The EU’s latest import control system, ICS2, is set to introduce new requirements for transporters bringing cargo into the EU. ICS2 is a security pre-arrival IT system made to process cargo information, support risk assessment and bolster security and safety at the EU border.
When does ICS2 go into effect? (Current timeframe)
Maritime carriers must connect with ICS2 between June 3rd and December 4th, 2024.
Maritime house filers must connect between December 4th, 2024, and April 1st, 2025.
Road and rail carriers must connect between April 1st and September 1st, 2025.
We will keep you posted in case there’s a change on these dates.
What’s new with ICS2?
ICS2 will require you to submit more information about your shipments prior to arrival at the EU border. After assessing your information, the authorities will either clear your cargo for entry, request further information or deny it entry. If your shipment information is not submitted on time, is incomplete or inaccurate, your cargo will be stopped at the border and not cleared by the customs authority.
What does ICS2 mean for your business?
In short, ICS2 means you will have to provide more information about your EU shipments in advance. This means you will likely have to devote more time and resources to ensure your declarations are accurate and submitted on time.
How can we help with ICS2?
We offer Single Filing (for some routes) and Multiple Filing services to help ensure your supply chain can continue operating efficiently under ICS2 requirements.
With Single Filing, you provide your house level (HBL) and master (MBL) cargo data to us, and we submit the full ICS2 filing to the EU authorities on your behalf.
With Multiple Filing, you submit your HBL cargo data directly to the EU authorities and send your required relevant data to us and we attach to the MBL we shall prepare for maritime and submit to the EU on your behalf.
For both options, accurate and timely providing of required information is under our customers’ responsibility.
Within the scope of related EU regulations, ICS2 declarations of accompanied traffic (road) is solely under the responsibility of customer / trucking company and the maritime carrier is not obliged. As DFDS, we are currently evaluating this matter to see whether we can offer support for accompanied traffic declarations.
In the table below, you can see the filing services offered by the DFDS Business Unit Mediterranean for maritime based on destination country and routes:
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