DG TAXUD

Harmonised Trader Interface Specifications

ICS2

Date: 23/05/2022

Doc. Version: 2.02

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1Introduction

1.1Purpose

This document describes the scope, structure and the content of the ICS2 Harmonised Trader Interface Specifications.

It also serves as a release note of the new version 2.02 of the HTI package.

1.2Scope

This document covers Harmonised Trader Interface Specifications.

1.3Target Audience

The intended audience for this document are the representatives of the Member States and trade, any person involved in ICS2 project.

1.4Structure of this document

The present document contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 1 – Introduction: describes the scope and the objectives of the document;

• Chapter 2 –Scope of the : explains the scope of the CFSS.

• Chapter 3 – Error! Reference source not found.: describes the structure of the CFSS and content of each artefact.

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1.5Reference and applicable documents

1.5.1Reference Documents

Table 1: Reference documents

1.6Abbreviations and Acronyms

Table 2: Abbreviations and acronyms

2Scope of the HTI specifications

ICS2 Harmonised Trader Interface Specifications cover:

• Lodgement and registration of the ENS filings (full or partial) and Arrival notifications via the Trader Interface;

• Exchanges of requests, responses and notifications between the economic operators and Customs administrations;

• Processing of the referrals;

• Consultation of the ENS;

• Invalidation and amendment of ENS filings;

Not in scope of CFSS:

• Specifications for the customs declarations containing ENS particulars as per Art. 130 UCC;

• ENS filing for postal items on other modes of transport than air;

• ENS filing for express consignments on other modes of transport than air.

3Structure and content of the HTI specifications

ICS2 HTI Specifications are provided as a package of documents covering different artefacts of the system specifications. The documents are describes below.

3.1Definitions

Definitions document [R01] provides definitions of the terms used in ICS2 project. These definitions apply to all other related documents.

3.2Business Process Description document

Functional system specifications for the EU Customs IT systems are developed using the EU Customs BPM methodology. EU Customs BPM provides different views depending on level of detail that is relevant for the reader:

• L1 and L2 BPM give an overview of all customs business domains (core processes and enabling processes) and global business data and define the interaction between them,

• L2 and L3 BPM give an overview of the process steps and tasks (legal requirements) as defined by the UCC legislation,

• L4 BPM provides Functional Specifications/ Requirements.

Business Process Description document [R02] provides an end-to-end business process of entry of goods into the EU including the risk analysis and control.

This is a new Level 3.5 of the EU Customs BPM, which is IT system agnostic. It depicts the actual business process, including all the actors and their roles in the process. BPM L3.5 is in between the Level 3, which shows the legal process as defined in the UCC DA and IA, and Level 4, which shows the same process from an IT system perspective.

BPM L3.5 consists of High level overview and 7 sub-processes that provide a detailed overview of the ICS2 business process.

3.3BPM L4 Process Description

BPM L4 Process Description document [R03] provides a mapping of the business process and data to the IT system components.

There are 3 components of the ICS2:

• Trader interface

• Common Repository

• National Entry Systems

BPM L4 depicts the process at TI component, interface with CR as well as information exchanges between the 2 components. The process is depicted through the sequence of the system tasks and exchanges of messages. There is 1 Master process and 8 underlying sub-processes.

BPM L4 also provides 1 supporting process which will offer additional functionality to the economic operators, such as consultation for specific ENS filings by the economic operators.

3.4Information exchange specifications

Information exchange specifications document [R04] consists of the main document and underlying documents per IE.

These specifications cover the structure and the content of all the messages to be exchanged between the system components.

The document covers External domain IEs to be exchanged between the Economic operator and Customs administration via the TI.

There are 84 IE specified.

3.5Rules and Conditions

Rules and Conditions document [R05] provides rules and conditions that apply to the data elements in the messages.

3.6Code lists

Code lists document [R06] provides lists of codes that are used for coded data elements in the messages.

The code lists are specified for information only. Actual code lists will be maintained in CS/RD2 and TARIC and will be made available to the economic operators via DDS.

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