European Customs 24 Hour Advanced Manifest Rule

• Type C: The Customs Office having identified a safety and security risk thought it’snot considered to be serious; the cargo will be handled in the EU port of discharge.Is the filing of House Bill of Lading data with the EU Customs required?oNo. Unlike the AMS of USA, at this moment the EU regulation doesn’t require dual filing.Therefore filing of the master B/L will be sufficient, even if the freight forwarder / NVOCC isidentified as both the shipper and the consignee.Are amendments to ENS allowed after the initial declaration?oIt is possible in general. However, in some single cases the amendment request may not beaccepted by the customs office.All ENS are affected after the notification of an International Diversion has been acknowledgeby the originally declared customs office, i.e. none of the ENS can be amended thereafter.What is meant by International Diversion?oAccording to the EU regulation, an International Diversion is a diversion which the vessel isdiverted to a port in another EU Member State which was not included in the originalschedule. For example, Felixstowe-Antwerp-Hamburg change to Le Harve-Antwerp-Hamburg.The vessel operator must communicate this International Diversion to the customs office ofthe original first port of entry to EU.UASC ApproachIs UASC developing the IT solution?oYes. We are currently building an IT solution in cooperation with an external service provider.This involves some technical enhancements and interfaces, which will enable the requireddata elements to be obtained and transmitted from TRUST.From which sailing will ENS be required?oDetailed information about specific voyages first to be affected will be advised in due course.

What will UASC do if there is a risk related message issuing from the Customs office?oUASC will be guided by the instruction of the message, such as “do not load (DNL) at POL”,“take off at first EU port for inspection” etc.; and inform the customer and the port involvedaccordingly.The EU Member States are entitled to establish their own conditions for whether and onwhat basis, to lift a DNL, so our shipper and/or customers should expect delays in the loadingof containers subject to a DNL.Would UASC apply a “no doc - no load” policy for the shipments discharged / remain on board inEurope?oYes. This policy will be necessary in order to comply with the EU regulation.What is UASC’S policy towards 3 rd party filing?oThe EU regulation does not require submission of ultimate shipper and consigneeinformation, and the shipping line will be liable for the accuracy and timeliness of ENS; thusUASC would assume that the freight forwarders / NVOCCs are not interested in 3 rd partyfiling.What supplementary data should the customer provide?oEU requires the first 4 digits of HS code but UASC would like to receive first 6 digits if possible.It is because a 4 digit HS code would be quite general and may lead to enquiries from theCustoms about the nature of the goods. In order to minimize the chance of havingunnecessary pending shipments we would like to make our submission as detailed aspossible.Will the new regulation affect the documentation cut-off?o Yes. The new document closing will be similar to other 24 hour rules, i.e. approximately 72hours (excluding weekends) prior to loading. The agency offices will announce thedocumentation cut off in due course.

Additional InformationExport from the EUoThe safety & security legislation for Exports from the EU has already been implemented bythe introduction of the “Export Control System” (ECS), where all goods leaving the EUrequires electronic lodgement of pre-departure information (similar to the data requires forimport) with Customs, usually at the port of Export 24 hours prior to loading to vessel (orother mode of transportation) that will take the goods out of EU.From 1 January 2011 it will become mandatory to lodge safety and security information onsuch shipments by submitting a safety and security information only declaration (not a fullexport declaration) known as an “Export Summary Declaration” (EXS).Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) NumberoSimilar to an identification (ID) number, any economic operator established in the EU wouldhave an EORI number. Economic operators established outside the EU have to be assigned anEORI number if they lodge a customs declaration, an Entry or an Exit Summary Declaration.You will be informed when we need to register this information to our system.Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)oAEO is a certification program, which aims at improving global security by attempting tocertify the economic operator. The holder of this certificate is entitled to easier admittance tocustoms simplification, fewer physical and document-based controls, priority treatment ifselected for control and possibility to request a specific place for such control, reduced dataset for summary declarations etc.Conversely, our European agency offices are working on plans to obtain this accreditation.Movement Reference Number (MRN)oWhen the cargo information is declared in advance to the customs office – be it as customsdeclaration, an ENS or EXS – the person who made this declaration will receive from thecustoms office a confirmation receipt, which is called “Movement Reference Number” (MRN).It is a unique number that is automatically allocated by the customs office that receives theENS or EXS.The B/L for cargo going in (including transhipment and FROB) and out of the EU must have anENS/EXS filing and a valid MRN. The MRN will be mentioned on the Customs manifest.Please be guided accordingly. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact your local sales office.