The Automated Export System (AES) will change on 15 December 2025 at 12:00 am (midnight).
This happens because the European Union (EU) will move from the AES Transition Period to the AES Post-Transition Period.From that date, all EU Member States (lidstaten) will work under the AES Post-Transition rules. These changes are needed to make that possible.
Do you bring goods from outside the EU into the European Customs Union? Then you will have to deal with Import Control System 2 (ICS2), the new declaration system for the Entry process. From 1 December 2025, you will no longer be able to submit Entry Summary Declarations (ENS) via ICS1 (DMF). This will only be possible via ICS2.
Does your maritime company have an authorisation to operate a regular shipping service (RSS)? If so, from 1 October 2025 at the latest, your company will no longer be required to file a Temporary Storage Declaration (TSD) for Union goods unloaded in Dutch ports.
Are you a maritime carrier transporting goods from outside the EU into the European Customs Union? From 4 December 2024, you must submit your Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) via the Import Control System 2 (ICS2).
Do you export goods that leave the European Union (EU)? If so, you deal with the Automated Export System (AES): the new declaration system for the Exit from the EU process that replaces the Export Control System (ECS). In anticipation of the ECS closure, ARX messages and EXS messages cannot be sent starting 1 December 2024.
On Tuesday, 29 October, from 8 am, you will no longer be able to submit transport declarations using NCTS phase 4. From 4 pm, you can use NCTS phase 5 (DVA) for these declarations.
Do you have a maritime business and do you unload goods from outside of the EU at Dutch seaports? If so, you can continue using the old TSD until 1 April 2025. This means that until this date you can file Temporary Storage Declarations using SDT message after filing an ENS in ICS2. This will help ensure a smooth transition to ICS2 for your business.
Since 1 July 2024, you must submit declarations for medicines and active substances differently. You are now required to always include a document code, and, if necessary, also the authorisation or registration number. This new requirement also applies to veterinary pharmaceuticals as defined in Article 4, Section 1, of Regulation (EU) 2019/6.
In December 2022 the EU regulation establishing the European Union Single Window Environment for Customs (Regulation (EU) No 2022/2399) came into effect. This regulation aims to simplify the processing of information for non-customs formalities. This allows companies to act internationally in a quick and easy manner. Additionally it improves security within the European Union (EU), because non-customs formalities are checked in a uniform manner. EU-CSW-CERTEX (CERTEX) will be implemented during the 1st fase.
From 1 July 2024 you will no longer be able to file new declarations in AGS. There are 2 exemptions: for Entry of Data in the Declarant’s Records (EIDR) authorisation holders and for declarations up to € 1.000 in Venue.
