EU Regulation 1875/2006 – Entry Summary Declaration (ENS)

29 Jun 2010

Dear Valued Customer,

We would like to inform you of impending EU requirements for inbound cargo on vessels which will come into effect on 31st December 2010.

1. Ocean container shipments from outside the EU .

APL will be responsible for the timely electronic transmission of the Entry Summary Declaration (ENS), and we will transmit one ENS per B/L or Seaway Bill.

ENS transmission must be carried out no later than 24 hours prior to start of the loading of vessels, from a non-EU load port, which are bound for an EU port. To comply with this regulation we will require complete and accurate shipping instructions. The documentation closing times is similar to other “advance manifest” 24 Hour Rules in locations such as USA, Canada or Mexico. Details of our SI closing times will be published on the APL web site:

http://www.apl.com/security/html/cutoffs.html

The transmission of ENS is mandatory for all cargo to be discharged in an EU port (including trans-shipment cargo) as well as FROB cargo (Foreign Cargo Remaining on Board), i.e. cargo which is discharged in a port outside the EU after the vessel has called at an EU port.

To enable the submission of an ENS, the following information is required in your shipping instructions:

• Full name and address of shipper and consignee
• Full name and address of notify party where goods are carried under a negotiable “to order” B/L
• Container number
• Goods description (general terms for example “consolidated cargo” or “general cargo” cannot be accepted)
• Minimally first four digits of the HS code.
• Number of packages
• Cargo gross weight
• Seal number
• UN dangerous goods code where applicable
• Method of payment in case of prepaid, for example “payment in cash”, “payment by cheque”, “electronic credit transfer”, etc.

The ENS will be sent to the Customs office of the first port of entry (first port of call) in the EU. This Customs office will carry out a security risk assessment. In the situation where a risk is identified, subsequent ports and port of loading will be informed:

Risk Type A = do not load
Risk Type B = interception of a suspicious shipment at the first port of entry
Risk Type C = interception of a suspicious shipment at the port of discharge

A written consent from APL is required when a freight forwarder wants to file the ENS.

2. Short Sea Container Traffic (example: St Petersburg to Rotterdam)

Apart from the conditions stated above, the following are to be fulfilled:

In each non-EU load port the transmission must be carried out no later than 2 hours before arrival at the first port of entry in the EU. The documentation closing times will be advised in due course and will be available at our web site:

http://www.apl.com/security/html/cutoffs.html
 
For short sea shipments there are two risk types:

Risk Type B = interception of a suspicious shipment at the first port of entry
Risk Type C = interception of a suspicious shipment at the port of discharge

We will provide timely updates as we come nearer to the implementation date of the new regulations.

The following links offer additional information on this topic:

EU Member States at a glance: http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/index_en.htm

HS codes:
http://www.wcoomd.org/home_wco_topics_hsoverviewboxes_tools_and_instruments_hsnomenclaturetable2007.htm

Please feel free to contact your local APL Sales or Customer Service representative should you have questions or require further information on this matter.

Yours Sincerely,