Union Transit and Common Transit
Find out about the rules for placing goods under the transit procedure
Definition of Common Transit
The common transit procedure is used to cover the movement of goods between EU Member States, the EFTA countries (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland), Turkey (since 1 December 2012), the Republic of North Macedonia (since 1 July 2015), Serbia (since 1 February 2016) and the United Kingdom (since 1 January 2021) The procedure is based on the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit regime with the applicable rules similar to those established for the Union transit regime.