In accordance with the customs code the export declaration has to be submitted to the customs office which is responsible for the location where the shipper is located or where the goods are packed or loaded. In the two-stage process the declaration is submitted to this customs office. The processing of all export formalities as well as the monitoring of exit from the EU is implemented at the customs office of exit. You are requested to use the two-stage export procedure wherever possible, because with DPD parcels are not normally processed via customs offices which have the status of a customs office of exit (internal customs offices).