You request permission to unload the goods by choosing  Customs Request Unload for the corresponding unloading location in the freight document.

The system automatically groups the items in the freight document according to the grouping strategy assigned to the customs activity for the unloading procedure (for example, standard grouping strategy TRA_CLOSE).

For information about the standard grouping strategies, see Customs Groups.

Before the system continues, it checks if the freight document has the required trigger status, that is, the execution status specified in the customs activity. If required, you must set the corresponding execution status and save the freight document again.

At this point, each customs group has the customs status for requesting permission to unload, as defined in the customs activity (for example, “Transit Unload Requested”). At header level in the freight document (on the Customs tab page and on the Statuses tab page) and at item level (on the Customs tab page for the item), the system displays the relevant cumulated customs status. If you have assigned a block reason to the cumulated customs status, the system sets an execution block in the freight document.

You inform the customs authorities that you want to unload the goods at the transit end location.

You cannot unload the goods until the customs authorities have granted permission to unload.

You manually change the customs status of the customs groups to the relevant status (for example, “Transit Unload Approved”).

Based on the customs status of each customs group, the system sets the relevant cumulated customs status at header level and item level in the freight document and the corresponding forwarding order. If you have not assigned a block reason to the new cumulated status, the system resets any existing execution blocks.

You unload the goods.