Manage pre-customs clearance formalities
Pre-customs clearance formalities include an import security declaration (ENS) as well as logistics formalities to anticipate and secure border crossings.
I am preparing the security declaration for the import of goods into EU customs territory
Pre-customs clearance formalities include ICS2 safety and security declarations (data on freight, transport, and parties involved) required before the arrival of goods in the EU customs territory.
Establishing the ENS entry summary declaration in ICS2 helps avoid ‘no load’ situations and blockages during loading and arrival. This formality extends to the 27 Member States, Northern Ireland, Switzerland, and Norway.
I am preparing the security declaration for the import of goods into Northern Ireland
The ICS2 pre-customs clearance formality also applies in Northern Ireland for all goods coming from Great Britain and ROW (Rest Of the World).
I am preparing the security declaration for import into Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales)
Pre-customs clearance formalities begin with the establishment of ENS safety and security declarations sent to the S&S GB system and required before the arrival of goods in the customs territory of Great Britain. Establishing the ENS / S&S GB entry summary declaration helps avoid any blockages at border crossings.
I manage PNTS/ANTES notifications for smart border-exempt flows
The PNTS (Presentation Notification for Temporary Storage) concludes the ICS2 declaratory formality for flows outside the smart border. It serves to inform customs of the arrival of goods in the European Union customs territory before their customs clearance.
This concerns all goods coming from third countries.
The PNTS declaration ensures traceability, customs control, and the placement of goods in temporary storage as part of pre-customs clearance formalities. In France, PNTS is referred to by the acronym ANTES.
I manage the French logistics envelope for flows between France and the United Kingdom within the smart border framework
I need to prepare an ELO declaration, a logistics envelope that I send to the French customs authority. This concerns the import or export of goods between France and the United Kingdom passing through the ports and tunnel involved in the smart border.
I manage the British logistics envelope for flows with the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland
Pre-customs clearance formalities include the GMR declaration transmitted to the British GVMS (Goods Vehicle Movement Service) system.
The GMR declaration allows for the centralisation and linking of all customs formalities for a vehicle before it crosses the British border.
Without a valid GMR, crossing the British border is not permitted.
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