS6, where a sensitive good cannot sufficiently be identified with HS6. In
such  case  each  sensitive  good  belonging  to  a  HS6  code  shall  be  identified  with  a  progessive  numbering.

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CONTROL  RESULTS  CODE

Field

Content

Field  type

Examples

1

2

Control  results  type

Alphabetic  1

A  or  B

Control  results  code

Numeric  1

see  below

Control  results

Types

Codes

At  departure

At  destination

Satisfactory
Considered  satisfactory
Simplified  procedure

Satisfactory
Considered  satisfactory
No  action  on  minor  irregularity
Charges  collected
Unsatisfactory

A
A
A

A
A
A
A
B

1
2
3

1
2
4
5
1

CONTROL  INDICATOR  CODE

Field

1

Content

Field  type

Examples

Control  indicator

Alphanumeric  2

2B

The  “control  indicator”  gives  an  indication  of  the  differences  detected  at  the  office  of  destination.

Document/certificate  not  presented
Differences  (attribute  incorrect)
New  entry
Other

NP
DI
NE
OT

PREVIOUS  DOCUMENT  CODE

When  the  declaration  type  (box  1  or  ex  box  1)  =  “T2”  and  the  movement  is  issued  in  a  non-EC  country
(identified  by  the  Office  of  Departure),  at  least  one  “Previous  document  type”  (box  40)  must  be:

“T2”

=  single  administrative  document  covering  a  common  transit  procedure  for  Community

goods

“T2F”

=  single administrative document covering a common transit procedure for Community goods
coming  from  or  going  to  a  part  of  the  customs  territory  of  the  Community  where  the
Community  rules  for  VAT  do  not  apply

“T2CIM”

=  Community status goods carried under cover of a consignment note CIM or a TR transfer

note

“T2TIR”

=  Community  status  goods  carried  under  cover  of  a  TIR  carnet

“T2ATA” =  Community  status  goods  carried  under  cover  of  a  ATA  carnet

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“T2L”
“T2LF”

=  single  adminstrative  document  proofing  the  Community  status  of  goods
=  single  administrative  document  proofing  the  Community  status  of  goods  in  the  exchange
between parts of the customs territory of the Community where Community rules for VAT
apply  and  parts  of  this  territory  where  these  rules  do  not  apply.

The  relevant  code  is  followed  by  its  reference  in  “Previous  document  reference”.

ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION/SPECIAL  INDICATION  CODE

DG0

DG1

DG2

Export  from  “1  EFTA  country”  subject  to  restriction  or  export  from  “EC”  subject  to
restriction.

Export  from  “1  EFTA  country”  subject  to  duties  or  export  from  “EC”  subject  to  duties.

Export.

Additional  special  indication  codes  can  also  be  defined  at  national  domain  level.

LANGUAGE  CODE

ISO  alpha  2  codification  as  specified  in  ISO  —  639:  1988  shall  apply.

TYPE  OF  GUARANTEE  CODE

In  addition  to  guarantee  codes  presented  in  Annex  IX  the  following  guarantee  codes  shall  apply:

0  Guarantee  not  required  (Community  transit  only).

9  Individual  guarantee  with  multiple  usage.

DOCUMENT/MESSAGE  NAME,  CODE  (numeric  codes  extracted  from  the  1997b  UN  Directories  for
Electronic  Data  Interchange  for  Administration,  Commerce  and  Transport:  list  of  codes  for  data  element
1001,  document/message  name  coded)

2

3

18

235

271

325

380

703

704

705

714

722

730

740

741

750

760

Certificate  of  conformity

Certificate  of  quality

Movement  certificate  A.TR.1

Container  list

Packing  list

Pro  forma  invoice

Commercial invoice

House waybill

Master  bill  of  lading

Bill  of  lading

House  bill  of  lading

Road  list  SMGS

Road  consignment  note

Air waybill

Master  air  waybill

Dispatch  note  (post  parcels)

Multimodal/combined  transport  document  (generic)

