{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"export proof","description":"When an exporter files a VAT return and claims zero-rating on an export sale, the tax authority demands one thing above all: proof that the goods actually left the customs territory. That proof is the export proof – the official confirmation of physical exit, without which the VAT exemption on an export delivery cannot stand. In EU practice, it typically takes the form of an electronic exit confirmation generated by the Export Control System (ECS) once the office of exit has cleared the goods. I","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/export-proof","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T17:10:19.209182","citation":"https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Ausfuhrnachweis","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/export-proof","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"export proof · When an exporter files a VAT return and claims zero-rating on an export sale, the tax authority demands one thing above all: proof that the goods actually left the customs territory. · Quelle: https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Ausfuhrnachweis"}