- NCTS Phase 6 has been deployed across the EU and Common Transit Convention countries, modernizing customs and transit procedures in 41 countries.
- Traders can now submit a transit declaration and pre-arrival safety/security data through one system, aligning transit processing with ICS2 import security requirements.
- Customs authorities may choose between an opt-out model (ENS filed separately in ICS2) and an opt-in model (ENS included in the transit declaration and linked to ICS2 processes).
- Only complete ENS declarations can be lodged with the transit declaration, and countries may switch from opt-out to opt-in later.
- The opt-in model is intended to speed clearance, reduce errors and administrative burden, and improve customs risk management and consignment traceability.
Source: taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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