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declaration number

A declaration number is the reference number assigned to a declaration when it is filed, used to identify that specific filing.

In plain English

It is the reference used to point to one particular declaration. It is assigned when the declaration is filed, so that exact filing can be identified.

In context

Here, "declaration number" names the reference identifier shown for the specific declaration after submission.

Situation
Completing customs, import, export, duty, declaration, and clearance administration
What it communicates
labels the reference identifier shown after document submission.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not indicate the declaration's status or outcome.

Examples

“Although both declarations were filed together, each received a different declaration number.”

Core meaning

“On the phone, she gave the declaration number for the declaration she had submitted that morning.”

In context

  • reference number Broader Term

    A declaration number is a type of reference number for identifying a specific filed declaration.