19 May 2022
Aniel Badri
Managing Director Softpak
From the end of 2021, The Dutch Customs is working with level 1 of what is referred to as the Container Release Message (Container Vrijgave Bericht or CVB). Your import declaration is not accepted until after the arrival of the goods in a Dutch port. In addition, your import declaration must correspond to an earlier declaration for temporary storage. The foregoing does not only apply to goods in containers but it applies to all of the cargo coming by sea.
What does level 1 of the Container Release Message (CVB) mean for me?
After 4 October 2021, we do not accept your import declaration until:
Once your goods have arrived, the following is done:
Via the service CargoController of Portbase you can find out if the concerned B/L number of the ATA Vessel is known by Customs and you can send in the next declaration.
Softpak has developed an interface with the Cargocontroller service of Portbase. In the AGS Import declaration you can send a primary declaration for the concerned container in the Portbase system. When the ATA Vessel is known within the Portbase system, a signal will be given. The signal will activate that a declaration will be sent to the Customs automatically.
A number of Softpak customers have implemented the Container Release Message (CVB) successfully.
For information, please contact Softpak.
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