GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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Declarant
The person or company who completes and submits the SAD Customs Declaration.
Direct Trader Input (DTI)
The facility for the Declarant, Consignee or Consignor to input declaration data to
ASYCUDA++ modules MODBRK or MODENT and then transfer the data directly to Customs
without any input necessary from the Customs Officer.
Dumb Terminal
A computer that does not carry out any processing on its own but is slaved to a Central
Processor (Server) in another location and all processing is carried out on the server
centrally.
Examiner
Customs Officer who carries out Physical Examinations of goods or who carries out
Documentary Checks of Customs Declarations.
Exporter
Person or Company that exports goods from the country permanently or temporarily under a
Suspension Regime for processing and subsequent re-import.
European Union (EU)
Union of States in Western Europe to create a trading bloc within Europe that has free
movement of goods and people and a common tariff structure.
First Import Procedure (FIP)
The First Import Procedure (FIP) is a simplified import procedure that allows a Declarant to
present a simplified SAD as an intention of a future importation. This document is presented
on a form similar to the SAD and can be composed of multiple items. It is then used as an
Import Transit document from the Border Office to the Declarant or Importers approved
premises inland.
Function
From Taxation Rules - covering the terms in Rule Syntax (Language) that cause something to
happen when used in a Tax Rule.
Harmonised System Tariff (HS)
International Standard for Tariff Codes and Descriptions. Used throughout the EU and by
many other countries throughout the world.
Home Use
Importation into the country with full Duty and Tax payment for goods to be sold or processed
and not intended to be exported. For Home consumption.
Importer
Person or Company that imports goods into the country for permanent Home Use or
temporarily under a Suspension Regime for processing and subsequent re-export.