Digital customs clearance expert CB Customs Broker is expanding its eCommerce product range to include the T1 transit procedure. This enables the automatic generation of T1 documents in which the individual items are listed in detail.
The T1 procedure enables the duty and tax-free transportation of non-EU goods through the EU. Customs clearance only takes place at the destination. For large-volume eCommerce shipments, it was previously not possible to automatically transmit shipment details to customs on an individual parcel level. This meant that T1 documents often only contained one single blanket item such as “eCommerce goods”, which is insufficient for customs authorities.
With CB Customs Broker’s new solution, up to 999 individual items can now be automatically listed at the required level of detail on a T1 document. This product enhancement gives online traders from third countries more flexibility: they can access additional flight capacities and are no longer dependent on direct flights to a specific EU country. At the same time, the Customs authorities gain the necessary transparency regarding the import of eCommerce goods that are transported to neighbouring EU countries. Lufthansa Cargo is now regularly transporting eCommerce goods arriving in Frankfurt to the Netherlands using the new T1 solution, said a release.