Full AES processing
We handle the export declaration in ATLAS-Export / AES end to end - classification, procedure code, MRN, EAD/ABD and active monitoring of the exit confirmation through to settlement.
You send us invoice, packing list and power of attorney. We prepare the AES export declaration and file it in ATLAS-Export, run the sanctions and dual-use screening, obtain the required preferential proofs and deliver the exit confirmation you need for your VAT evidence. We act as direct or indirect representative with predictable lead times.
What you get from us
We prepare and file the electronic export declaration in ATLAS-Export (AES), run the sanctions and dual-use screening, classify the goods, draw up the preferential proofs and monitor the exit confirmation through to final settlement. We act as direct representative (in your name, on your account) or as indirect representative (in our name, on your account) - depending on your setup and preferred risk allocation. Stand-alone EAD issuance and MRN monitoring run through our separate service page.
What CK delivers in export clearance
Sanctions and dual-use protection
We screen every consignee and end user against the EU sanctions lists and check the goods against the dual-use and military goods annexes. No shipment leaves without a valid BAFA licence on file where required.
Preferential proofs secured
We calculate origin, issue EUR.1, A.TR or REX statements on origin and support your authorisation as approved exporter for invoice declarations without value threshold.
Direct or indirect representation
We pick the right representation model - and step in as indirect representative for principals without an EU establishment, taking on the customs liability.
Solid VAT evidence
We deliver the electronic exit confirmation as defensible VAT evidence and chase retroactive proof on open procedures - so the export supply VAT exemption holds up in a tax audit.
Exit through NL/BE ports
We file at the German inland customs office and manage presentation through Rotterdam, Antwerp, Schiphol or Liege - you keep clearance jurisdiction in Germany while moving the processing load off congested seaports.
Emmerich
German-Dutch customs hub
AEO-C
Authorised Economic Operator status
DE/NL/BE
Exit through every relevant EU port and airport
Our export clearance workflow
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Pre-check and clarification of roles
We establish who qualifies as exporter under customs law - often not the seller, but the party with a contractual relationship to the non-EU consignee and with power of disposal over the goods. Where the principal has no EU establishment, we step in as indirect representative. We verify Incoterms, the planned exit route (port, airport, road) and collect the written customs power of attorney.
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Sanctions and dual-use screening
We screen the consignee and end user against the EU sanctions lists and check the goods against the annexes of the Dual-Use Regulation and the military goods list. On a hit we apply for the appropriate BAFA licence (individual, global or general). We do not release any shipment without a valid licence.
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Classification and preferential origin
We classify the goods under the correct CN/TARIC heading - relevant for statistics, licensing requirements and preferential treatment. We verify the applicable origin rules (EUR.1 for EU preferential partners, A.TR for Turkey, REX statement on origin on the invoice) and either issue the proofs or obtain them from the main customs office (Hauptzollamt).
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Export declaration in ATLAS-Export / AES
We compile the declaration with exporter, consignee, country of destination, commodity code, value, weight and procedure code (e.g. 10 00 definitive export, 21 00 temporary export for outward processing) and transmit it to the competent customs office of export. Where simplified procedures apply (approved exporter, entry in the declarant's records) we use them to compress lead time. We deliver MRN and EAD/ABD as soon as the system accepts.
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Presentation and exit management
We manage presentation at the customs office of export; the EAD/ABD accompanies the consignment to the customs office of exit (Rotterdam, Antwerp, a major airport or road border). After physical exit, the system issues the electronic exit confirmation.
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Exit confirmation and VAT evidence
We actively track the return, request retroactive proof of exit on any open procedure and hand the complete documentation to your accounting team and tax auditors - so the VAT exemption for the export supply is fully evidenced.
A clean export clearance does not end with the MRN, it ends with the exit confirmation. Only the exit confirmation makes the supply VAT-defensible - so we track the return actively and deliver the evidence all the way to your books.
— CK Internationale Zollagentur, Emmerich am Rhein
Frequently asked questions
The exporter is the EU-established party with a contractual relationship to the non-EU consignee and with power of disposal over the goods. EU establishment is mandatory. Non-EU sellers without an EU base cannot act as exporter themselves - we step in as indirect representative and file in our own name on their account.
Yes. Every exporter requires an EORI number - valid EU-wide, issued in Germany by the Generalzolldirektion. If you do not yet have one, we submit the application for you; registration typically completes within a few business days.
ATLAS-Export is Germany's national implementation of EU AES (Automated Export System). We file your declaration through ATLAS-AES; AES then handles the data exchange between the customs office of export and the customs office of exit across the EU. One declaration in ATLAS - exit through any EU port or airport.
Licence-required shipments include dual-use goods (Reg. (EU) 2021/821), military goods (Part I A of the German export list) and any delivery to an embargoed country. Non-listed goods can also fall under the catch-all clause if the end user has a military nexus. We screen the lists before every export and apply for the correct BAFA licence type jointly with you.
Without exit confirmation you have no VAT evidence and the exemption for the export supply is at risk. On open procedures, we request the retroactive proof of exit within the statutory deadlines - using transport documents, the importer's receipt confirmation and, where available, proof of payment. Missed deadlines or insufficient alternative evidence result in a retrospective VAT assessment.
The approved exporter status is an authorisation from the main customs office (Hauptzollamt) that lets you issue preferential proofs - statement on origin on the invoice - without a value threshold, instead of evidencing each shipment with a EUR.1 certificate. Prerequisite: a verifiable origin calculation. We handle the application, prepare the required documentation and support the ongoing maintenance of the authorisation.
Yes. We file with the German customs office of export and manage the presentation at the NL or BE port. We coordinate directly with your forwarder and the terminal to ensure MRN and barcode reach them on time. The exit confirmation flows back through EU AES to the German customs office of export - you receive the complete record.