SAD Customs Document

The Single Administrative Document (SAD) 

VRT Ireland are customs experts that specialise in vehicle imports from the UK, Japan and other countries to Ireland. We provide a customs agent service where we will complete your SAD Document and entire customs declaration process for you and enable you to clear customs quickly and easily. We act as your ideal partner for managing Customs Declarations as well as acting on your behalf as Customs Clearance Agents to enable expedient and cost-efficient importation of vehicles. We are a leading solutions provider for any individual or business wishing to import vehicles to Ireland. At the end of the customs declaration process, you will be issued a SAD document which is required to prove you have cleared customs when registering your vehicle at your VRT appointment.  

SAD Customs Documents for Importing Cars in Ireland 

What is the SAD document? The Single Administrative Document (SAD) is a standardised form used within the European Union and many other non-member countries for the customs declaration of imports, exports, and goods in transit. The SAD customs declaration is generally completed electronically by a customs agent with customs expertise using specialist software. In order to complete a SAD Document, one needs to know specific information about the vehicle, such as consignor, consignee, method of transport, vehicle classification, invoicing details, and the vehicle’s origin, customs procedures, and other details.  

In order to register a vehicle imported from UK, Japan and other countries to Ireland you need a SAD document. To get a SAD document for a vehicle you are importing you can request a customs declaration and one of our team will prepare this for you. 
 

How to Complete SAD Customs Documents 

Completing a SAD is nothing short of complex, which is why customs clearance agents are almost always hired to undertake the complexities involved in processing SAD documents for importing and exporting cars and other vehicles in Ireland. 

In the case of Importing Cars from the UK into Ireland, a customs agent submits the SAD document digitally to Revenue on behalf of the individual or business importing the vehicle to Ireland. Submitting the SAD is only half the story, once submitted, various customs procedures apply and the customs agent engages with the customs authorities until such time as the vehicle clears customs. Once cleared, the customs agent will issue you the required document to prove your vehicle has cleared customs. You will then bring this with you when VRTing the vehicle. You can submit a request for a SAD document here.   

What is Contained in the SAD Document? 

In brief, the information contained within the Single Administrative Document conveys: 

• The type of good being traded (e.g. a car) 
• Whether it’s being imported, exported, or transited 
• The good’s EU TARIC commodity code and customs tariff 
• The customs procedure code (CPC), i.e. is the good being released or is it being assigned to a subsequent customs procedure? 
• The origin of the goods (where was the car produced) 
• The country of dispatch (where is the car being exported from) 
• The value of the good and the taxes due 
• Details of the importer and exporting of the goods 
• Transport information 
• Many customs codes related to the good being traded 
• References to supporting documentation (invoices, transport documents etc.) 

To complete a SAD document and submit to revenue, you need specialist software and you need to be a customs expert. Also if an SAD is completed incorrectly, it will not be possible to clear customs and it could also result in future penalties if taxes are underpaid at the time of import. As a result, the majority of people and businesses importing vehicles to Ireland, hire a professional customs clearance agent such as VRT Ireland. 

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