Transhipment notification
Used to provide Customs with specific information on a consignment, when containers are being transhipped from an incoming to an outgoing seagoing ship.
The Transhipment Notification is a procedure that can be used whenever containers are transferred from an incoming to an outgoing seagoing ship.
How does it work?
The shipping company or ship's agent sends details of the transhipment consignment to Customs using the "CUSCAR transhipment" message.
This procedure can only be used for container terminals in the port of Antwerp – and then only with permission from Customs – on condition that the transfer is made:
- From an incoming to an outgoing seagoing ship within the same terminal, or
- Between container terminals in the port of Antwerp, from incoming to outgoing seagoing ship, if no further declaration for Customs transport is required.
Advantages
- No longer necessary to draw up NCTS documents