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Smart Border Austria – Current Developments and Timeline for Customs Digitalization
Status: 08 July 2026
Digitalized border crossing – On-site instructions:
Here you will find step-by-step instructions on how to cross the border easily and securely using the digitalized system. On-site instructions (PDF, 566 KB)
Completed Project Phases
The following processes are already in regular operation:
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Goods Location Corridor – Entry & Exit: Operational since 01 July 2024
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Transit – Entry: Mandatory since 01 January 2026
Digitalization of Border Customs Offices
As part of the digitalization of border customs offices, an exclusive transition to the digital processes of Smart Border Austria is taking place. This completes the exclusive switch to the digital processes of Smart Border Austria. Information on the continued use of the paper-based routing slip procedure ex Wolfurt can be found in the table below.
| Border Customs Office | only digitized processes from |
| Tisis | 24.06.2026 (operational) |
| Höchst | 03.08.2026 (Laufzettel ex Wolfurt possible until 02.08.2026) |
| Mäder | 03.08.2026 (Laufzettel ex Wolfurt possible until 31.08.2026) |
| Lustenau | 03.08.2026 (Laufzettel ex Wolfurt possible until 07.09.2026) |
| Meiningen | 17.08.2026 |
| Hohenems | 08.09.2026 (Laufzettel ex Wolfurt possible until 07.09.2026) |
Digitized border crossing (Border Crossing Light) at the border customs offices
The digitized border crossing (Border Crossing Light) is planned at these border customs offices from this point forward:
| Border Customs Office | Digitized border crossing |
| Tisis | 24.06.2026 (operational) |
| Höchst | 25.08.2026 |
| Mäder | 01.09.2026 |
| Lustenau | 08.09.2026 |
| Meiningen | 15.09.2026 |
| Hohenems | expected 22.09.2026 |
Start of the Rolling Corridor Pilot Phase
The pilot phase for the Rolling Corridor process will follow the digitalization of the border customs offices and will commence on the following dates:
| Border Customs Office | Rolling Corridor - Exit |
| Tisis | 25.06.2026 (operational) |
| Höchst | 03.08.2026 |
| Mäder | 03.08.2026 |
| Lustenau | 08.09.2026 |
| Meiningen | 15.09.2026 |
| Hohenems | expected 22.09.2026 |
ATTENTION: The economic operator is required to independently verify the arrival of the means of transport in Vorarlberg and submit the electronic message IEATBT44 to Smart Border Austria before arrival at the border customs office.
The service for transmitting the IEATBT43 message (arrival information) will be put into operation at a later date.
Discontinuation of the Transit Slip Procedure
The transit slip procedure (Laufzettelverfahren) will be discontinued entirely on 08 September 2026!
From this date onward, participation in the Smart Border Austria processes will be mandatory for all cross-border freight transport operations.
Full Operational Launch
The nationwide full-scale operation of the Smart Border Austria processes is scheduled to begin on 01 December 2026.