• Commerce Control List (CCL)

  The Commerce Control List (CCL) is a list of categories and product groups used to help determine whether an export license is needed from the U.S. Department of Commerce for U.S. exports.

• Commercial Invoice

  A commercial invoice is a document used for customs declaration that identifies the value and quantity of the shipped products.

• Common Carrier

  A common carrier is a company that offers service to the general public and accepts cargo subject to its available capacity.

• E2 | Import Entry Acceptance Advice

  Import entry acceptance advice (E2) shows when an import entry is successfully committed and holds the import information from the declaration, such as the value, consignee, and entry number.

• External Transit (T1)

  The external transit procedure allows non-Union goods to be moved from one point to another within the customs territory of the Union with customs duties and other charges suspended. T1 usually refers to the document that facilitates this movement.

• NES | The National Export System

  The National Export System (NES) is a computer-based system which enables export declarations to be submitted electronically.

• NVWA | De Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit

  The Dutch NVWA (Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority) is the Dutch government agency responsible for ensuring the safety of food and consumer products, animal welfare, and nature.

• TARIC | The Integrated Tariff of the European Union

  TARIC is a multilingual database based on the Combined Nomenclature of the EU, integrating all measures relating to EU customs tariff, commercial, and agricultural legislation used to classify goods imported into or exported out of the EU.

• TTW | Toestemming Tot Wegvoering

  The Dutch term for the release document for imported goods, providing permission from the customs authorities for the goods to be removed from Customs supervision.

• UTB | Uitnodiging Tot Betaling

  UTB (Uitnodiging Tot Betaling) is the Dutch term for the actual Duties Bill, a document showing the calculation of customs debt for imported goods.