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785

787

820

821

822

823

825

830

851

852

853

861

862

864

865

911

933

941

951

952

954

955

Cargo  manifest

Bordereau

Dispatch  note  model  T

Dispatch  note  model  T1

Dispatch  note  model  T2

Control  document  T5

Dispatch  note  model  T2L

Goods  declaration  for  export

Phytosanitary certificate

Sanitary certificate

Veterinary  certificate

Certificate  of  origin

Declaration  of  origin

Preference  certificate  of  origin

Certificate  of  origin  form  GSP

Import  licence

Cargo  declaration  (arrival)

Embargo  permit

TIF  form

TIR  carnet

EUR.1  certificate  of  origin

ATA  carnet

+

zzz  other

PACKAGE  CODE  (UNECE  Recommendation  No  21/Rev.  1  —  August  1994)

Aerosol

Ampoule,  non-protected

Ampoule,  protected

Atomiser

Bag

Bale, compressed

Bale,  non-compressed

Balloon,  non-protected

Balloon,  protected

Bar

Barrel

Bars,  in  bundle/bunch/truss

Basket

Beer  crate

Bin

AE

AM

AP

AT

BG

BL

BN

BF

BP

BR

BA

BZ

BK

CB

BI

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Board

Board,  in  bundle/bunch/truss

Bobbin

Bolt

Bottle,  non-protected,  cylindrical

Bottle,  non-protected,  bulbous

Bottle,  protected  cylindrical

Bottle,  protected  bulbous

Bottle  crate,  bottle  rack

Box

Bucket

Bulk,  liquefied  gas  (at  abnormal  temperature/pressure)

Bulk,  gas  (at  1 031  mbar  and  15 °C)

Bulk, liquid

Bulk,  solid,  fine  particles  (“powders”)

Bulk,  solid,  granular  particles  (“grains”)

Bulk,  solid,  large  particles  (“nodules”)

Bunch

Bundle

Butt

Cage

Can, rectangular

Can, cylindrical

Canister

Canvas

Carboy,  non-protected

Carboy,  protected

Carton

Case

Cask

Chest

Churn

Coffer

Coffin

Coil

BD

BY

BB

BT

BO

BS

BQ

BV

BC

BX

BJ

VQ

VG

VL

VY

VR

VO

BH

BE

BU

CG

CA

CX

CI

CZ

CO

CP

CT

CS

CK

CH

CC

CF

CJ

CL

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Collapsible  tube

Cover

Crate

Creel

Cup

Cylinder

Demijohn,  non-protected

Demijohn,  protected

Drum

Envelope

Filmpack

Firkin

Flask

Footlocker

Frame

Framed  crate

Fruit  crate

Gas  bottle

Girder

Girders,  in  bundle/bunch/truss

Hamper

Hogshead

Ingot

Ingots,  in  bundle/bunch/truss

Jar

Jerrican, rectangular

Jerrican, cylindrical

Jug

Jutebag

TD

CV

CR

CE

CU

CY

DJ

DP

DR

EN

FP

FI

FL

FO

FR

FD

FC

GB

GI

GZ

HR

HG

IN

IZ

JR

JC

JY

JG

JT

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Keg

Log

Logs,  in  bundle/bunch/truss

Milk  crate

Multiply bag

Multiwall sack

Mat

Matchbox

Nest

Net

Package

Packet

Pail

Parcel

Pipe

Pipes,  in  bundle/bunch/truss

Pitcher

Plank

Planks,  in  bundle/bunch/truss

Plate

Plates,  in  bundle/bunch/truss

Pot

Pouch

Rednet

Reel

Ring

Rod

Rods,  in  bundle/bunch/truss

Roll

KG

LG

LZ

MC

MB

MS

MT

MX

NS

NT

PK

PA

PL

PC

PI

PZ

PH

PN

PZ

PG

PY

PT

PO

RT

RL

RG

RD

RZ

RO

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Sachet

Sack

Sea-chest

Shallow  crate

Sheet

Sheetmetal

Sheets,  in  bundle/bunch/truss

Shrink-wrapped

Skeleton  case

Slipsheet

Spindle

Suitcase

Tank, rectangular

Tank, cylindrical

Tea  chest

Tin

Tray

Tray pack

Trunk

Truss

Tub

Tube

Tube, collapsible

Tubes,  in  bundle/bunch/truss

Tun

Unpacked  or  unpackaged

Vacuum-packed

Vat

Vial

Wickerbottle

SH

SA

SE

SC

ST

SM

SZ

SW

SK

SL

SD

SU

TK

TY

TC

TN

PU

PU

TR

TS

TB

TU

TD

TZ

TO

NE

VP

VA

VI

WB’

