News / Tighter EU import requirements proving 'a challenge' for forwarders

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“Stricter Customs regulations” from the EU’s ICS2 will see “stricter enforcement”, Hapag-Lloyd has warned, and European forwarders “have encountered significant challenges”.  

From tomorrow, 1 April, the EU is ramping-up its Import Control System 2 (ICS2) – an advance cargo information system designed to improve supply chain security – on requirements for all non-EU imports.

It will become mandatory for all house-level filers (freight forwarders, importers, ground handling agents, etc) to connect to ICS2 and submit entry summary declarations (ENS), filings for ...