Business model

You must declare your goods for importation electronically, with the e-dec IT system classifying the declaration based on a customs risk analysis. Depending on the outcome, different control and release procedures are provided.

E-dec will be gradually replaced by the new goods traffic system «Passar».

Further information

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e-dec Import process overview

A flowchart showing the import declaration process at a customs office. It includes steps like transmission, plausibility check, and control. — Flowchart for import declaration at the customs office. — © FOCBS

Import customs declaration – initial client transmission, import assessment at the customs office.

Flowchart for import declaration showing the process of initial transmission by the customer and domicile clearance. Steps include transmission, plausibility check, duty calculation, and control. — Flowchart of the import declaration process for customers. — © FOCBS

Import customs declaration – initial client transmission, import assessment at the client's domicile.

A flowchart shows the backoffice process with steps like archiving documents, releasing processing, creating and sending receipts. — Flowchart of the backoffice process for managing documents and receipts. — © FOCBS

Back office processing.

Declare your goods for importation using electronic data transmission. The e-dec IT system selects the import customs declaration based on the internal customs risk analysis. It distinguishes between three selection outcomes:

blocked
The goods declared for importation are considered as being under customs control. Only after controls (comparison of import customs declaration with invoices, delivery notes, certificate of origin etc.) and any material inspections have been completed can they be taken away.
free/with
The goods declared for importation can be taken away immediately, pending a successful load check. Our staff carry out the controls (comparison of import customs declaration with invoices, delivery notes, certificate of origin etc.) after the goods have been taken away.
free/none
The goods declared for importation can be taken away immediately, pending a successful load check. We do not carry out any controls.

After we have completed our controls, or you have taken away your goods, the import customs declaration is released in the system for further processing. After that we issue the customs and value added tax decisions and provide the corresponding offices (financial accounting, trade statistics, other federal offices etc.) with the data from the import customs declaration.