Includes customs regulations and contact information for this country's customs office.

Goods that enter the customs territory of the EU from a non-EU country are referred to as “non-Community goods.”  These goods are imported using a so-called “customs-approved treatment or use” procedure. The following forms of customs-approved treatment or use are available:

  • placement of goods under one of eight customs procedures
  • entry of the goods into a duty-free zone or warehouse
  • re-exportation of goods from the customs territory of the Community
  • destruction of goods
  • their abandonment to the Exchequer


Detailed information on customs-approved treatment or use is available in English on the website of Dutch Customs.

Customs Information Line:  Call this line regarding general customs matters.  The telephone number when calling from the U.S.:  +31 45 574 3031.

National Customs Helpdesk:  This helpdesk can answer questions about substantive (tax) questions, import levies, and international issues: +31 88 156 66 55

Dutch Customs maintain extensive information on regulations, in English, on their website.

 

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