German ports

A customs agency serving German ports

CloseMRN supports freight forwarders, exporters and customs agencies with port export formalities and T1 transit coordination. Use one contact for Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven, for individual shipments and regular volumes.

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Choose the service for your port

German ports use different systems. An MRN alone does not replace the required port formalities; we also need transport and terminal details.

  • Hamburg: export registration in EMP/ZAPP, including a Z-Nummer where applicable.
  • Bremerhaven: BHT registration.
  • Wilhelmshaven: WHT registration.
  • T1 transit: confirmation of feasibility and arrangements from the selected port.

One contact after registration, too

For each order, we agree which available registration statuses to check and how to help investigate discrepancies. If the booking, vessel or port changes, send the updated details and existing reference. We check whether an amendment, cancellation or new registration is needed. Moving to another port may also mean moving to another system.

How to get started

Tell us your ports and approximate monthly registration volume so we can prepare service terms. For a single shipment, send the port, terminal, booking, container details and customs document. We will check the documents, provide a quote and confirm the timing. We will let you know if anything is missing. Serving these ports does not imply that CloseMRN has local offices there.

Your first request

Start with one request.

You can start with one request. Send the documents and we will handle it.

  1. Send the documents for your service.
  2. We check the details and handle your request.
  3. We send the documents and progress updates.

The enquiry is free. No account or meeting required.

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