IPCSA
Union Customs Code - Update
London, 12.02.2015
Software. Consulting. Solutions.
Agenda
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General Information about UCC
» Delegated + Implementing Act – state of play
» Transitional Delegated Act
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IT Systems 
» Proof of Union Status
» Import Control System - ICS
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UCC
Update
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State of play - UCC
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Last discussions were very detailed about 
→ AEO =
– AEO and Customs representation
– Again the interpretation of „Who is economic operator?“ – I
handed my arguments for the extension of the concept of
economic operators related to IT provider again to the ECCG
(responsible person = Tonka Kostadinova; guidelines)
→ Guarantee management =
– Flat rate of 7000 € per Summary declaration (no data available
for calculation of amount of customs duty)
→ Proof of Union Status
→ ENS + ICS
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State of play - UCC
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January 2015
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Discussion-Meeting about the
DA / IA incl. the Annexes changes still possible (but very
tight frame)
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„Transitional DA“
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first draft was published to
Trade on 14/01/2015
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May 2015
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first draft of full version
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September 2015
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agreement planned
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December 2015
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adoption of the T-DA
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State of play – UCC DA / IA
Bla, bla, bla ……
……political……
bla, bla, bla!
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State of play - UCC
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Transitional Delegated Act 
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For what? 
→ Provide transitional arrangements for the requirements of the
use of electronic systems
→ No IT available on 1st May 2016 until 31st December 2020
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Transitional DA = part of the legislation of the UCC 
→ Actually, should an agreement be made to 1st May  Why?
→ In the current draft there is a timeline (as shown) where the final
agreement is planned for December 2015 !!!
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PoUS - System
Single Window
Union-goods
Non-Union-goods
T2L / T2LF
Summary
Declaration
Customs
FAL Form …
Authorised Issuer
Who ?
Customs Cargo Manifest
Port Authority
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Today´s Procedure
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Today 
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Paper based (only in some MS national electronic solutions
available)
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T2L / T2LF
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Manifest with Code “N” or “C” (Art. 317a CCIP)
Procedure 
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Declaration of an T2L / T2LF (mostly on paper)
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Endorsement at the customs office of departure
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Re-entry in the EU 
→ Declaration of the goods as non-EU; 12 mile zone !
→ Presentation of T2L / T2LF or Manifest at customs office of
destination (when leaving the port)
→ In the case of acceptance = manual change of the status
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Process with PoUS System
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Proof of Union Status (PoUS System) 
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Who needs to submit a “declaration”? (at the competent customs
office of presentation)
→ Non-authorised issuer
– Registration = MRN
– Waiting for endorsement
→ Authorised issuer
– Registration = MRN ?
– Automatical endorsement ?
→ Customs Cargo Manifest
– N / C Code in the Manifest per item
– Authorised issuer = no registration in the system at all; sole use of
the Manifest
– Non-AI = registration of the Manifest, but only one MRN per
Manifest (not per item)
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Proof of Union Status - Process
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Proof of Union Status (PoUS System) – “Re-entry” 
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Verification of the status at the customs office of destination 
→ With MRN – data in the PoUS
→ With Customs Cargo Manifest
– One MRN (Manifest-Data is in the PoUS System)
– Without MRN = submission of the authorisation number of the AI
and of Manifest-Data to Customs
– Or entry into the records!?;
decission of the involved MS 
appropriate system!
» Feature 
→ it is necessary to provide an interface connection for automatic
verification and recognition of the status
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Proof of Union Status - IT
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Proof of Union Status (PoUS System) 
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Main goal = replacement of T2L / T2LF
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Project  02.10.2017 = delayed
→ IT activities not started yet
→ New legal text is in review cycle (CPG)
→ After the agreement on the in the future applicable legal text the
vision document needs to be revised (with the help of Trade!)
→ Where we are now?
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Proof of Union Status - IT
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Proof of Union Status - IT
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Proof of Union Status - IT
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ICS
2019
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ICS – Import Control System
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Import Control System 
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28 MS  national solution; access to the system at the national
level; support + maintenance
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Harmonised interface
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Common repository + data exchange (COM   MS)
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Optional central solution from the COM
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Data set = Annex B - DA column F1a; F1b; F1c; F1d
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ICS – Procedure
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Import Control System 
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Multiple filing 
→ Data from carriers
→ Data from forwarders / consignees / other person who is able to
declare (Art. 127 (6) UCC + DA-IV-1-08a)
→ Information about buyer and seller is required
→ On the “lowest” manifest level (house; sub-house?)
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Risk analysis 
→ “timer” starts with the first part of the ENS declaration = 24 h before
loading
→ “second part” has in this case no impact on the “Do not load”
message
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ICS – Problems?
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Import Control System 
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Merging the different sub-messages
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Various changes are possible (on every part)
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Implications in the absence of partial data 
→ Who contacts who?
→ How is the impact on the logistical flow and handling?
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Authentification  Unified User Management & Digital Signature ?
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Questions ?
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Thank you !
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