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The German customs authorities have announced that with effect from March 1, 2015 any cargo which is being discharged without proper customs transmission will be considered as an illegal import transport. As a consequence such containers will be stopped and confiscated by German Customs, according to Hapag-Lloyd.
In order to comply with above Customs requirements it is mandatory that:
- For deep sea services the final import manifest data (including any amendments) has to be completed latest 2 working days prior ETA at the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven.
- For short sea services the final manifest data (including any amendments) has to be completed latest at time of loading to the vessel calling at any German port.
- Shipper provides B/L instructions in due time enabling shipping lines to submit a complete import manifest.
