Allivate introduces new digital product for EU shipping procedure NCTS5

The air cargo IT specialist allivate is rolling out a new digital product by the name of “Easy Transit” at Frankfurt Airport. It simplifies and expedites the launch of the EU NCTS5 transit procedure and is available immediately in the Cargo Community System FAIR@Link. The catalyst for the latest market launch are the more stringent requirements for all participants in the NCTS5 customs procedure. Over a quarter of imported freight at Frankfurt Airport is affected.

How the NCTS module works

The most significant changes in the new NCTS5 version include the declaration of shipments at goods item level using the 6-digit HS code. Thanks to the allivate solution “Easy Transit,” the time-consuming manual entry of additional data is no longer necessary. allivate Managing Director Martina Schikorr explains: “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."

The new service is available immediately in the DAKOSY customs software ZODIAK. In the next configuration phase, additional customs providers can be connected via a neutral interface. Two major freight forwarders have already integrated the module and are already using it to fully manage the NCTS5 customs process.

For Schikorr, the reports from the logistics sector confirm: “Without digitalization, 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."