The countdown is on, because that is when customs will give the go-ahead for ICS2 (Multiple Filing). From then on, sea freight forwarders will also be able to participate in ICS2 and transmit sensitive data, such as the name of the shipper or the recipient of the goods, directly to customs instead of to the respective shipping company.
For late starters, customs will grant freight forwarders a transitional period until April 1, 2025, unless you as a house level filer plan to report ICS2 data via ZODIAK GE as early as December 4, 2024. Please note that this requires the application for a so-called “deployment window”. This must be applied for by December 4, 2024 at the latest!
Applications for the deployment window should then be sent informally to the Customs Service Desk (servicedesk@zoll.de).
The following information must be provided:
- Company name and address details;
- associated EORI number;
- Role in the ICS business process;
- IT service provider (if applicable);
- mode of transportation;
- planned start date of commissioning;
- Transition strategy (e.g. phased implementation by country and volumes / statistics of submissions) to assess operational and/or system load.
You can find more information on this and other questions about multiple filing in the FAQ of our parent company DAKOSY AG here.
For all further questions about the ICS2 process and our range of solutions, we will be happy to advise you. Please get in touch with your known contact person or write to sales@cargosoft.de.
