Exporters to EU should gear up for 24-hour security rule

Exporters to the EU should be
gearing up for the European 24-hour
advanced manifest rule to be
enforced from December 31 in all 27
EU member states.
As with the US 24-hour rule,
the primary purpose of the new
regulation is to ensure that a security
risk analysis is performed on all
goods before they arrive in the EU.
Norway and Switzerland have the
same status as EU member states.
Deutsche Afrika Linien
explains that for all cargo
entering the EU, the
shipping line must submit
an Entry Summary
Declaration (ENS) to the
vessel’s first port of call
in the EU. “For a vessel
which is bound for an EU
port, the ENS transmission
must be carried out no later than
24 hours prior to the commencement
of vessel loading in the non-EU load
port,” the line explains.
For “short sea” shipments, the ENS
transmission must be carried out no
later than two hours before arrival of
the vessel at the first port of entry in
the EU.
An ENS is required for:
Goods to be imported • into the EU
– i.e. discharge of goods at first or
subsequent EU ports.
• Freight remaining on Board
(FROB) for non-EU destinations.
• Transhipment cargo for both EU
and non-EU final destinations.
• All transit cargo for both EU and
non-EU final destinations.
“It is the line’s responsibility to
electronically lodge the relevant ENS
with the customs authority of
the vessel’s first EU port of
entry, within the allocated
deadline. One ENS per
bill of lading will be
submitted,” a spokesman
explained.
In order to comply
with the deadlines
set by the EU customs
authorities, shipping lines will
need shippers to submit complete
and accurate customs declaration
information and shipping instructions
– well within time.
While a third party may submit
their own ENS, this can only be done
with the prior knowledge and consent
of the carrier.