- November 2024 update: Belgium customs have advised that the go-live date for NCTS5 is now December 9th 2024.
- October 2024 update: Belgium customs have recently confirmed that the go-live date for NCTS5 will now be the 2nd December 2024 and will be migrated as a big bang go live on this date, rather than having a migration period as previously planned.
- August 2024 update: Following a request from TAXUD, the NCTS5 migration must be scheduled earlier. A big-bang go-live on December 2, 2024 is anticipated, though not yet officially confirmed.
- June 2024 update: BE customs authorities have again announced new deadlines for NCTS5.
By the end of 2024, all member countries of the Common Transit Convention (CTC) are required to transfer to New Computerized Transit System (NCTS) Phase 5. This change will affect all users of our Customs Management solution who submit BE transit declarations (transfer and discharge movements) via the application.
Read all details of the changes implemented in NCTS Phase 5 in this Help Center article.
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BE Timescale for switching to NCTS5
Belgium will switch over to NCTS5 on December 9, 2024. This means that from that date, transit declarations will only be able to be completed on NCTS5.
At this time we are awaiting further information from Belgium customs regarding transit declarations that are made in NCTS4 before the migration and how they expect to handle these during switchover and information regarding the exact timings of the switchover.
There is a NCTS 5 Testing day for software suppliers scheduled for November 6th, we hope to be able to provide you with further information once this has taken place.
Make sure you are ready to move to NCTS5
Please take following steps to prepare for the migration at an early stage:
- Familiarize yourself with the technical and functional changes that will be implemented with NCTS5. Specifications can be found on the official BE customs website or, in future, here on our Help Center.
- When planning the migration, consider timing, resources, and staff training.
- Further information can be found at these Help Center links:
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November 2023 update: BE customs authorities have published an updated version of the MASP release schedule, officially confirming that they have delayed the implementation of NCTS P5. The new date for implementing NCTS P5 in Belgium will be March 30, 2024, with a subsequent transition period until June 30, 2024.
June 2024 update: BE customs authorities have again announced new deadlines for the go-live of NCTS5.
August 2024 update: Following a request from TAXUD, the NCTS5 migration must be scheduled earlier. A big-bang go-live on December 2, 2024 is anticipated, though not yet officially confirmed.
October 2024 update: Belgium customs have recently confirmed that the go-live date for NCTS5 will now be the 2nd December 2024 and will be migrated as a big bang go live on this date, rather than having a migration period as previously planned.
November 2024 update: Belgium customs have now stated that the go live for NCTS5 BE will now be 9th December 2024.
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