News • 03.06.2024
Ready to go with ICS2
EU sea cargo imports
Starting in June 2024, the European Union's new Import Control System (ICS2) will apply to all sea cargo imports. It includes an expanded goods pre-declaration as part of the new EU customs system for safety and security. This means that carriers and freight forwarders will need to report more information on individual shipments to the EU customs system in advance.
DAKOSY has prepared the relevant interfaces and is now providing more information about the stricter requirements. "We are ready to support freight forwarders and carriers with implementing the new EU customs system, from needs analysis, training and testing on through to go-live," says DAKOSY authorized officer Dirk Gladiator, inviting the industry to take advantage of the company’s know-how.
What to look out for
The most important point for carriers and freight forwarders is that more detailed additional information about individual shipments must be provided as part of the ICS2 declaration. In future, the following information will be mandatory: the complete address of both the original sender and the final consignee, the commodity code in the form of a six-digit HS code, and the consignee’s EORI (previously the customs number at EU level).
"In order to fulfill the more stringent information requirements, carriers and freight forwarders will need to work together closely," advises Gladiator, and explains the interlinking, "As a rule, the carrier declares the goods on the basis of the information given in the shipping instructions. This detailed information at goods item level is more likely to be available at the forwarders' end." The international forwarders who are connected to DAKOSY and CargoSoft can transfer this additional data required for ICS2 directly to the carriers. DAKOSY has adapted the interface for shipping instructions to the new requirements.
Freight forwarders can register on their own
As part of ICS2, freight forwarders now have the option of filing some of the information by themselves. This shared data transfer is called multiple filing.
The carrier only reports the basic information (voyage and header data for the shipment) to the new EU system. The freight forwarder transmits the rest of the additional detailed information about the shipment separately. The advantage: the principle of shared information transmission protects freight forwarders so that they do not have to disclose sensitive customer data to their competitors. The planned start date for multiple filing is December 4, 2024, with the migration phase scheduled to last until April 1, 2025.
