Glossary¶
This glossary explains the terms and abbreviations you will meet in the module — in field labels, in dropdown lists and in the responses from the customs service. It is organised by topic; within a topic the terms are in alphabetical order.
German terms are given as they appear on screen, since the module's interface is German-only.
Procedures and systems¶
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AES — Automated Export System | The EU-wide IT system for exports. In Germany it is implemented by ATLAS-Ausfuhr. |
| ATLAS | „Automatisiertes Tarif- und Lokales Zoll-Abwicklungs-System", the German customs administration's IT procedure through which customs declarations are handled electronically. |
| ATLAS-Ausfuhr | The export sub-procedure of ATLAS, in operation since 2006. |
| Ausfuhranmeldung (export declaration) | The customs declaration of goods being exported from the customs territory of the Union. Always of type EX in this module. |
| Ausfuhrverfahren (export procedure) | The customs procedure into which goods are placed for export. |
| DEXPDF | The message schema of the export declaration. The module's field structure and code lists follow it. |
| EX | The declaration type identifier for „export". Fixed and not editable in the module. |
| IAA-Plus | „Internet-Ausfuhr-Anmeldung Plus" — the free web application of the customs administration in the customs portal through which you lodge the declaration. The module supplies the file you upload there. |
| Normalverfahren (standard procedure) | The standard form of export declaration, where the complete declaration is lodged before release. |
| UZK — Unionszollkodex | The Union Customs Code, the legal basis of European customs law. |
| Vereinfachte Ausfuhranmeldung (simplified export declaration) | A declaration with an initially reduced data set; the complete data follows as a supplementary declaration (eAM). |
| Zoll-Portal | The German customs administration's portal at www.zoll-portal.de, through which IAA-Plus is accessed. |
| Zollgebiet der Union | The customs territory of the Union, the area covered by the common EU customs law. An export takes place when goods leave this territory. |
Parties¶
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Anmelder (declarant) | The person or company in whose name the customs declaration is lodged. Preset to your own company in the module. |
| Anmelder ist Ausführer | Flag indicating that the declarant and the exporter (in customs terms) are the same party. If set, the exporter entries are omitted. |
| Ansprechpartner (contact person) | The contact for a party, with name, position, phone and email. Copied from the contact person stored on the contact. |
| Ausführer (zollrechtlich) (exporter in customs terms) | The party that, at the time the declaration is accepted, determines that the goods are to be taken out of the customs territory. |
| Außenwirtschaftlicher Ausführer (exporter in foreign trade law terms) | The exporter within the meaning of foreign trade law. To be stated separately if not identical with the exporter in customs terms. |
| Beförderer (carrier) | The party carrying out the physical transport. |
| Empfänger (consignee) | The party in the country of destination to whom the goods are delivered. In the module, the delivery address of the delivery. |
| Lieferketten-Beteiligter (supply chain actor) | A further party involved in the export operation, with a role and an identification number. |
| Subunternehmer (subcontractor) | An engaged third party handling the export operation. |
| Versender (consignor) | The party from which the goods are dispatched. Stated either at header level or per goods item. |
| Versender ist Anmelder | Flag indicating that you ship the goods yourself. If set, the consignor entries are omitted. |
Identifiers and numbers¶
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bezugsnummer (LRN) | See LRN. |
| EORI | „Economic Operators' Registration and Identification" — the EU-wide registration number of economic operators. You store it in the base settings and, as a rule, also as the TIN on the contact. |
| Identifikationsnummer Firma | The identification number of a supply chain actor. |
| Kennnummer der Sendung | See UCR. |
| LRN — Local Reference Number | Your internal, unique reference for the declaration. Mandatory; an LRN once issued must not be reused. In the module the Bezugsnummer (LRN) field. |
| MRN — Master Reference Number | The unique registration number customs assigns to the export operation after acceptance. It arises in IAA-Plus, not in Odoo. |
| Niederlassungsnummer (branch number) | Four-digit number distinguishing several branches of one party. |
| Registriernummer Fremdsystem | The registration number of a system at exit, for example from an air freight or port system. |
| TIN — Trader Identification Number | The identification number of a party, as a rule its EORI number. |
| TIN liegt vor | Flag showing that an identification number is stored for a party. If set, the number replaces the address and the address fields are hidden. |
