Importing plants and plant products requires handling customs declarations and phytosanitary inspection processes to comply with the strict regulations of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). Gateway offers advanced customs software directly linked to both NVWA's CLIENT Import system and the Customs DMS system, making your import process more efficient and smoother.
CLIENT Import, managed by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), is a national system for electronically pre-notifying shipments of plant material. This ensures that all necessary data is known to the controlling authorities before the shipment reaches the Netherlands, facilitating efficient administrative handling of import inspections.
The system collaborates with various inspection services to coordinate inspections and generate digital clearance codes for customs clearance. TRACES, a computer system of the European Commission, is used for tracking and tracing all imported batches of plant material in the EU. Although pre-notification in the Netherlands is not manually entered into TRACES, CLIENT Import integrates all data through a link, ensuring a seamless flow of information to TRACES NT.
Before you can register your shipment in CLIENT Import, you need to go through some preparatory steps:
For more information, please consult the NVWA website directly.
Gateway is a leading customs software directly linked to both Customs and NVWA. With Gateway, you can easily request phytosanitary inspections and track their status. Requesting a phytosanitary inspection seamlessly converts into a Customs DMS import declaration and vice versa. Additionally, Gateway offers validation support to ensure the accuracy and completeness of your PD import documents before they are submitted to NVWA.
Below is a description of a normal process when importing plants and plant products:
🐖 For the import of animals and animal products, you must also submit CHED documents to the NVWA. For more details, read The Veterinary Import Process with NVWA: GGB Import.
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