Required licenses
•Uitbunkeren in transito (T1 bunkering). License required to load
T1 (non-EU) bunker fuel in The Netherlands and to supply it as bunker fuel in
The Netherlands
•Fictitious excise warehouse (Fictief AGP). License required to load T2 (EU)
bunker fuel in The Netherlands and to supply it as bunker fuel in The
Netherlands
Scope of the licenses
These licenses only allow loading bunker
fuels in The Netherlands and supplying these as bunkers to sea going vessels in
The Netherlands. Cross border bunkering is not allowed.
There is 1 exception that requires
further investigation; this simplified procedure cannot be used to bunker
vessels at locations mentioned in article 2:1-3 ADR (anchorage locations). That
requires an additional license called “Toestemming provianderen binnen territorial wateren”.
Export/re-export declaration
•This is not required when using the T1
bunkering simplification (uitbunkeren in transito)
•For all supplied bunker fuels an export
(T2) or re-export (T1) is required if the T1 bunkering simplification cannot be
used. The requirement to submit the export declaration before departure has
been waived in relation to bunker supplies.
Transit (T1 bunkering)
•Under the simplified T1 bunker procedure,
bunker fuel on board of the bunker barge is covered by a NCTS Transit document.
The bunker supplier has
to
place the goods under Transit when loading. This can be outsourced to a customs
broker.
Supply to other bunker suppliers (T1
bunkering)
•Contrary to the simplified cross border
procedure, the domestic T1 bunker procedure allows the supply of bunker fuel
from one bunker trader to the other via ship to ship operation.
•This does not extend the validity period
of the original transit document.
Formalities during supply (T1 and T2 bunkering)
•Advance notification. Customs needs to be
notified of each bunker supply at least 2 hours before the expected time of
supply.
•Document type: ZZZ in case of the
T1 bunkering simplification or EX in other cases
•EORI number of Vitol Bunkers BV
•Name and IMO number of the
seagoing vessel that will be supplied
•Expected time of supply
•The
advance notification has
to be submitted as an electronic
“PRO message” using single window maritime platform.
•Point of attention: Registration
electronic messages (registratie
elektronisch
berichtenverkeer)
required.
Clearance of the procedure (T1 bunkering)
•The
T1 bunker procedure is properly cleared when within its validity period there
are bunker receipts attached to the Transit document covering the full
quantity.
•If
this is done too late or not for the full quantity, there is a non-clearance
which gives rise to assessing import duties and excise duties.
Bunker receipt (T1 and T2 bunkering)
The bunker receipt is a critical document
in the bunkering process. It serves as evidence of the fact that the fuel
mentioned on the bunker receipt has been supplied to a sea going vessel. As
such it serves as evidence that the goods have left EU customs territory. The
bunker receipt clears the duty suspension procedures that apply to the fuel
before the bunker supply is made. Without a bunker receipt duties will become
payable over the uncleared quantities.
•For each bunker supply a bunker receipt has to be issued (2 copies)
•Language: Dutch, English, German or
French
•No required format, list of minimal data
content provided by customs
•Bunker receipt must get a unique and
sequential number
•Bunker receipt must be signed by an
authorized crew member of the receiving sea going vessel
•One copy remains on board of the sea
going vessel, one copy is on board of the bunker barge until the BGD quantity
to which it belongs has been fully supplied to sea going vessels. It allowed to
replace the original bunker receipt on board of the bunker barge for a copy.
•The bunker receipts have to be kept in the records of the bunker
supplier for at least 7 years.
E-AD document (T2 bunkers)
•EU bunker fuel on board of the bunker
barge is covered by an e-AD document (equivalent of the Transit document for T1
bunkers).
•The loading terminals issued an e-AD via
EMCS to the bunker supplier
•This e-AD is immediately and fully
cleared and replaced by an e-AD issued by the bunker supplier to cover the T2
bunker fuel on board of its bunker barge.
•This e-AD is cleared by attaching bunker
receipts to it, similar as the clearance of the Transit document.
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