Tuesday, December 14, 2010

INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES HELPS CARRIERS

MEET EU’S NEW IMPORT REQUIREMENTS

 

13 December 2011

 

Effective1 January 2011, all carriers of goods entering the EU, Switzerland and Norway, will be obliged to pre-alert Customs authorities of goods arriving or transiting the Union by providing an Advance Cargo Declaration (ACD).

 

This must be done through the Import Control System (ICS) which is adopted by all EU member states. However, unlike the USA’s Automated Manifest System where the ACD is made through a single portal, those in the EU will have to file the ACD through the individual countries’ Customs authorities, giving this system a unique complexity.

 

Inchcape Shipping Services is the first shipping agent to offer its customers a first class solution covering all filing requirements throughout the EU including Norway & Switzerland.

 

In view of the nature of the filing requirements, which have deadlines as short as two hours before arrival, ISS is setting up a central hub manned by experienced ISS personnel. This hub will be operational 24/7 to ensure that we cover our global customers’ needs, when they need it.

 

For further information and a specific, tailor-made offer for these services, the specialist ISS team can be contacted on e-mail: EUICSTeam@iss-shipping.com

 

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Note:

Inchcape Shipping Services is the world's leading marine services provider. Through its proprietary network of some 255 offices employing over 3,500 people across 66 territories, ISS provides its customers with an unparalleled global resource delivered locally and tailored to each customer’s individual needs.

Its diversified customer base includes clients across the oil, cruise, container and bulk commodity sectors as well as serving naval, government and inter-governmental clients. Additionally, ISS provides landside commercial and humanitarian logistics, transit, offshore support and other associated marine services.

The Company also provides a growing range of outsourcing services. These include global crew and marine spares logistics; port agency management and commercial representation; and sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning solutions through its subsidiary ShipNet and associated services.


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