Article 217 Time-limits for discharge of the temporary admission procedure in the case of means of transport and containers(Article 215(4) of the Code)

The discharge of the temporary admission procedure in the case of means of transport and containers shall take place within the following time-limits from the time the goods are placed under the procedure:

1. (a)

   for means of rail transport: 12 months;

2. (b)

   for commercially used means of transport other than rail transport: the time required for carrying out the transport operations;

3. (c)

   for means of road transport privately used:

   1. (i)

      by students: the period they stay in the customs territory of the Union for the sole purpose of pursuing their studies;

   2. (ii)

      by persons fulfilling assignments of a specified duration: the period they stay in the customs territory of the Union for the sole purpose of fulfilling their assignment;

   3. (iii)

      in other cases, including saddle or draught animals and the vehicles drawn by them: 6 months;

4. (d)

   for privately used means of air transport: 6 months;

5. (e)

   for privately used means of sea and inland waterway transport: 18 months;

6. (f)

   for containers, their equipment and accessories: 12 months.