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Flughafen Wien
1300 Wien-Flughafen
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About this office
Cargo Center Nord at Vienna-Schwechat Airport processes air freight and road consignments in the northern cargo zone. Services include export, destination and transit clearance along with security inspections and temporary storage oversight. Open Mon–Fri 06:00–22:00.
Fun fact
During a risk-based special inspection at the Vienna Airport customs warehouse in May 2024, officers opened three consignments from Bangkok and found 13,608 counterfeit luxury articles - including shoes, sunglasses, handbags and clothing bearing well-known brand names. The original products would have been worth several hundred thousand euros.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, the Cargo Center Nord customs office offers round-the-clock customs clearance and freight handling, seven days a week. Direct apron access ensures pallet and container turnaround times of just 10 minutes.
Officers regularly intercept counterfeit branded goods, illegal medicines and narcotics. In May 2024, 13,608 counterfeit articles from Bangkok were discovered, and in February 2026, 187,000 fake medicine tablets were seized during Operation SHIELD VI.
The reference code for the Vienna Airport Cargo Center Nord customs office is AT330400. This code is required for export declarations, transit documents and correspondence with Austrian customs authorities.
In 2023, Vienna-Schwechat Airport processed 245,000 tonnes of cargo, making it Central and Eastern Europe's largest cargo hub and the EU's easternmost air freight transhipment centre.
The office handles export (Ausfuhr) and exit (Ausgang) procedures for air and road freight. The customs warehouse is fully authorised for clearance in both free and bonded traffic, with customs warehousing capabilities.