Simplification of ship supplies

I you deliver goods to vessels regularly (ships or aircraft), you can apply for a ship supply authorisation (EIA) with Customs. With this authorisation, the goods are placed under the export procedure with an entry in the declarant’s records, and the procedure is completed with a subsequent supplementary declaration (monthly figures).

You can only use the authorisation for goods deliveries to ships or aircraft located in Finland.

You can’t use the ship supply authorisation for goods that require an export license. An electronic ship supply declaration must be submitted for such goods.

Apply for ship supply authorisation (EIA) like this

Apply for a ship supply authorisation (EIA) in the Authorisations and Decisions Service. You can also make an amendment to your authorisation in the service. Check the general instructions for authorisation application on the page Authorisations and registrations.

Delivery of goods to a vessel with entry in records

A record entry by an authorisation holder constitutes release of goods for the export procedure. The goods are delivered to the ship or aircraft with a consignment note that contains a reference to the ship supply authorisation issued by Customs. Attach the consignment note endorsed by the ship’s or aircraft’s representative to the records. The goods are regarded as having exited the customs territory of the EU when they have been loaded on board the ship or aircraft where they are acknowledged as received.

Supplementary declaration (monthly figures)

To complete placing your goods under a customs procedure, you must submit a subsequent supplementary declaration (monthly figures) by the 16th day of the following month. Submit the supplementary declaration using form 797 (in Finnish and Swedish). Send the form to the email address alustoimitukset@tulli.fi.

Advance notification is required in certain situations

You must notify Customs in advance of any tobacco and alcohol products as well as of meat of non-Union origin (so-called directive meat) to be delivered to ships or aircraft, if the goods are delivered to a ship not assigned to an authorised regular shipping service or to an aeroplane assigned to a charter service.

As a rule, the advance notification must be submitted no later than 24 hours before the intended ship supply.

Make the advance notification for sea traffic using form 795 (in Finnish)
Make the advance notification for air traffic using form 796 (in Finnish)

Send the advance notification to Customs

during office hours from 8 am to 4 pm to the email address alustoimitukset@tulli.fi
outside office hours to the email address johtokeskus@tulli.fi

Customs may limit the quantity of tobacco and alcohol products and other goods delivered to ships or aircraft.

No advance notification is required when the excise-free goods are delivered to passenger ships assigned to a regular shipping service or to aeroplanes assigned to an international scheduled service. Passenger ships as well as ro-pax vessels and cruise ships are comparable to vessels assigned to an authorised regular shipping service, and goods can be delivered to them without advance notification.

Updated: Wed Apr 24 00:00:00 EEST 2024