THE European Union’s Import Control System 2/Release 3 will come into effect next month with ANL/CMA CGM advising that following approval from customs authorities ICS2 will ‘go live’ for the group on 13 November.

ICS2 regulations apply to all deep sea and short sea cargo that is discharging or transhipping or transiting the 27 member states of EU, Northern Ireland, Norway or Switzerland as well as to cargo which will remain on board (FROB – Freight Remaining On Board). This reinforces customs risk management and improves security and safety risk analysis for the goods entering or transiting the European Union.

To comply with the regulation, the lines say, the Shipping Instructions (SI) must be filed with them including data mandatory for ICS2 within the SI cut off period to avoid container roll overs.

Mandatory data elements for ENS to be included in the SI are:

  • 6-digits Harmonized System (HS) code for each commodity.
  • Complete and accurate cargo description.
  • CUS code for harmless and DG chemicals if included in ECICS (European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances).
  • UCR (Unique Consignment Reference) if issued by the customer.
  • Full address and EORI number of all the parties if the European customs has assigned it to them.

Single filing or Multiple filings

Single filing
You can provide the carrier below information if you wish that CMA CGM files it on your behalf as Single filing:

  • Complete information of Buyer and Seller including their EORI for all import cargo discharging in EU (FROB excluded).
  • House Bills of Lading information, or

Multiple filings
You can provide us the EORI (Economic Operators Registration and Identification) number of the supplementary declarant who will perform a partial filing.

ICS2 deployment window for House filers is from 4 December 2024 to 1 April 2025. Until then CMA CGM will proceed with partial filing. CMA CGM reserves the right to impose a fee for this service.

NO MRN, NO LOAD

CMA CGM will receive a Movement Reference Number (MRN) for each Bill of lading as acknowledgement from the Customs authorities after filing ENS. To ensure compliance, CMA CGM will enforce a “NO MRN, NO LOAD” policy for deep sea voyages where ENS must be submitted 24 hours before loading the container on the vessel entering EU. For Short sea voyages, ENS should be submitted at least 2 hours before the vessel touches EU port.

Shipping instruction submission channels

CMA CGM Group says it has updated its eCommerce channels to support these data submissions and will soon provide detailed guidelines to input ICS2 data. More information about ICS2 – Release 3 can be found at the European Commission’s website: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs-4/customs-security/import-control-system-2-ics2-0/import-control-system-2-release-3_en