Start with Transit Declaration

Navigate 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 with your authenticator code.
3. Select Transit 2.0 under My services. You will then be in the Transit Declaration service. 

Start a new Transit Declaration 

There are five 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. At the top right, select 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 once 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. Complete the fields and, if required, choose a template. Fields marked with * 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 via the Save and send button at 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. At the top right, select 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 proceed
4. Complete the fields and, if required, choose a template. Fields marked with * 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 via the Save and send button at 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. At the top right, select new bulk manifest declaration.
2. Complete the fields. Fields marked with * 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 via the Save and send button at 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. At the top right, select new blank container declaration or new blank bulk declaration.
2. Complete the fields. Fields marked with * 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 via the Save and send button at the top right of the screen. The declaration will be sent on the selected date or on the ATA of the vessel.

Edit or add a guarantee, template or destination

Click your name at the top right and select Transit guarantees, Transit templates or Transit destinations.

Guarantees

• Edit: change the fields and click save
• Delete: click the arrow next to save. Then click delete
• Add: click + Add transit guarantee at 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 in the template row
• Add: click + Add transit template at 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 in the template row
• Add: click + Add transit party at the top right

New manifest declaration via Cargo Controller Import 

1. Link the container/BL as cargo in Cargo Controller Import by clicking +Add at 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 needs to 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.
4. A pop-up will appear. Here you can search for a Bill of Lading/consignment, container number, destination, etc. Multiple search terms at once are separated by a space.
5. Select the declarations to be included in the declaration and click continue with X declarations.
6. Complete the fields and, if required, choose a template. Fields marked with * 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 via the Save and send button at the top right of the screen. The declaration will be sent on the selected date or on the ATA of the vessel.