Haven Amsterdam

Report of arrival

Are you planning to call at the port of Amsterdam? Here you can read what steps you must take and download the forms that you must fill in. These forms are to be faxed a minimum of 24 hours before the estimated time of arrival (ETA) to the numbers mentioned below.

Application forms

Report of arrival
The Report of arrival (Voorbericht van Aankomst, VBA) is the form for the ship and cargo data. This form is mandatory for each ship.

What to do?

  • Download the VBA-form as pdf-document
  • Fax the VBA to the Vessel Traffic Centre, faxnumber: +31 (0) 20 - 5234 800


Report of dangerous goods
The report of dangerous goods (Melding Gevaarlijke stoffen, MGS) is mandatory for tankers and ships with dangerous goods on board.

What to do?

  • Download the MGS-form as a pdf-document.
  • Fax the MGS to the department of Dangerous Goods & Environmental Control, faxnumber: +31 (0) 20 - 6266 215


Report of waste products
The Report of waste products (Afvalstoffen Melding, ASM) is mandatory for all ships.

What to do?

  • Download the ASM-form as a pdf-document.
  • Fax the ASM to the department of Dangerous Goods & Environmental Control, faxnumber: +31 (0) 20 - 6266 215.

Pilotage

To request a pilot, contact the Loodswezen.


More information?

Customs

A ship that arrives from outside territorial waters must clear customs. This means that the ship must be inspected by customs, so that:

  • the cargo can be declared
  • the provisions, fuel and lubricant present on board can be declared
  • foreign documents can be produced
  • ships papers can be produced


More information?

  • Douane (Customs), telephone number +31(0) 20 - 5877 666

Electronic application

At this moment the pilot project 'Electronic Port Clearance' (EPC) is up and running: agents can declare and announce sea vessels electronically. The EPC is a joint initiative of the authorities in the North Sea Canal area (customs, military police and the Port of Amsterdam) and is supported by Portnet, the ICT platform for the Port of Amsterdam in the North sea canal area. 

At this moment there are some ten shipping agencies using EPC, in the future this will be more. These officers can enter data through an application and send the authorities an electronic message. This message contains the same data as the declaration or report on paper. The messages that are electronically sent are:

  • The summary of the customs-declaration
  • The crew and pax lists for the military police
  • The report of arrival (VBA) to the Port of Amsterdam

In the future, the notification of dangerous substances and the delivery of waste products will also be sent to the Port of Amsterdam electronically.


More information?

  • Read more about Electronic Port Clearance at Portbase

 

 

 

 

 

 

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