February 23, 2023
Currently, cross border shipments by sea going vessel or aircraft that are destined into the EU from 3rd countries are already required to submit an ICS declaration, which is submitted prior to departure from the 3rd country to the country of first point arrival into the European Union.
The EU have been phasing in the new ICS2 system which aligns with WCO’s PLACI (Pre Loading Advance Cargo Information) data requirements, and replaces the current ICS system. Apart from the requirement to submit additional data, one major key change is that the submission is through a single window, meaning that an operator would not be required to hold multiple access licenses for each EU country that they have goods destined to.
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Implementation for General Air freight will be phased in from the 1st March 2023
Compliance for road, rail and sea transport will commence from 1st March 2024
Responsibility or obligation to file will fall on the operator of the active means of transport crossing the border, meaning:
The entry summary declaration may be lodged instead by one of the following;
The obligation to file is only waived in any of the following scenarios:
RELEASE 1 – 15TH MARCH 2021
o Air Express – Pre-loading only
o Postal Air – Pre-loading only
RELEASE 2 – 1ST MARCH 2023
o General Air Freight
o Air Express – Full
o Postal by Air – Full
Deployment will be phased in as follows:
From 1st March 2023 – Carriers to file at Master Airwaybill level only
From 1st July 2023 – Freight Forwarders and Logistics Providers will be required to file the House Airwaybill at the lowest level.
End of October 2023 – EU authorities will commence enforcement
RELEASE 3 – 1ST MARCH 2024
o Ocean Freight
o Road Freight
o Rail Freight
Where filings are either not filed correctly or filed with inaccurate or false information, then the relevant EU authorities will take action against the carrier
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