The New Computerised Transit System (NCTS)
When transiting goods under the transit procedure, the information must be registered in the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS). To submit transit declarations electronically via the NCTS, you need to register for communication via EDI (TVEDI).
NCTS is the system used for transit procedures for EU Member States and a number of countries that are part of the Transit Convention. NCTS is based on sending goods under transit procedure from a customs office of departure to be finalised at a customs office of destination.
NCTS has been upgraded a number of times. Release 6 of the NCTS is now implemented.
Exit of export is confirmed in a T-transit
When several exports are accompanied by a transit with declaration type T, the associated exports will reach final status at different times:
- For export declarations (e.g. with procedure code 3171), specified at House Consignment (HC) level with declaration type T1 in the transit procedure, the export is confirmed as having been taken out of the country immediately upon the start of the transit movement.
- For export declarations (e.g. with procedure code 1000), specified at House Consignment (HC) level with declaration type T2 in the transit procedure, the export is confirmed as having left the country only once the transit destination customs office has sent a control result to the customs office of departure.
In the case of EFBT, any House Consignments in transit movements using type T1 declarations, will be processed as T1 transit movements.
Any transit movements using type T2 declarations will be processed as T2 transit movements.
Technical specifications
Phase 6 of the NCTS is a continuation of Phase 5 of the NCTS.
The latest system specifications can be found in DDNTA 6.4.1 v1.00.
Transit movement status
The European Commission can provide information about the status of international transit movements.
When things go wrong
Please contact Swedish Customs if incorrect information has been registered in the NCTS. An entry can be invalidated in some instances, for example if two identical transit declarations have been submitted. Once the goods have been placed under the transit procedure, a transit declaration cannot be annulled. In such cases, the transit declaration should instead be discharged with a discrepancy message.
Annulment of a transit procedure can be requested using the online service ‘Annul transit procedure’. Even if Swedish Customs cannot approve an annulment, it is important that you contact us so that we know that your procedures are in order.
Go to the online service ‘Annul transit procedure’ (in Swedish)
Information submitted in NCTS is also used to combat customs fraud.
Privacy notice for the import, export, transit (IET) directory – Olaf (pdf) pdf, 80 kB.
Continuity plan for the NCTS
If you experience a system malfunction lasting more than 30 minutes, you must apply to Swedish Customs for the use of a continuity plan, formerly known as a fall-back procedure for transit.