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SAFE via conex™

SAFE via conex™ the solution for the management of safety and security declarations and the exchange of electronic messages with customs administrations.

EU ICS 1 : 

The SAFE via conex™ software solution - ICS1 has made it possible to manage advance security declarations for goods imported into the EU since the security regulation came into force 12 years ago.

EU ICS2 :

The SAFE via conex™ ICS2 software solution is the new version based on the new ICS2 regulations, the purpose of which is to improve the quality of security declarations related to goods imported into the EU.


SAFE via conex™ currently covers the European Import Control System (ICS1) for all modes of transport (until ICS2 progressively takes its place) with 25 Member States supported directly.  Since the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU, SAFE via conex™ also supports the requirements of the new British security system, GB S&S.

Our SAFE via conex™ solution, updated for ICS2, enables the communication of advance cargo information for safety and security risk analysis for all transport modes, including air, maritime, road, rail and inland waterways.

ICS2 is made up of several versions, called Release 1, Release 2 and Release 3 (see our FAQ for details).

The version currently being deployed, ICS2 R2, applies to air movements. These movements are particularly affected by a number of new rules, as follows:


WHAT'S CHANGED?

ICS 1 ICS 2

Single filer

Multiple filers

ENS filed after aircraft loaded

Pre-loading ENS dataset including
PLACI data

Single ENS declaration 

Multiple message combinations,
pre-loading and pre-arrival datasets

No DNL for air, possible controls
upon arrival

Referrals: RfI, RfS, DNL

Goods description or 4-character
commodity code

Must have 6-character commodity
code (HS)


 

ICS Import Control System SOLUTION


WHO WHAT HOW
All operators concerned by the mandatory security declaration for goods entering the European Union. Electronic exchanges with the EU customs administrations: Entry Summary declaration (ENS), Amendment and Diversion requests and Arrival Notification as well as the transmission of Movement Reference Numbers (MRN), Do Not Load (DNL) notifications. Electronic exchanges via the secure CONEX communication platform - Data entry via a WEB APPLICATION, Full EDI data recovery.

PEACE OF MIND FOR YOUR SECURITY MESSAGES ACROSS EUROPE

The Import Control System is the electronic security declaration management system for the importation of goods into the European Union customs territory. This security and anti-terrorism regulation allows EU customs administrations to perform risk analyses on goods entering the EU customs territory. These controls are performed on data provided in the Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) which must be transmitted electronically. The ENS declaration must be transmitted to the customs administration of the country of first entry into the EU, within time limits which vary depending on the mode of transport (air, sea, road).

SAFE via conex™ - ICS via conex™
A PAN-EUROPEAN SOLUTION

The ICS via conex™platform communicates directly with European Union Member State systems. Our solution allows you to draw up and transmit the various ICS-related messages required by the EU security regulations, as well as to receive the response messages from the EU MS customs administration systems. ICS via conex™ removes the burden of all the regulatory, technical and linguistic constraints of dealing with each EU Member States as our solution has already taken care of the complexities of national regulatory interpretations of the EU rules and the different IT protocols and message formats.

Whether in EDI or WEB APPLICATION mode, ICS  via conex™ is a single solution for all countries covered and regardless of the size of your volumes.


THE VARIOUS ELECTRONIC EXCHANGES

- ENS (ENtry Summary) security declaration

- Amendment and Diversion Requests

- Arrival Notification

- MRN : Movement Reference Number

- Do Not Load

 

POST-BREXIT RoRo FLOWS, UNITED KINGDOM> EUROPE

As of 1st January 2021, carriers are required to submit a safety/security declaration for all goods from the United Kingdom arriving in the European Union customs territory. This Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) falls within the framework of the European Union’s security regulation and the Import Control System (ICS).

Connected directly to European customs administration servers thanks to CONEX’s regulatory, technical and technological competences, the SAFE via conex™ ICS solution is your Safety / Security declaration one-stop-shop.


 

ONE-STOP
SHOP

A unified solution compliant with EU Member State systems and without the use of intermediaries.

REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE

Safety / Security data coherence checks

DATA
INTEGRITY

through data transfer reducing manual data entry

CUSTOMS
TRANSIT

in connection with the CUSTOMS via conex™ solution.

INTERFACE
MOBILITY

SaaS mode application accessible on PC, tablet, smartphone.