{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Importer","description":"In customs law and freight practice, an importer is any natural or legal person who brings goods into a customs territory and is liable for the resulting customs debt. The decisive criterion is not who physically moves the goods, but who lodges the customs declaration in their own name or on their own account. Importers range from manufacturers sourcing raw materials to traders importing finished goods and consignees acting as owners of the goods. The role is distinct from that of a customs brok","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/importer","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T09:27:53.837207","citation":"https://www.zoll.de/DE/Fachthemen/Zoelle/Einfuhr/Einfuhr/Einfuhrer/Einfuhrer_node.html","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/importer","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Importer · In customs law and freight practice, an importer is any natural or legal person who brings goods into a customs territory and is liable for the resulting customs debt. · Quelle: https://www.zoll.de/DE/Fachthemen/Zoelle/Einfuhr/Einfuhr/Einfuhrer/Einfuhrer_node.html"}