ICS2 is an abbreviation for Import Control System 2, a system introduced to improve import customs procedures within the European Union. Without compliance with this system, goods cannot be exported to the European Union. Japanese companies shipping goods to the European Union must be ICS2 compliant. This article explains ICS2 in detail and why Japanese companies need to comply when shipping goods to the European Union.
ICS2 IS A SYSTEM INTRODUCED TO IMPROVE IMPORT CUSTOMS PROCEDURES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION. ICS2 ALLOWS CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ON GOODS TO BE IMPORTED IN ADVANCE AND TO PROCESS THEM BEFORE THEY ARRIVE. THIS REDUCES DELAYS IN IMPORT PROCEDURES AND PREVENTS THE IMPORTATION OF UNAUTHORIZED GOODS.
JAPANESE COMPANIES DELIVERING GOODS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION MUST BE ICS2 COMPLIANT; WITHOUT ICS2 COMPLIANCE, GOODS CANNOT BE EXPORTED TO THE EUROPEAN UNION. SPECIFICALLY, INFORMATION REGARDING THE GOODS TO BE EXPORTED MUST BE PROVIDED IN ADVANCE. IN ADDITION, IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE AND STREAMLINE THE CUSTOMS PROCESS, GOODS MUST BE REGISTERED IN ICS2 BEFORE THEY CAN BE DELIVERED TO THE EUROPEAN UNION. THIS ALLOWS THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GOODS IN ADVANCE AND FACILITATES THE IMPORT PROCESS.
EORI NUMBERS ARE REQUIRED FOR IMPORT AND EXPORT OPERATIONS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND ARE NECESSARY FOR JAPANESE COMPANIES SHIPPING GOODS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION. WITHOUT AN EORI NUMBER, CUSTOMS PROCEDURES MAY BE DELAYED AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO INQUIRIES FROM CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES.
IN THIS ARTICLE, WE EXPLAINED ICS2 IN DETAIL AND EXPLAINED WHY JAPANESE COMPANIES NEED TO TAKE ACTION WHEN SHIPPING GOODS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION. WE ALSO EXPLAINED WHY AN EORI NUMBER IS NECESSARY. IT IS NECESSARY FOR JAPANESE COMPANIES TO COMPLY WITH ICS2 WHEN SHIPPING GOODS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO OBTAIN AN EORI NUMBER.