Incidents during the journey

If transit goods are transferred into another means of transport during the journey, if additional goods are loaded into the means of transport that carries the goods, or if other changes take place, for example a seal is broken, contact Customs and follow their instructions.

If events during the journey are recorded in a transit declaration initiated in Finland, information about the events is also sent to the holder of the procedure for information by means of the "Events during the journey" declaration.

The carrier must present the goods and the MRN movement reference number at the nearest customs office, if

• the confirmed (prescribed) route has been deviated from
• the seals have been broken or they have been tampered with in the course of a transport operation for reasons beyond the operator’s control
• imminent danger or an accident necessitates unloading of the goods
• an incident may affect the ability of the holder of the procedure or the carrier to comply with his obligations of the transit procedure
• any of the elements constituting a single means of transport changes, for example a train carriage is removed or just the tractor unit is changed
• the goods are reloaded into another means of transport under customs supervision
• the means of transport is sealed and more goods is to be loaded into it.

The goods and the MRN movement reference number will not have to be presented at the nearest customs office, if the means of transport is not sealed, or if only the tractor unit is changed without opening the sealed cargo space. 

The information on the movement must be submitted to Customs for registering in the transit system at the customs office of destination or the customs office of transit - for example at the border.