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Change in Procedures for Transhipment Cargo into the European Union: Effective 1/1/2011 09/07/2010 Dear Valued Customer, As from 1st January 2011 all goods brought into the Customs territory of the European Union, regardless of their final destination, must be covered by an Entry Summary Declaration (ENS), which needs to be lodged at the Customs office of first entry, i.e. the first intended port of call within the Customs territory of the European Union. This means that all cargo, whether or not consigned to the EU must be declared, including cargo remaining on board. Intra-EU shipments will not be subject to an ENS unless these shipments are transhipped at a non-EU port. Timelines for submitting an ENS: 24 hours before loading for containerized cargo 4 hours before arrival for break-bulk 2 hours before arrival for short-sea The Customs port of first entry will perform a risk assessment on all cargo onboard the vessel, and can issue a “do not load” message. “Do not load” messages are only applicable for ENS’s which are submitted 24 hours before loading. This means that in case of short-sea and bulk (and break bulk) no “do not load” messages will be sent but Customs of first port of entry can decide that goods need to be unloaded at the first port of entry, in case any risk is found. At this stage no house BL information is required, master (Carrier) data is sufficient. According to the legislation customers / freight forwarders can file directly instead of the carrier but this needs to be done with the consent of the ocean carrier. MOL is developing an electronic solution to enable compliance with the legislation. Further details will be provided closer to the implementation date. Trade Management MOL South Africa Friday, July 09, 2010

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