Operations
Germany
Create and Send a Port Order
12 min
introduction export shipments leaving the country via sea transportation necessitate customs clearance before departure our system provides a convenient port order feature to facilitate this process for the ports of hamburg, bremerhaven, rotterdam, and antwerp an export port order has two components the presentation notification and the port data record the presentation notification includes specific information for customs purposes, while the port data record transmits the relevant information to customs conditions a route with all the information on the shipping line's booking and the cargo details must exist at least one bill of lading (bl) must have been created ensure that the port of loading is the correct one for the type of declaration you want ensure that you have selected the correct declaration type it is possible to create only one port order within each maritime route, but it is possible to have multiple routes within the same booking and therefore multiple port orders as well guided steps port order hamburg type aes port order hamburg type sbf port order hamburg type mit port order hamburg type dux port order bremerhaven type bht port order bremerhaven type wht port order antwerp type cpo port order rotterdam type pba what i learned ensuring accuracy is crucial when verifying the port of loading and declaration type before sending port order, you will need the mrn number(s) in most cases after sending the port order, you can check its status by navigating to the "document status" tab