Track cross-border shipments of merchandise within the EU via the Union transit procedure online at customs

    With the customs Internet status information service, you can call up online information on consignments of goods that you have posted under the EU-wide Union transit procedure.

    Description

    The Union transit procedure allows goods to move between 2 places within the customs territory of the Union under customs supervision without being subject to import duties during the transit procedure.

    You can use the Internet status information service to obtain online general information on transit operations that you have initiated under the Union transit procedure.

    Contact person

    Generalzolldirektion (GZD), Zentrale Auskunft Zoll

    Internet

    Version

    Technisch geändert on 12.11.2025

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de

    Required documents

    • Shipment-related reference number (Master Reference Number, MRN)
    • EU-wide registration and identification number for economic operators (EORI number)

    Forms

    Forms: none
    Online procedure possible: yes
    Written form required: no
    Personal appearance required: no


    Prerequisites

    You or your company must

    • be an economic operator within the meaning of customs law. This means that in the course of your business activities you are involved in activities that fall under customs law.

    No remedies are provided for this benefit.

    Procedure

    To call up the Internet status information online, proceed as follows:

    • Call up the "ATLAS Internet Shipping Declaration" page and select the "Shipping Declaration Status Information".
    • A new window appears in which you have to enter your MRN and your EORI number.

    Deadlines

    You do not have to observe any deadlines.

    Processing time

    You can check the status of your shipments immediately.

    Costs

    You are not ordered to pay any costs.

    Further Information

    Area of validity

    Germany-wide

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Federal Ministry of Finance on 04.05.2021

    Version

    Technisch geändert on 01.12.2025

    Keywords

    Export, Customs

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de

    Englisch

    Sprache: en

    Sprachbezeichnung nativ:

    English