{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"customs demand for payment","description":"When customs authorities determine after clearance that import duties were underpaid, they issue a customs demand for payment. Common triggers include incorrect tariff classification, an understated customs value, or an invalid preferential origin claim. The demand is addressed to whichever party holds the status of customs debtor—importer, broker, or carrier—and sets out the amount due, the payment deadline, and the right of appeal. Failure to pay within the specified period typically leads to ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/customs-demand-for-payment","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-18T14:21:15.802189","citation":"https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/calculation-customs-duties/customs-duties_en.htm","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/customs-demand-for-payment","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"customs demand for payment · When customs authorities determine after clearance that import duties were underpaid, they issue a customs demand for payment. · Quelle: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/calculation-customs-duties/customs-duties_en.htm"}