EMCS Filing (UK): Fallback Procedure for EMCS submissions

In the event of a disruption in communication with UK Customs, you can report UK EMCS declarations using the fallback procedure.

The EMCS movement (submission) must have a status of either “Complete” or “Sent.”

1. Open the EMCS movement (submission).
2. In the Assistant pane click Start fallback procedure, or select it from the Submission menu, then click Start fallback procedure to confirm.
3. The Fallback procedure tab will appear, containing a copy of the original EMCS movement (submission), from which you can print the fallback document.
4. Open the copied fallback movement. The ticket number you received from UK Customs or AEB can be entered in the Additional data tab.
5. Go to the Documents tab. Here you can modify the fallback document if necessary and print it via the Print/Preview button.

Completing the fallback procedure in EMCS Filing (UK)

You must submit the e-AD draft electronically to UK Customs as soon as EMCS is available again.

Prerequisite: Late submission is only possible if you have completed the printing of the fallback document. The copied movement in the fallback procedure is assigned the status “Fallback printed.”  

1. Open the EMCS movement (submission) with the status “Deferred message necessary.”
2. Use the wizard to send the N_EAD_SUB message (e-AD draft) to UK Customs.