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Guide to Completing a Cargo Security Declaration

Instructions for Completing Individual Fields in a Cargo Security Declaration

    Processing the Cargo Security Declaration

    Registration and Review

    • Complete the declaration and click Skrá yfirlýsingu.

    • If any error messages appear, correct the errors and click Skrá yfirlýsingu again.

    • Once the declaration has been registered without errors, a summary page appears. On this page, you can select Breyta to make corrections or Eyða to delete the declaration if necessary.

    • If all the information is correct, click Afgreiða. A new page opens with the buttons Afturkalla and Prenta.

    Printing and Signing – Cargo Security Officer

    The cargo security officer must:

    • Click Prenta and print the declaration. If something is incorrect, select Afturkalla.

    • Enter the place and date in field 17.

    • Sign field 19.

    Containers and trailers: If the declaration is for a loaded container or trailer, also enter the registration number of the vehicle that transported the cargo into the restricted area in field 16.

    Receipt of Cargo – Carrier or Port Security Officer

    When cargo that is ready for export is received, the carrier or port security officer must:

    • Enter the place and date of receipt of the cargo in field 18.

    • Sign field 20.