The EU’s ICS2: Soon also required for rail

After aviation, maritime shipping and inland shipping, road and rail will soon also be subject to the EU’s Import Control System 2 (ICS2) requirements. This has implications for economic operators that import goods to the EU, Norway, Switzerland and Northern Ireland: they will need to submit data about the transported goods to a new system prior to arrival at the EU’s customs authorities.

The new requirement to submit an Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) to ICS2 for rail imports goes into effect ahead of the phasing out of ICS1. ICS2 will be mandated from 1 September 2025 for rail carriers, and ICS1 will be phased out entirely by t…