Theme page about Temporary Admission

If you are a non-EU aircraft owner or operator, you are probably already using the Temporary Admission (TA) regulation when flying within the European Union (EU).

Any aircraft flying into the EU will fly under EU customs control either using the TA regulation or full importation. There are no other options. If the aircraft is not already fully imported, the aircraft will automatically be considered as flying under the TA regulation even though the owner or operator have not themselves taken any action to activate the TA regulation or realize that their aircraft is actually flying under the TA regulation.

TA can only be used by entities and aircraft owned, operated, registered and based outside the customs territory of the EU and the use includes limitations and situations which must be avoided when flying within the EU. Non-compliance will most likely activate a direct payment of the VAT and customs duty.

We will continuously add extra resources to this theme page, and we will introduce a theme page devoted for full importation later on. Please stay tuned.

What must an operator always be ready to document when flying within the EU?

1. the flight pattern within the EU (use the Supporting Document and flight logs OR just flight logs, etc.)
2. compliance with the TA regulation; all criteria are met with correct application of the limitations

How can OPMAS help, including our free service
If the aircraft arrives in Denmark as the first/last stop within the EU, we will gladly take care of the process and ask the Danish customs to stamp the Supporting Document for a minimal fee. We will also be glad to prepare the Supporting Document with the correct declarant and aircraft data, so that the crew can use the Supporting Document themselves and ask local customs at the arriving airport to stamp the Supporting Document if the route does not include Denmark. We will not charge anything for this service, but please be aware of the criteria and limitations when using TA and the Supporting Document this way.

We also offer an analysis of the owner/user/operator scenario to secure compliance with the TA regulation and provide guidance for the correct use of the TA. Hereafter, we secure the specific set-up and take care of all the supporting customs paperwork. Finally, we give specific instructions to crew and OPS on how to fly within the EU.

Explainer video on how to fly within the European Union…
We recommend viewing the video in full screen mode, especially if viewed on a phone or a smaller device.