{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Transit through a third country","description":"Transit through a third country is a customs procedure under which goods travel, under official supervision, through a country that is neither their origin nor their final destination. Import duties and taxes are suspended for the duration of the transit and fall due only when the goods are released for free circulation at the end destination. The procedure typically requires a security—a guarantee or cash deposit—to cover the fiscal risk borne by the transit country. Common examples include tru","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/transit-through-a-third-country","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T15:55:11.015891","citation":"https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/customs-procedure/transit_en.htm","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/transit-through-a-third-country","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Transit through a third country · Transit through a third country is a customs procedure under which goods travel, under official supervision, through a country that is neither their origin nor their final destination. · Quelle: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/customs-procedure/transit_en.htm"}