T1 – applies to goods in transit, that is goods not cleared upon entering the country, goods cleared internally for export, goods transported under customs transit procedure between two customs authorities (except when the goods are internally cleared for export under procedures: 1000 (permanent export), 2100 (temporary export under the outward processing), 2148 (temporary export under the outward processing carried out after an prior import of replacement products of the same standard), 2300 (temporary export for the subsequent return of the goods in unaltered state), regardless of the nature and origin of goods.
The transit declaration and supporting documents shall be submitted by the principal (legal entity, registered with the customs body, which expresses its will to carry out a transit operation by submitting the transit declaration provided for this purpose and which assumes responsibility and financial guarantee or other type of guarantee, provided by law, of the transit operation) to the customs authority of departure.
The transit declaration shall be completed in accordance with the Technical Rules, taking into account the specific rules applicable to electronic declaration.
An advanced qualified e-signature issued according to the Law no. 91/29.05.2014 e-signature and e-document shall be affixed to the transit declaration, as follows:
1) a legal entity shall sign the transit declaration completed and submitted in own name;
2) a customs broker shall sign the transit declaration completed and submitted as direct or indirect proxy.
Scanned copies of (commercial, transport) supporting documents shall be attached to the declaration.
The submission of the transit declaration does not release the carrier of the transited goods from the obligation to present the original documents confirming the right to perform the respective transport (such as: driving license, vehicle registration certificate, transport authorisations, multilateral ECTM authorisations, and permits).
The public authority in the Republic of Moldova in charge of control and issuance of permissive acts in the field of national and international transport is -
National Agency of Road Transport (ANTA)
address: mun. Chisinau, str. Aleea Gării, 6
tel: + 373 (22) 44 40 03
email: secretariat@anta.gov.md
web page: https://anta.gov.md/
In case of goods being introduced into the country, the transit declaration shall be submitted in advance or simultaneously with the introduction of the goods on the customs territory of the Republic of Moldova.
The legal entity or customs broker can withdraw the transit declaration, permanently or in order to amend it subsequently, including after the declaration was stored on the customs authority’s server, but not later than the commencement of the customs control.
In case of goods transported with transportation means, the principal shall provide the customs authorities a surety to ensure that import/export duties will be collected, shall the transit procedure not conclude as provided by law.
The surety shall consist of:
a) depositing cash into the treasury surety account or making a bank transfer thereto;
b) providing the customs authority with a letter of guarantee issued by a banking institution registered in the Republic of Moldova.
Legislation:
Customs Code of the Republic of Moldova no. 1149 / 20.07.2000
Law no. 91 / 29.05.2014 regarding the electronic signature and the electronic document
