{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"NCTS control indicator","description":"The NCTS control indicator is an electronic data element within the New Computerized Transit System (NCTS) that records, for each transit consignment, whether a customs control took place and what form it took – physical examination, documentary check, or no control at all. All customs offices involved in the transit can view this status, enabling coordinated risk treatment along the route. For freight forwarders and shippers, the indicator matters in practice: when it flags a control, potential","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/ncts-control-indicator","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-08T04:16:25.040734","citation":"BAZG (bazg.admin.ch): NCTS – gemeinsames Versandverfahren (gVV) / nationales Transitverfahren; in der Schweiz seit 1. Mai 2024 über Passar (Warenanmeldung Durchfuhr, NCTS Phase 5). Stand: Juli 2026.","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/ncts-control-indicator","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"NCTS control indicator · The NCTS control indicator is an electronic data element within the New Computerized Transit System (NCTS) that records, for each transit consignment, whether a customs control took place and what form it took – physical examination, documentary check, or no control at all. · Quelle: BAZG (bazg.admin.ch): NCTS – gemeinsames Versandverfahren (gVV) / nationales Transitverfahren; in der Schweiz seit 1. Mai 2024 über Passar (Warenanmeldung Durchfuhr, NCTS Phase 5). Stand: Juli 2026."}