What is a SAD in Customs? A Simple Definition
The SAD was a standard European Union customs form.
It contained all the data needed to declare goods for import, export, and transit.
The SAD has not been eliminated in substance, but it has been digitized and integrated into European Customs IT systems as part of the modernization of the Union Customs Code.
We still refer to SADU out of professional habit, but legally and technically, it is now an electronic Customs declaration in accordance with the UCCThe Union Customs Code (UCC) is the European regulation that harmonizes all customs rules and Customs Procedures across ….
As of 2025, references to SAD fields have been discontinued and replaced by a data sequencing process using the H1 import Customs Declaration and the B1 Export Declaration as part of DELTA IEThe DELTA IE (Import/Export) procedure is the French electronic Customs Clearance system implemented by the DGDDI..
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