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ANNEX  D

‘ANNEX  X

TRANSIT  ACCOMPANYING  DOCUMENT

Chapter  I

S p e c i m e n   o f   t h e   t r a n s i t   a c c o m p a n y i n g   d o c u m e n t

2 Consignor/Exporter

A

8 Consignee

No

No

1 REGIME

MRN

3 Forms

4 Loading lists

5 Items

6 Total packages

Return copy has to be sent to the office:

I

T
N
E
M
U
C
O
D
G
N
Y
N
A
P
M
O
C
C
A
—
T
S
N
A
R
T

I

A
31 Packages
and
description
of goods

44 Additional

information/
Documents
produced/
Certificates
and authori-
sations

55 Tranship-
ments

CATION BY
COMPE-
TENT
AUTHO-
RITIES

51 Intended
offices of
transit
(and
country)

52 Guarantee
not valid for

18 Identity and nationality of means of transport at departure

56 Other incidents during carriage
Details and measures taken

G CERTIFICATION BY

COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

15 Country of dispatch/export

17 Country of destination

Marks and numbers — Container No(s) — Number and kind

32 Item

33 Commodity code

No

35 Gross mass (kg)

38 Net mass (kg)

40 Summary declaration/Previous document

Place and country:

Identity and nationality of new means of transport:

Ctr.

(1) Identity of new container:

(1) Enter 1 if YES or 0 if NO

New seals: Number:

Signature:

identity:

Stamp:

Place and country:

Identity and nationality of new means of transport:

Ctr.

(1) Identity of new container:

(1) Enter 1 if YES or 0 if NO

F CERTIFI-

New seals: Number:

identity:

Signature:

Stamp:

Data already recorded into the system

Data already recorded into the system

50 Principal

No

C OFFICE OF DEPARTURE

Code

53 Office of destination (and country)

D CONTROL BY OFFICE OF DEPARTURE

I CONTROL BY OFFICE OF DESTINATION

Result:

Seals affixed: Number:

identity:

Time limit (date):

Date of arrival:

Examination of seals:

Remarks:

Return copy sent

on

after registration under

No

Signature:

Stamp:

 
 
 
B

Y
P
O
C
N
R
U
T
E
R
—
T
S
N
A
R
T

I

B
31 Packages
and
description
of goods

44 Additional

information/
Documents
produced/
Certificates
and authori-
sations

55 Tranship-
ments

CATION BY
COMPE-
TENT
AUTHO-
RITIES

51 Intended
offices of
transit
(and
country)

52 Guarantee
not valid for

2 Consignor/Exporter

8 Consignee

No

No

1 REGIME

MRN

3 Forms

4 Loading lists

5 Items

6 Total packages

Return copy has to be sent to the office:

18 Identity and nationality of means of transport at departure

56 Other incidents during carriage
Details and measures taken

G CERTIFICATION BY

COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

15 Country of dispatch/export

17 Country of destination

Marks and numbers — Container No(s) — Number and kind

32 Item

33 Commodity code

No

35 Gross mass (kg)

38 Net mass (kg)

40 Summary declaration/Previous document

Place and country:

Identity and nationality of new means of transport:

Ctr.

(1) Identity of new container:

(1) Enter 1 if YES or 0 if NO

New seals: Number:

Signature:

identity:

Stamp:

Place and country:

Identity and nationality of new means of transport:

Ctr.

