{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Early Customs Clearance Authorization","description":"Early customs clearance authorization is a procedure under which customs authorities examine and conditionally release incoming goods electronically before they physically arrive at the port or border crossing. The importer or freight forwarder submits key trade documents—commercial invoice, certificate of origin, transport documents—digitally in advance; customs then performs a risk assessment and issues a preliminary release where the risk profile is acceptable. On arrival, the shipment can be","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/early-customs-clearance-authorization","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T21:26:16.835752","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customs_preclearance","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/early-customs-clearance-authorization","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Early Customs Clearance Authorization · Early customs clearance authorization is a procedure under which customs authorities examine and conditionally release incoming goods electronically before they physically arrive at the port or border crossing. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customs_preclearance"}