The single administrative document (SAD)

The single administrative document(SAD)is a formSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••used for customs declarations in the EU,Switzerland,Norway,Iceland,Turkey,the Republic of North Macedonia and Serbia.
It is composed of a set of eight copies each with a different function.Using one single document reduces the administrative burden and increases the standardisation and harmonisation of data collected on trade.
https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/0fb3911c-b60b-4947-a60c-352c77ece6d9_en?filename=sad_text_en.xls
Where is the Single Administrative Document used?
In the EU,the single administrative document is used for trade with non-EU countries and for the movement of non-EU goods within the EU.
Since the 1987 Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goodsSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••it also applies to the territories of the EFTA countries(Switzerland,Norway and Iceland),Turkey(since 1 December 2012),to the Republic of North Macedonia(since 1 July 2015)and to trade between these countries and the EU
Finally,it remains applicable in certain extremely limited cases of movement of EU goods inside the EU(for example:possible individual measures for the period of transition following the accession of new Member States,trade with parts of the customs territory of the EU which are not part of the fiscal territory of the Member States).Procedures covered
The document covers the placement of any goods under any customs procedure such as:export,free circulation,transit(where the New Computerised Transit System was not used),warehouses,temporary admission,inward and outward processing,etc.