Amendment of a declaration before a clearance decision
An import declaration can be amended with the code “KOR” up until Customs has made a decision regarding the declaration. However, not all details in the customs declaration can be amended.
This page contains instructions also on amending a simplified customs declaration after a release decision.
If the errors in the declaration cannot be amended or if the customs declaration is unnecessary, the customs declaration must be invalidated. If you have already received a customs clearance decision, please read the instructions for amendment here.
You can amend your customs declaration prior to a customs clearance decision
If you notice any mistakes in your customs declaration details before you receive a customs clearance decision from Customs, you can still amend the declaration yourself.
It is not possible to amend all of the information. For example, certain details on operators (declarant, representative and type of representation) or the requested procedure cannot be amended. Moreover, the declaration cannot be amended if Customs has decided to inspect the goods.
Proceed as follows:
- Import declarations submitted via message exchange can be amended by sending an amendment request message. The amendment request message can only be sent by the submitter of the original declaration. Enter “KOR – Correction” as the amendment type.
- A customs declaration submitted in the Customs Clearance Service can be amended by clicking on “Amend” on the page “Summary and submission”. Send the amended declaration to Customs again for processing.
Customs may request amendment of the declaration
If you receive an immediate message or notification on rejection regarding your declaration, this means that Customs has not accepted it for processing due to an error. In such a case, you should amend your declaration and submit it again.
If Customs has accepted your declaration and notices errors or deficiencies during processing, Customs will send you an error message or notification. In the message or notification, Customs asks you to amend the declaration (for example, the CHED entry document number on the consignment).
Be sure to make the required amendments within the time period prescribed in the error message or notification. When needed, you can also correct any other errors that you notice.
- If you are a message declarant, you should correct any erroneous details and send Customs an amendment request message. Enter “Correction” as the amendment type.
- If you have made your customs declaration in the Customs Clearance Service, open the error notification and go on to amend the declaration. When all erroneous details are amended, resend the declaration to Customs for processing.
In some cases, Customs may ask you to submit a replacement declaration if the consignment has a CHED entry document or a certificate of inspection (COI) , or when an attachment contains information on F-gases or ozone-depleting substances .
Amending details in a simplified customs declaration after a release decision
When you have received a release decision regarding your simplified customs declaration and you notice an error in the declaration, you can still change certain information. You can change the information with
- a supplementary declaration, or
- by requesting an amendment to the simplified declaration.
You cannot amend the following information with a supplementary declaration or by requesting amendment to a simplified declaration:
- certain operator details: declarant, representative and type of representation
- additional procedure if, for example, the prerequisite for the release was the presentation of a specific authorisation/document
- Number of common health entry document (CHED) or the Certificate of inspection (COI)
- goods item details if the goods item has a CHED or a COI or details of f-gases or ozone-depleting substances have been provided in an attachment.
If you wish to make changes to information, proceed as follows:
- Draft a new standard-format declaration to replace the original declaration.
- Request invalidation of the original declaration.
If you submit a supplementary declaration separately for each simplified declaration, certain details can be amended with the supplementary declaration.
If a declaration has been submitted as a simplified periodic customs declaration, some details can be corrected with a supplementary summarising declaration to be submitted for the period.
If the goods have been released for the procedure by entry in the declarant’s records and you have submitted the presentation notification, you can amend certain details with the supplementary declaration. Read more about entries in records.
If you have received a release decision and you notice an error in the declaration which you cannot amend with a supplementary customs declaration, you should request amendment of the simplified declaration.
Proceed as follows:
- If you are a message declarant, you should correct any erroneous details and send Customs an amendment request message. Provide "OIK – Changes to declared information" as the amendment type. Select the reason for the amendment, for example "T-14 – Others".
- If you have submitted a customs declaration in the Customs Clearance Service, select "Amendment application". Change the erroneous details. Select "OIK – Changes to declared information"; as the amendment type. Select the reason for the amendment, for example "T-14 – Others".
Note that you can only submit a supplementary customs declaration after Customs has processed the amendment request. The processing period of 120 days does not apply to applications for amending simplified customs declarations, as Customs intends to process such applications as quickly as possible.