Source: Fraport AG
Frankfurt air cargo software provider Allivate has launched a new product in response to recently implemented changes to European Union (EU) customs data requirements.
The EU recently implemented phase five of its New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) to align information exchanges with Union Customs Code (UCC) data requirements and upgrade and synchronise interfaces with other systems.
The most significant changes in the new NCTS5 version include the declaration of shipments at goods item level using the six-digit HS code.
In response, Allivate released its “Easy Transit” product on the Fair @Link Cargo Community System to reduce the need to manually enter the six-digit code.
The software firm, which is a joint venture between airport operator Fraport and software company Dakosy, said that a quarter of imported freight at Frankfurt Airport is affected by the rule changes.
Allivate managing director Martina Schikorr said: “Users simply upload the AWB numbers from their shipments to the Fair@Link Cargo Community System.
“All the necessary information is compiled there. The transit procedure has already been automatically filled in when it is opened in the customs software. Only the information about the driver, truck and seal need to be added.
“Without digitalisation, the changeover entails considerably more work. There is also the risk that shipments can be denied customs clearance if the new requirements are not complied with or are implemented incorrectly.”
The company said that two major freight forwarders are already integrated with the module and are using it to fully manage the NCTS5 process.
