Instructions for Completing the Export Declaration
Service provider:
An export declaration is a mandatory document for all commercial exports. It may be submitted electronically or on paper using form E-2.1.
If you are authorised to use electronic customs clearance, you submit the declaration electronically directly to Iceland Revenue and Customs. Otherwise, you must submit a completed E-2.1 form at a customs office.
Fields that are not described in these instructions are not used for export declarations.
Enter the 18-character consignment number assigned by the carrier. This number is shown on the freight invoice or carrier notification.
The consignment number consists of the following elements:
Element | Description |
|---|---|
A | Carrier identifier – code identifying the shipping line or airline |
BBB | Means of transport – abbreviation identifying the vessel or aircraft |
CCCC | Departure date. The first two characters indicate the day of the month and the last two indicate the month |
D | Year – the last digit of the year |
EE | Country of loading – LOCODE country code |
FFF | Place of loading – LOCODE location code |
GGGG | Consignment number – manifest number or entry number. Sequential number assigned at the place of loading for each voyage or flight |
H | Check digit used for validation. Do not enter this digit on the declaration |
Postal Shipments
For postal consignments, the consignment number follows the same structure:
A-BBB-CCCC-D-EE-FFF-GGGG-H
Element | Description |
|---|---|
A | Postal consignments always begin with the letter P |
BBB | Three-character code identifying the post office, usually the postal code of the customs clearance post office |
CCCC | Departure date. The first two characters indicate the day of the month and the last two indicate the month |
D | Year – the last digit of the year |
EE | Always enter IS (Iceland) for postal consignments |
FFF GGGG | Location and manifest number. The first character in this seven-character field must be U or H. U indicates a parcel or letter. H indicates an express shipment. The remaining six characters are the receipt number of the parcel or letter. If the receipt number contains fewer than six digits, pad it with leading zeros. If the declaration covers more than one parcel or letter, use the receipt number of the item first received by the post office (the lowest receipt number). |
H | Check digit used for validation. Do not enter this digit on the declaration |
The nationality of the means of transport must be entered in the second part of the box using the relevant country code. See the Customs Code Lists.
Field format:
Consignment number: (a18)
Nationality of means of transport: (a2)
E-6 reference: Box 13