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Customs inspection notification

Your shipment arrives at a port or border and customs wants to inspect it.

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Last updated: 9 June 2026Published: 19 June 2025

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Your shipment arrives at a port or border and customs wants to inspect it. With the customs inspection notification, the freight forwarder or importer formally notifies the customs authority that goods are ready for physical or documentary examination. This may result from risk profiling, official suspicion, or routine screening. The notification provides necessary documents (invoices, packing lists, customs declarations) and initiates the compliance verification process. Only after successful inspection is the shipment released.

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Passar Hub: Everything on the new Swiss customs system

Passar replaces E-dec and NCTS. Passar 1.0 (export) is live, Passar 2.0 (import) starts from Q2 2026. Roadmap, ePortal registration, deadlines and FAQ — all on one page.

Passar 1.0Passar 2.0 → Q2 2026Passar 3.0 → Q2 2027

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