| UCR — Unique Consignment Reference | The unique reference of a consignment. In the module the Referenznummer/UCR field; it is assigned automatically in the format EX/000001 when the delivery is completed. |
Customs offices, locations and presentation¶
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Art des Bestimmungsortes | Determines how the goods location is stated: via an authorisation (Y), an address (Z), GNSS coordinates (W) or a UN/LOCODE (U). |
| Art des Ortes | The type of goods location. |
| Ausfuhrzollstelle (export customs office) | The customs office to which the export declaration is submitted. |
| Ausgangszollstelle (exit customs office) | The customs office through which the goods are to leave the customs territory of the Union. |
| Bewilligungsnummer (authorisation number) | The number of an authorisation used to name a loading place stored in it. Relevant for type of location identification Y. |
| Gestellung (presentation) | Notifying customs that the goods are available for control. Stated in the module as a period via Gestellung von and Gestellung bis. |
| Gestellungszollstelle (presentation customs office) | The customs office in another member state at which the goods are available for control. Only relevant for centralised clearance. |
| GNSS-Koordinaten | Latitude and longitude identifying the goods location. |
| Überwachungszollstelle (supervising customs office) | The customs office responsible for supervising the export operation. |
| UN/LOCODE | „United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations" — an internationally standardised location code. |
| Warenort / Lagerort (goods location) | The place where the goods are at the time of the declaration. |
| Zentrale Zollabwicklung (centralised clearance) | A procedure in which the declaration is lodged with a centrally competent customs office while the goods are presented in another member state. |
| Zus. Kennung | An additional identifier for the place of loading and packing within an authorisation. Relevant for type of location identification Y. |
Goods, masses and valuation¶
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Art des Geschäfts (nature of transaction) | The nature of the underlying transaction, for example sale or returned goods. |
| CUS-Code | „Customs Union and Statistics" number for chemical substances and preparations. |
| Eigenmasse (net mass) | The mass of the goods excluding packaging, in kilograms. |
| Gefahrgut (dangerous goods) | Identification of dangerous goods via the UN dangerous goods number. |
| Gesamt-Rohmasse (total gross mass) | The sum of the gross masses of all goods items. Can be overridden manually; the entry is then distributed proportionally across the items. |
| Herstellungsland (country of production) | The country in which the goods were produced. |
| KN-Code | Code of the Combined Nomenclature — the system from which the commodity code is derived. |
| Menge in bes. Maßeinheit | The quantity in the supplementary unit that some commodity codes require in addition to the mass — a number. |
| Besondere Maßeinheit (BM) (supplementary unit) | The unit that quantity has to be given in, for example St — Stück. It follows from the commodity code and is not editable. |
| Rohmasse (gross mass) | The mass of the goods including all packaging, in kilograms. |
| Statistischer Wert (statistical value) | The value of the goods at the German border — the basis of valuation for foreign trade statistics. |
| TARIC | „TARif Intégré Communautaire" — the Integrated Tariff of the Union. The TARIC code is an additional code to the commodity code. |
| Ursprungsbundesland (federal state of origin) | For German origin, the federal state the goods come from. |
| Ursprungsland (country of origin) | The country in which the goods originate. Taken from the country of production on the product. |
| Verfahren (procedure) | The customs procedure of the goods item. The selection yields the requested, the previous and any further procedure. |
| Warenbezeichnung (goods description) | The description of the goods in the declaration. It may differ from the Odoo product name. |
| Beipack (packed with) | Several goods items share one package while remaining separate items — not to be confused with grouping. The module does not currently support this. |
| Cluster (grouped goods item) | Several products grouped into one goods item. Permitted only where the item key matches; can be ungrouped again at any time. |
| Positionsnummer (item number) | The sequential number of a goods item within the declaration. |
| Positionsschlüssel (item key) | The four characteristics that must match for products to share a goods item: commodity code, country of production, country of origin and region of origin. |
| Versendungsregion (region of dispatch) | Code for the region of dispatch or production. For German origin the key of the federal state of origin, for foreign origin 99. |
| Warennummer / Warengruppe (commodity code) | The statistical commodity code of the goods. It is the principal characteristic of the item key. |
| Warenposition (goods item) | An item of the declaration. It is created per product and may group several products sharing the same item key. |
