IV.4.4.1. Issuance of a receipt

The customs service will issue a receipt (TC11) upon request to the person presenting the goods and the DAT at the destination customs office. This receipt, however, cannot serve as alternative proof of the completion of the regime.

Article 46 of Appendix I to the Convention
Article 306, section 5, of the AE

The receipt has two important functions: Firstly, inform the holder of the regime that the carrier has delivered the goods and documents to the customs office of destination; Secondly, it plays an important role if an investigation is initiated because the customs office of departure has not received the IE006 message. In such cases, the holder of the regime may present the receipt at the customs office of departure to indicate to which customs office the goods and documents were presented. This makes the investigation procedure more effective.

Annex B10 of Appendix III of the Convention

The receipt must conform to the TC11 form contained in Annex B10 of Appendix III of the Convention and in Annex 72-03 of the AE.

Annex 72-03 of the AE

The person requesting the receipt must complete it before presenting it to the competent official at the destination customs office for endorsement.

The receipt may also include additional information about the goods. The holder of the procedure may, for example, wish to record the address to which the carrier of the goods will send the receipt once it has been endorsed by the customs authorities. The destination customs office is not required to send the receipt by mail, but may do so if it deems it necessary. Normally, the holder of the scheme will ask the carrier to send him the receipt.
The address to which it should be sent may appear on the back of the receipt.