Declaration in Customs
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Forms of filing
Customs declarations and re-export declarations must be submitted using computer systems that comply with the specifications published on the Tax Agency Portal.
The declaration must be submitted to the competent Customs office in the place where the goods are located, unless authorized by centralized clearance or national provisions provide otherwise.
The electronic exchange of these declarations is described in the guides shown in the link on this page, depending on whether the operations are import, export, transit or linkage to a customs warehouse.
In addition to the services for filing the declaration, the Tax Information Technology Department of the AEAT has defined another series of functionalities that facilitate the electronic exchange of all the information necessary to achieve a true electronic customs (such as a web service for attaching documentation in imports, a transit reception service, etc.). For more information, consult the HELP
The telematic transmission of the XML file is carried out over the Internet using web services that use the SOAP protocol, with the only requirement being to be in possession of the User Certificate (electronic signature) granted by the National Mint and Stamp Factory. For more information on obtaining and using it, consult here.
It is possible to know the status of a customs declaration sent electronically, provided that it has been received in the Customs information system. To access the query it is necessary to have a valid user certificate issued by the Spanish Mint (Fábrica de Moneda y Timbre) installed in the browser. For security purposes, only tax returns filed by the holder of the certificate can be viewed.