Document Types: Notification of Export Documentation

A practical guide is available for using the correct document types. It explains everything about pre-notifying export documents, transit documents, ATA carnets, TIR carnets and more.

  description Document number forwarder shipping agent terminal Customs
1 Goods declaration for export to countries outside the EU MRN (unique number) EX EX TAE EX
2 Goods declaration for export to special territories MRN (unique number) CO CO TAE CO
3 Goods declaration for export to EFTA countries. Also use EU for destination UK.  MRN (unique number) EU EU TAE EU
4 T1 external Union transit to port of loading (for example Rotterdam or Amsterdam) MRN (unique number) RT1 RT1 TG1* 821
5 T2 internal Union transit to port of loading (for example Rotterdam or Amsterdam) MRN (unique number) RT2 RT2 TG2* 822
6 T1 external Union transit in transit via port (for example Rotterdam or Amsterdam) MRN (unique number) TT1 TT1 TT1 821
7 T2 internal Union transit in transit via port (for example Rotterdam or Amsterdam) MRN (unique number) TT2 TT2 TT2 822
8 Intra-Community transactions, T2L, CMR, invoices CMR, invoice number ICT ICT ICT ICT
9 temporarily storage document** Unique serial number IM7 IM7 IM7 ICT
10 Accompanying document for excise goods ARC number from EMCS AAD AAD TAG AAD
11 Military document to port of loading (Rotterdam) Unique serial number RAR RAR RAR ZZZ
12 Military document in transit via the port of Rotterdam Unique serial number TAR TAR TAR ZZZ
13 TIR carnet to port of loading (Rotterdam) Unique serial number TIR-R TIR-R RCA 952
14 TIR carnet in transit via the port of Rotterdam Unique serial number TIR-D TIR-D TCA 952
15 Emergency procedure goods declaration for export in the event of system outages/problems Local reference number (LRN) REX REX REX ZZZ
16 ATA carnet in transit via port of loading (Rotterdam) Unique serial number ATA ATA TTA 955
17 Tank container with IMO residue Own reference number TNK TNK TNK ZZZ
18 Emergency procedure NCTS Transit Unique serial number RTR RTR RTR ZZZ
19 Exit summary declaration Local reference number (LRN) – EXS EXS 355
20 Re-export notification (REN) – sea-in / sea-out MRN (unique number) – REN REN KWU
21 Re-export notification (REN) – Cargo Handling Agent ATO differs from export manifest MRN (unique number) – ZWX ZWX KWU
22 Onward Customs transit of Union goods; cargo is (not yet) at the outbound terminal MRN of the underlying EX/CO/EU (unique number) TEX TEX TEX –
23 Onward Customs transit of transit goods; cargo is (not yet) at the outbound terminal MRN of the underlying RT1 (unique number) TZ1 TZ1 TZ1 –
24 Onward transport of non-Union goods; procedure to transport IAE cargo inland via another terminal MRN of the underlying IAE or IAI (unique number) TEN TEN TEN –

* If the company clears its own NCTS documents, TG1 = RT1 and TG2 = RT2. 

** Depending on the service, a selection of document types is available.

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