For goods circulating within the EU no customs formalities are required.
Customs documents are required for the clearance of goods for the following destination:
Most of the required forms (national, Common Market or other international ones) are aligned on the same layout. In certain cases an oral declaration can be made.
Exemptions can be granted for arms and munitions carried in transit as part of the cargo of an aircraft arriving from abroad at an international airport provided they are re-exported by air to a destination abroad within seven days of landing. In order to obtain an exemption, the captain of the aircraft must give written notification, immediately after landing, of the presence of arms and munitions in the cargo to the Commander of the department or unit of the Royal Military Constabulary stationed at the airport, or in his absence, to the local Chief of Police, if necessary in consultation with the Customs authorities. In the event of the arms or munitions being unloaded from the aircraft or transshipped, and not immediately re-exported, they must be stored in a Customs storage facility at the airport. Moreover, weapons and munitions may only be unloaded or transshipped after the government of the country for which they are destined has confirmed that it has no reservations about their being imported.
With regard to cargo merely transshipped under customs supervision from one aircraft to another for re-exportation at the same airport and to cargo forwarded by air to another international airport in the Netherlands no customs documents are required. If the latter takes place by other means of transport, documents for customs transit are required.
No clearance documents are required with respect to goods retained on board an aircraft for oncarriage to a destination outside the Netherlands.
Upon exportation the following documents are required for the clearance of shipments to be exported by air:
For the following animals and plants shipments there are quality and health regulations:
The regulations on the transport of dangerous goods by air are based on Annex 18 to the Convention of Chicago (1944) and on the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, current edition.
They are applicable to:
As an alternative to the use of the current ICAO Technical Instructions the current IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations may be used. Further information about the carriage of dangerous goods can be obtained from the competent authority:
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Directorate General for Civil Aviation and Maritime Affairs
Division for Civil Aviation Safety and Security
Plesmanweg 1-6, room D00.09
P.O. Box 20904
2500 EX The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)70 456 1622
Fax: +31 (0)70 456 6213
Email: teun.muller@minvenw.nl
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For exemptions from the regulations for all classes dangerous goods except class 7 contact the authority:
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Civil Aviation Authority The Netherlands (CAA NL)
Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport
Vergunningverlening Leefomgeving en Scheepvaart,
Team Leefomgeving, bedrijven, infra en stoffen
P.O. Box 16191
2500 BD The Hague
The Netherlands
or visit
Kingsfordweg 1
1043 GN Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)88 489 0000
Email: aanvragenvvgs@ilent.nl
URL: https://www.ilent.nl/onderwerpen/gevaarlijke-stoffen-luchtvaart/approvals-en-exemptions
For exemptions from the regulations for radioactive goods (class 7) the following authority should be contacted:
Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ANVS)
P.O. Box 16001
2500 BA The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)88 489 0500