(1) Identity of new container:

(1) Enter 1 if YES or 0 if NO

F CERTIFI-

New seals: Number:

identity:

Signature:

Stamp:

Data already recorded into the system

Data already recorded into the system

50 Principal

No

C OFFICE OF DEPARTURE

Code

53 Office of destination (and country)

D CONTROL BY OFFICE OF DEPARTURE

I CONTROL BY OFFICE OF DESTINATION

Result:

Seals affixed: Number:

identity:

Time limit (date):

Date of arrival:

Examination of seals:

Remarks:

Return copy sent

on

after registration under

No

Signature:

Stamp:

 
 
 
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E x p l a n a t o r y   n o t e s   a n d   p a r t i c u l a r s   ( d a t a )   f o r   t h e   t r a n s i t   a c c o m p a n y i n g   d o c u m e n t
( A c c   D o c )

Chapter  II

The  transit  accompanying  document  shall  be  printed  based  on  data  derived  from  the  final  version  of  the
transit  declaration  (as  amended  by  the  trader  and/or  revised  by  the  customs)  and  completed  with:

—  MRN  (movement  reference  number)  as  presented  in  Annex  VIIb,  Title  II,

—  box  3:

—  first  subdivision:  serial  number  of  the  current  printed  sheet,

—  second  subdivision:  total  number  of  sheets  printed,  (including  list  of  items),

—  shall  not  be  used  when  only  one  item,

—  in the space to the right of box 8: name and address of the customs office to which the return copy of

the  transit  accompanying  document  has  to  be  returned,

—  box  53:  a  mark  (asterisk)  to  identify  that  the  movement  shall  not  be  diverted  to  another  office  of

destination,

—  box  C:

—  the  name  of  the  office  of  departure,

—  reference  number  of  the  office  of  departure,

—  acceptance  date  of  the  transit  declaration,

—  the  name  and  the  authorisation  number  of  the  authorised  consignor  (if  any),

—  box  D:

—  control  results,

—  the  indication  “diversion  prohibited”,  where  appropriate,

—  the  indication  “binding  itinerary”,  where  appropriate.

The  following  possibilities  exist  for  the  printing  of  the  transit  accompanying  document:

1.  the  declared  office  of  destination  is  linked  to  the  computerised  transit  system  and  no  loading  lists  are

used:

—  print  only  copy  A  (Acc  Doc);

2.  the  declared  office  of  destination  is  linked  to  the  computerised  transit  system  and  loading  lists  are

used:

—  print  copy  A  (Acc  Doc),  and

—  print  copy  B  (Return  copy);

3.  the  declared  office  of  destination  is  not  linked  to  the  computerised  transit  system  (either  where  loading

lists  are  used  or  not):

—  print  copy  A  (Acc  Doc),  and

—  print  copy  B  (Return  copy).

The  following  possibilities  exist  for  the  return  of  the  control  results  from  the  office  of  destination:

1.  the  actual  office  of  destination  is  the  declared  one  and  it  is  linked  to  the  computerised  transit  system:

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—  the control results shall be sent to the office of departure by electronic means (IE 18) if loading lists

are  not  used,

—  the  control  results  shall  be  sent  to  the  office  of  departure  using  return  copy  B  of  the  transit

accompanying  document  (including  loading  lists)  if  loading  lists  are  used;

2.  the  actual  office  of  destination  is  the  declared  one  and  it  is  not  linked  to  the  computerised  transit

system:

—  the  control  results  shall  be  sent  to  the  office  of  departure  using  return  copy  B  of  the  transit
accompanying  document  (including  loading  lists  or  list  of  items,  if  any)  whether  loading  lists  are
used  or  not;

3.  the  declared  office  of  destination  is  linked  to  the  computerised  transit  system  but  the  actual  office  of

destination  is  not  linked  to  the  computerised  transit  system  (diversion):

—  the  control  results  shall  be  sent  to  the  office  of  departure  using  a  photocopy  of  the  transit
accompanying  document,  copy  A  (including  list  of  items,  if  any)  where  loading  lists  are  not  used,

—  the  control  results  shall  be  sent  of  the  office  of  departure  using  return  copy  B  of  the  transit

accompanying  document  (including  the  loading  lists)  where  loading  lists  are  used;

4.  the declared office of destination is not linked to the computerised transit system but the actual office of

destination  is  linked  to  the  computerised  transit  system  (diversion):

—  the control results shall be sent to the office of departure by electronic means (IE 18) where loading

lists  are  not  used,

—  the  control  results  shall  be  sent  to  the  office  of  departure  using  return  copy  B  of  the  transit

accompanying  document  (including  loading  lists)  where  loading  lists  are  used.

