Start with Transit Declaration

Navigating to Transit Declaration

You can start the Transit Declaration service as follows: 

1. Go to https://pcs.portbase.com/.
2. Log in with your login details and confirm using your authenticator code.
3. Choose Transit 2.0 under My services. You will then be in the Transit Declaration service. 

Start a new Transit Declaration 

There are four options for creating a new Transit Declaration: 

• New Container Manifest Declaration
• New Container Manifest Declaration (Excel copy)
• New Bulk Manifest Declaration
• New Blank Container or Bulk Declaration

New Container Manifest Declaration

Create a new declaration based on data from Cargo Declaration Import:

1. In the top right, choose new manifest declaration
2. A pop-up will appear. Here you can search for a Bill of Lading or consignment, container number, destination, etc. Multiple search terms at the same time are separated by a space.
3. Select the bill(s) of lading or containers to be included in the declaration and click continue with X declarations
4. Fill in the fields and, if required, choose a template. The fields marked with a * are mandatory
5. Select the date for sending the declaration. You can choose to send on ATA or on a specific date
6. At the bottom, you can assign a name to the completed form to save it as a new template. After entering a name, the template can be saved
7. Send the declaration using the Save and send button in the top right of the screen. The declaration will be sent on the selected date or on the ATA of the vessel

New Container Manifest Declaration (Excel copy)

Create a new declaration using copy & paste from Excel:

1. In the top right, choose new manifest declaration (Excel copy)
2. A pop-up will appear. Here, you can paste a column with container numbers from Excel
3. All containers are now selected. Click continue with X declarations to continue
4. Fill in the fields and, if required, choose a template. The fields marked with a * are mandatory
5. Select the date for sending the declaration. You can choose to send on ATA or on a specific date
6. At the bottom, you can assign a name to the completed form to save it as a new template. After entering a name, the template can be saved
7. Send the declaration using the Save and send button in the top right of the screen. The declaration will be sent on the selected date or on the ATA of the vessel

New Bulk Manifest Declaration

Create a new declaration based on data from Cargo Declaration Import:

1. In the top right, choose new bulk manifest declaration.
2. Fill in the fields. The fields marked with a * are mandatory.
3. Select the date for sending the declaration. You can choose to send on ATA or on a specific date.
4. At the bottom, you can assign a name to the completed form to save it as a new template. After entering a name, the template can be saved.
5. Send the declaration using the Save and send button in the top right of the screen. The declaration will be sent on the selected date or on the ATA of the vessel.

New Blank Container or Bulk Declaration

Create a new blank declaration for a container or bulk cargo:

1. In the top right, choose new blank container declaration or new blank bulk declaration.
2. Fill in the fields. The fields marked with a * are mandatory.
3. Select the date for sending the declaration. You can choose to send on ATA or on a specific date.
4. At the bottom, you can assign a name to the completed form to save it as a new template. After entering a name, the template can be saved.
5. Send the declaration using the Save and send button in the top right of the screen. The declaration will be sent on the selected date or on the ATA of the vessel.

Editing or adding a guarantee, template or destination

Click your name in the top right and choose Transit guarantees, Transit templates or Transit destinations.

Guarantees

• Edit: change the fields and click save
• Delete: click the arrow next to save. Then click on delete
• Add: click + Add transit guarantee in the top right
• Request balance: Click Request balance to request the balance.

Templates

• Edit: change the fields and click save
• Delete: click the bin icon on the template row
• Add: click + Add transit template in the top right, or create a blank declaration and give the completed form a name at the bottom.

Destinations

• Edit: change the fields and click save
• Delete: click the bin icon on the template row
• Add: click + Add transit party in the top right

New manifest declaration via Cargo Controller Import 

1. Link the container/BL as cargo in Cargo Controller Import by clicking +Add in the top right. If the BL is already visible in the overview, continue to step 3.
2. Enter the BL and the container number here, or search for a vessel.
3. Select the BL(s) for which a declaration must be created. A: Click T1 Create transit declaration. B: Another option is to navigate to T1 Transit in the menu on the left. In that case, click New manifest declaration. in the top right.
4. A pop-up will appear. Here you can search for a Bill of Lading/consignment, container number, destination, etc. Multiple search terms at the same time are separated by a space.
5. Select the declarations to be included in the declaration and click continue with X declarations.
6. Fill in the fields and, if required, choose a template. The fields marked with a * are mandatory.
7. Select the date for sending the declaration. You can choose to send on ATA or on a specific date.
8. At the bottom, you can assign a name to the completed form to save it as a new template. After entering a name, the template can be saved.
9. Send the declaration using the Save and send button in the top right of the screen. The declaration will be sent on the selected date or on the ATA of the vessel.