Portbase automatically adjusts its services
New European Customs Code introduced on 1 May 2016
On 1 May 2016, the new European Customs Code-known officially as the Union Customs Code or UCC-went into effect. This UCC will affect all businesses importing or exporting goods to or from the European Union. Gradual implementation will take place through 2020. Portbase will ensure, wherever and whenever necessary, that the services within the Port Community System are automatically adjusted for you to comply with the new regulations. The first of these changes:
Adjustments to services Notification Local Clearance and Notification Bonded Warehouse
The types of permits used in the services Notification Local Clearance and Notification Bonded Warehouse will be changing. Permits of type C, D and E are to be phased out. A new type of permit, U (private Customs warehouse), will be added. However, the old and new permit types will remain in use alongside one another until 2019. The new type-U permits will become available at the end of this week.
Changes in service Cargo Declaration Status Report
The new Customs Code includes an extension of the term for issuing receipts for summary declarations, from 45 to 90 days. In our service Cargo Declaration Status Report, this means that businesses will automatically receive a notification on any outstanding declarations 30 (previously 20) and 60 (previously 35) days after the vessel’s arrival. This 90-day term for issuing receipts also applies to all summary declarations that have been submitted before 1 May. This is because, as of 1 May, the term for issuing receipts for these statements was automatically extended to 90 days.
Adjustment to re-export statement in Notification Export Documentation
In the past, the re-export procedure was not mandatory; it was sufficient to fill in a T1 document for the re-export of non-EU goods. This situation has changed as of 1 May. You will now need to complete an ‘EX A’ re-export declaration in the Export Control System (ECS). You can then pre-notify these goods at the terminal using the code ‘EX’ in our service Notification Export Documentation. When this has been done, the shipping company’s export manifest will discharge your re-export declaration.
However: please note! It is possible to complete a T1 document as well, if you desire, in connection with establishing responsibility during transit. If you choose this option, you must pre-notify your goods in our service Notification Export Documentation using only the code ‘RT1’. In that case, registering your ‘EX-A’ Customs document will not be necessary. The T1 document will be discharged at the moment the container terminal has received your shipment and cleared the T1 document with Customs.