When paper loading lists are used the transit accompanying document copies A and B shall be printed from
the  system.  In  this  case  the  following  data  shall  be  inserted:

—  indication  of  the  total  number  of  loading  lists  (box  4)  instead  of  the  total  number  of  list  of  items  (box

3),

—  the  box  “Description  of  goods”  (box  31)  shall  only  contain:

—  if  goods  T1  or  T2:  “See  loading  lists”

—  if  goods  T1  and  T2:

—  “Goods  T1:  ‘see  loading  lists  No  . . .  to  . . .’”

—  “Goods  T2:  ‘see  loading  lists  No  . . .  to  . . .’”,

—  the  box  “Additional  information”  shall  also  be  printed.

All  other  information  specific  to  goods  at  items  level  shall  appear  on  the  corresponding  loading  lists  that
shall  be  attached  to  the  transit  accompanying  document.’

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ANNEX  E

‘ANNEX  XI

LIST  OF  ITEMS

Chapter  I

S p e c i m e n   o f   t h e   l i s t   o f   i t e m s

List of Items

Sheet

A

OoDep:

Date:

MRN

Item No
(32)

Regime
(1/3)

Marks/numbers
(31.1)

Commodity code
(33)

Number/kind
(31.2)

Sensitivity code
(31.5)

Container No
(31.3)

Description of goods
(31.4)

Sensitive quantity
(31.6)

Summary declaration/Previous document
(40)

Country of dispatch/
export

Country of destination

Gross mass
(kg)

(15)

(17)

(35)

(38)

Net mass
(kg)

Additional information/Documents produced/Certificates and
authorisations
(44)

Consignor/Exporter
(2)

Consignee
(8)

List of Items

Sheet

B

OoDep:

Date:

MRN

Item No
(32)

Regime
(1/3)

Marks/numbers
(31.1)

Commodity code
(33)

Number/kind
(31.2)

Sensitivity code
(31.5)

Container No
(31.3)

Description of goods
(31.4)

Sensitive quantity
(31.6)

Summary declaration/Previous document
(40)

Country of dispatch/
export

Country of destination

Gross mass
(kg)

(15)

(17)

(35)

(38)

Net mass
(kg)

Additional information/Documents produced/Certificates and
authorisations
(44)

Consignor/Exporter
(2)

Consignee
(8)

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Chapter  II

When a movement consists of more than one item, then sheet A of the list of items shall always be printed
by  the  computer  system  and  shall  be  attached  to  copy  A  of  the  transit  accompanying  document.

Where  the  transit  accompanying  document  is  printed  in  the  two  copies,  A  and  B,  then  also  the  sheet  B  of
the  list  of  items  shall  be  printed  and  attached  to  copy  B  of  the  transit  accompanying  document.

Particulars  have  to  be  printed  as  follows:

—  in  the  identification  box  (upper  left  corner):

—  list  of  items,

—  sheet  A/B,

—  serial  number  of  the  current  sheet  and  the  total  number  of  the  sheets  (including  the  transit

accompanying document),

—  OoDep  —  name  of  the  office  of  departure,

—  date  —  acceptance  date  of  the  transit  declaration,

—  MRN  —  movement  reference  number  as  defined  in  Annex  VIIb,  Title  II,

—  the  particulars  of  the  different  boxes  at  item  level  has  to  be  printed  as  follows:

—  item  No  —  serial  number  of  the  current  item,

—  regime  —  if  the  status  of  the  goods  for  the  whole  declaration  is  uniform,  the  box  is  not  used,

—  if  mixed  consignment  the  actual  status,  T1  or  T2,  is  printed,

—  the  remaining  boxes  are  completed  as  described  in  Annex  VII,  if  appropriate  in  coded  form.’