to declare
When a shipment reaches an international border, the obligation to declare becomes immediate: the importer or exporter must formally disclose to the competent customs authority all legally required information – commodity description, quantity, country of origin, customs value, and tariff classification.
Source: https://www.zoll.de/DE/Fachthemen/Zoelle/Zollanmeldung/zollanmeldung_node.html
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