Documents and references¶
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bewilligung (authorisation) | A customs authorisation that has been granted, for example for a simplified procedure. |
| Sonstiger Verweis (other reference) | A further reference without a category of its own. |
| Transportdokument (transport document) | A transport document, for example a consignment note or an air waybill. |
| Unterlage (supporting document) | A document to be produced or kept available, for example a licence or a certificate — with type, reference, issuing date and expiry date. |
| Vorpapier (previous document) | A preceding customs-relevant document to which the declaration refers. |
| Zusatzinfo / Vermerk (additional information / remark) | Additional information or a special circumstance. For the code X0000 an explanatory text is mandatory. |
Transport and delivery¶
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Beförderung beim Abgang (means of transport at departure) | The means of transport at departure, stated via type of identification, registration mark and nationality. |
| Beförderungskosten (transport charges) | The method of payment of the freight charges. Stated either at header level or per goods item. |
| Beförderungsroute (route) | The countries of the movement in chronological order, including the country of export and the country of destination. |
| Container | The number of a container in which the goods are carried. |
| Grenzüberschreitendes aktives Beförderungsmittel | The means of transport crossing the external border of the customs territory. |
| Incoterm | The international delivery term, for example EXW or FOB, with place and country. |
| Packstück (package) | A packaging entry with package type, number and shipping marks. |
| Verkehrszweig (Inland / Grenze) | The mode of transport inland and when crossing the external border. |
Security and special entries¶
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Abgabe der eAM bei | The customs office where the supplementary declaration is lodged. Only relevant for a simplified export declaration. |
| Art der Ausfuhranmeldung (type of export declaration) | An eight-digit code determining the kind of declaration. It controls which fields the form displays. |
| ASumA | Exit summary declaration. The Sicherheit flag states whether the data required for it is contained in the export declaration. |
| eAM | The supplementary or replacement declaration completing a simplified declaration. |
| Indikator für besondere Umstände | Indicator for special circumstances in the export operation. |
| Sicherheit (security) | An entry stating whether the declaration also contains the security-relevant data. |
Documents issued by customs¶
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ABD — Ausfuhrbegleitdokument | The export accompanying document travelling with the consignment after release. It carries the MRN as a barcode and is provided in IAA-Plus. |
| Ausgangsvermerk (exit note) | The evidence that the goods have left the customs territory of the Union. Required for VAT purposes. |
| Überlassung (release) | The release of the goods for export by the customs office. |
Terms used by the module¶
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Code-Liste (code list) | An official key register, for example of customs offices or package types. Kept under Hilfsdaten in the module. |
| Hilfsdaten (reference data) | All the code lists together. They are obtained from the customs service and reconciled automatically once a day. |
| Kopfdaten (header data) | The entries that apply to the whole consignment, as opposed to those per goods item. |
| Lieferung / Warenausgang (delivery / outgoing shipment) | The Odoo document the export declaration hangs on. |
| Standardwerte (default values) | Reusable presets for the customs fields — general, per delivery address or per country of destination. |
| Zollanmeldung (customs declaration) | The checkbox on the delivery that unlocks the Zoll tab. |
| Zolldaten geprüft (customs data checked) | The internal state set after a successful check, releasing the export. |
Code list identifiers¶
The reference data carries official identifiers made of one letter and four digits. The letter indicates the kind of list:
| Letter | Kind of list | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| A | Classification keys of the declaration | A0121 type of export declaration, A1150 nature of transaction, A1270 federal state |
| C | General code lists | C0017 package type, C0101 dangerous goods, C0116 transport charges, C0194 exit customs offices |
| D | Customs office branches | D0193, D0293 export customs offices |
| I | Multi-column information structures | I0100 procedures, I0921/I0922 supporting documents, I0931/I0932 previous documents |
| S | Status and location identification | S0326 type of location identification, S0347 type of location, S0615 authorisation |
The suffixes (GS) and (SI) distinguish lists for the whole consignment from those for the consignment item. Which field uses which list is shown in the overview under Reference data and code lists.