Customs declaration
Also called: declaration · gümrük beyannamesi · beyanname · entry
The act by which a person indicates, in the prescribed form, the customs procedure to be applied to goods and provides the data needed to apply it, such as classification, value, origin and parties. Declarations are now lodged electronically. Once accepted, the declarant is responsible for the accuracy of the data and the documents supporting it.
In practice
Errors in the declaration create liability for the declarant, which is why brokers ask importers for complete commercial documents and product data.
EU
Türkiye
USA
UKRelated terms
- Single Administrative Document
- The standard data structure for customs declarations used historically in the EU, the common transit countries and Türkiye, with numbered boxes for…
- Customs procedure
- The legal status under which goods are placed by a declaration. In the EU the procedures are release for free circulation, export, and special…
- Customs representative
- A person appointed to act on another's behalf in dealings with customs. Under direct representation the representative acts in the name and on behalf…
- Simplified declaration
- A declaration lodged with fewer data elements or documents than a standard declaration, followed later by a supplementary declaration with the full…
- Entry summary
- The US filing that provides the full data for an import, including HTS numbers, values, origin and duties, and accompanies the deposit of estimated…