Import Filing: ATLAS - Changes with the changeover to ATLAS 10.1

• AEB is already delivering the changes for ATLAS 10.1 with this service pack.

  These changes will only become visible to you with the changeover to ATLAS 10.1, which is expected to take place in the third quater of 2024.

  AEB will inform you of the exact time in good time using the AEB messages in your application.

Reference number replaced by LRN, MRN is now assigned by customs

From the changeover to ATLAS 10.1, the reference number in various customs messages will be replaced by the LRN. The fields have been renamed accordingly to Import Filing: ATLAS.

Customs now also assigns an MRN as a registration number for imports. To ensure compatibility with older versions and certain process areas, a registration number in the previous format is often assigned in addition to the MRN. If this is available, Import Filing: ATLAS will also display it for you.

In overviews, you can search for both the new MRN and the old registration number in the filter chip for the registration number.

New customs message for ATLAS control notifications

ATLAS 10.1 adds the new customs message E_ENS_CTL, the ATLAS control notification. This message informs you about planned control measures after the presentation of a consignment for which a summary declaration (SumA) has already been submitted.

The recipient of this message is the custodian of the consignment. If there are different parties involved, the message is also sent to the authorized person, the representative, and the party presenting goods to customs.

Implementation in Import Filing: ATLAS
Incoming customs messages E_ENS_CTL (ATLAS control notification) can be found under Import – Other messages – Control notifications. In an opened control notification, the Controls sheet contains the individual planned control measures.

Here, you also have the option of opening and viewing the data of the object to which the control measures relate using the corresponding buttons.

EZA FV (free circulation): changes to payment and deferment types

You can only enter the following values in the Payment method field:

A – Cash payment
C – Check
D – Other (e.g. direct debit from the account of a customs agent)
E – Deferred payment
F – Deferment of payment of customs duties or a national procedure to that effect
G – Deferral of payment of VAT (Article 23 of the Sixth VAT Directive) and direct entry in the accounts under Article 248 of the CCIP

If the EU code field contains the value “F49” (low-value consignments) in at least one of the items, you may only select one “E” or “G” as the payment method.

The specification of a deferment type is only permitted and required for payment methods “E”, “F”, and “G”.

Changes in NEE assessments

You will continue to receive the SRATAX message from customs for your NEE assessments (post-clearance recovery, refund, or exemption). You can find the NEE assessments received in the Office under Import – Declarations – NEE assessments. ATLAS 10.1 leads to various changes here.

Changes at header level:

• On the Duties/taxes sheet – Deferment information field group, you will then only find the account number.
  The Deferment type, Type of application, Code letters, and Party making deferment fields will be removed with ATLAS 10.1.

Changes at item level:

• The Decisive date field was moved from the Calculation bases sheet to the Basic data sheet, General information field group.
• The D.V.1 Information sheet is hidden for low-value consignments.
• For low-value consignments, the following information is specified on the Calculation bases sheet in addition to the Commodity code, Tax reduction, and Import turnover tax value (EUSt rate):
  • Value of the item of the consignment
  • Transport charges to the final destination for the entire consignment to which this item belongs
  • Transport charges to the final destination for this item of the consignment

Changes to the PDF of the NEE assessment:

• If an MRN is available, a combination with the registration number is always specified: “MRN (registration number)”.
• Low-value consignments: If data is available about this, it is indicated with the items.
  In this case, the calculation bases and D.V.1 information are hidden.

SumA item: new fields for previous document type “N355”

With ATLAS 10.1, the following requirements have been changed on the Transport sheet for items of summary declarations in which the previous document type “N355” is selected (entry summary declaration – EAS2):

• Transporter: Must only be filled in if the transport document (single consignment) contains the type of document “N703” or “N740”.
• Container number: May only be specified if the MRN (ESumA) field on the Item sheet, Entry summary declaration field group, contains a value.
• Receptacle: May only be specified if the fields in the field group Transport document (single consignment) do not contain any values.
• Transport document (collective consignment): If one of the contained fields is filled, the other must also be filled.
• Transport document (single consignment): May only be specified if the Receptacle field does not contain a value. If one of the contained fields is filled, the other must also be filled.

“Input tax deduction” field omitted for inward processing

In customs declarations for inward processing, the Input tax deduction field on the Basic data sheet, Addresses field group will be removed with the changeover to ATLAS 10.1.