Definition: Importation of goods under clearance for home use

Category: Customs terminology

Clearance for home use means the customs procedure which provides that imported goods may remain permanently in the customs territory. This procedure implies the payment of any import duties and taxes chargeable and the accomplishment of all the necessary customs formalities (Kyoto Convention, annex B.1, definition (a)).

The goods may be declared for home use either directly on importation or after another customs procedure such as warehousing, temporary admission or customs transit (Kyoto Convention, annex B.1, para. 2). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/SeriesF_87_EN.pdf