Customs procedures worldwide are subject to constant change. The resulting adaptations also affect the operation of our systems or the related services. Your cooperation is essential for a successful changeover. You will need to make some preparations and invest some manual effort during the transition period.
In order to keep track of planned changes to the national customs systems and their customs procedures, we provide you with an overview of all upcoming changes here.
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Overview of changes to customs declarations
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Overview of changes to customs declarations
| Start of the migration | End of the migration | Country | Process | Change | Information and instructions for the changeover |
| April 01, 2025 | ICS2 derogations agreed by the EU: Those countries who applied for derogation and are not doing S&S with NCTS6 (including the UK) must go live by 31 Dec 2025. Those which are doing S&S with NCTS6 must go live by June 2026. | EU and UK | ICS2 | ICS2 Release 3 | Further information regarding ICS2 |
| Q2 2026 | tbd | Netherlands | Import & Export |
DMS version 1.41 DECO Version 2.10 |
Changes in Dutch customs systems |
| February 12, 2026 | EMCS | FS4.2 | |||
| May 16, 2026 | NL | NCTS | NCTS 6 Phase 2 | Information will follow | |
| June 01, 2026 | UK | NCTS | NCTS 6 Phase 2 | Information will follow | |
| tbd | BE | NCTS | NCTS 6 Phase 2 | Awaiting information from customs |
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