1.UCC Registered Exporter System (REX)

The project aims to make available up-to-date information on registered exporters established in Generalised Scheme of Preference (GSP) countries exporting goods to the Union. The system is trans-European and also includes data about EU economic operators, for the purpose of supporting exports to GSP countries. The required data was inserted into the system in a gradual manner until 31 December 2017.

2.UCC Binding Tariff Information (BTI)

The project aims to provide an upgrade of the existing trans-European EBTI-3 system to ensure the following:

1. (a)

   alignment of the EBTI-3 system with UCC requirements;

2. (b)

   extension of under-surveillance-required declaration data;

3. (c)

   monitoring of the compulsory BTI usage;

4. (d)

   monitoring and management of BTI extended usage.

The project is implemented in two phases.

The first phase (step 1) provides functionality to gradually receive the UCC-required declaration dataset from 1 March 2017 until the implementation of the projects listed in points 10 (by 1 December 2023 at the latest) and 14 (by 31 December 2022 at the latest). Step 2 fulfils the BTI usage control obligation on the basis of the newly required declaration dataset and the alignment with the customs decisions process.

The second phase implements the electronic form of the BTI application and decision, and provides economic operators with a harmonised trader interface to submit the BTI application and receive the BTI decision electronically.

3.UCC Customs Decisions

The project aims to harmonise the processes for applications for a customs decision, decision-making and decision management through standardisation and electronic management of application and decision/authorisation data across the Union. The project relates to national and multi-Member State decisions defined by the Code, and covers system components developed centrally at Union level and integration with national components where Member States opt for these. This trans-European system facilitates consultation during the decision-making process and the management of the authorisation process.

4.Direct trader access to the European Information Systems (Uniform User Management & Digital Signature)

The goal of this project is to provide working solutions for direct and harmonised trader access as a service for user-to-system interfaces, to be integrated into the electronic customs systems as defined in the specific UCC projects. The Uniform User Management and Digital Signature will be integrated into the portals of the systems concerned, and includes support for identity, access and user management compliant with the necessary security policies.

The first deployment took place alongside the UCC Customs Decisions system.

This technical authentication and user management solution will subsequently be made available for use in other UCC projects such as the UCC Binding Tariff Information (BTI), UCC Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) upgrade, UCC Proof of Union Status (PoUS) and the UCC Information Sheets (INF) for Special Procedures. See the different projects for the dates of deployment.

5.UCC Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) upgrade

The project aims to improve the business processes related to AEO applications and authorisations, taking into account changes to the legal provisions of the UCC.

In the first phase, the project aims to implement major improvements to the AEO system as part of the harmonisation of the customs decision-making procedure.

In the second phase, the project implements the electronic form of the AEO application and decision, and provide economic operators with a harmonised interface to submit the AEO application and receive the AEO decision electronically. The upgraded system is deployed in two releases: part 1 for the submission of the AEO application and the decision-making process, and part 2 for the other subsequent processes.

6.UCC Economic Operator Registration and Identification System upgrade (EORI 2)

This project aims to provide a minor upgrade of the existing trans-European EORI system that enables the registration and identification of Union and third-country economic operators and persons other than economic operators that are active in customs matters in the Union.

7.UCC Surveillance 3

This project aims to provide an upgrade of the Surveillance 2+ system to ensure its alignment with UCC requirements such as the standard exchange of information via electronic data processing techniques and the establishment of the functionalities needed for processing and analysing the full surveillance dataset obtained from Member States.

It includes further data mining capabilities and reporting functionalities, therefore, which will be made available to the Commission and Member States.

Full implementation of this project is dependent on the projects listed in points 10 (by 1 December 2023 at the latest) and 14 (by 31 December 2022 at the latest). The date of deployment of this system has to be defined by the Member States as part of their national plans.

8.UCC Proof of Union Status (PoUS)

The project aims to create a new trans-European system to store, manage and retrieve the Proofs of Union Status T2L/F and the customs goods manifest (issued by a non-authorised issuer).

As implementation of the customs goods manifest is to be linked to the European Maritime Single Window, this part of the project will be covered under a separate phase.

9.UCC New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) upgrade

The aim of this project is to align the existing trans-European NCTS system with the new UCC.

Component 1—‘NCTS Phase 5’: the aim of this phase is to align the NCTS system with the new UCC requirements except in safety and security data elements in transit customs declarations of goods brought into the customs territory of the Union.

It covers the registration of ‘en route’ events and the alignment of information exchanges with UCC data requirements, and the upgrade and development of interfaces with other systems.

Component 2—‘NCTS Phase 6’: the aim of this phase is to implement the specific new requirements for safety and security data elements in transit customs declarations of goods brought into the customs territory of the Union resulting from project 17 (UCC ICS2). The scope and implementation solution will be agreed during the project initiation phase.

10.UCC Automated Export System (AES)

This project aims to implement the UCC requirements for export and exit.

Component 1 —‘Trans-European AES’. The aim of the project is to further develop the existing trans-European Export Control System in order to implement a full AES that will cover the business requirements for processes and data brought about by the UCC, including the coverage of simplified procedures and centralised clearance for export. It is also intended to cover the development of harmonised interfaces with the Excise Movement System (EMCS) and NCTS. As such, the AES will enable the full automation of export procedures and exit formalities. The AES covers parts to be developed centrally and nationally, including the national components in which the export declaration is lodged and processed and which enable the subsequent exchange of information with the customs office of exit via the common components of the AES.

Component 2 —‘National Export Systems upgrade’. In a process outside the scope of the AES but closely linked, separate national systems are to be upgraded for specific national elements related to export and/or exit formalities. Where these elements do not impact on the common domain for AES, they can be covered under this component.

11.UCC Information Sheets (INF) for Special Procedures

The aim of this project is to develop a new trans-European system to support and streamline the INF data management processes and the electronic handling of INF data in the Special Procedures domain.

12.UCC Special Procedures

This project aims to accelerate, facilitate and harmonise Special Procedures across the Union by providing common business process models. The national systems will implement all UCC changes required for customs warehousing, end-use, temporary admission, inward and outward processing.

This project will be implemented in two parts.

Component 1 —‘National SP EXP’. Provides the required national electronic solutions for export-related special procedures activities.

Component 2 —‘National SP IMP’. Provides the required national electronic solutions for import-related special procedures activities.

Implementation of these projects will take place through the projects listed in points 10 and 14.

13.UCC Notification of Arrival, Presentation Notification and Temporary Storage

The goal of this project is to define the processes for Notification of Arrival of the means of transport, Presentation of the goods (Presentation Notification) and Declaration for Temporary Storage as described in the UCC and to support harmonisation in this respect across the Member States as regards the data exchange between trade and customs.

The project covers the automation of processes at national level.

14.UCC National Import Systems upgrade

The project aims to implement all process and data requirements deriving from the UCC which relate to the import domain (and which are not covered by one of the other projects defined in the work programme). It relates mainly to the changes in the ‘Release for free circulation’ procedure (standard procedure + simplifications), but also covers the impact arising from other system migrations. This project relates to the national import domain covering national customs declaration processing systems as well as other systems such as national accountancy and payment systems.

15.UCC Centralised Clearance for Import (CCI)

This project aims to allow goods to be placed under a customs procedure using centralised clearance, allowing economic operators to centralise their business from a customs viewpoint. The processing of the customs declaration and the physical release of the goods should be coordinated between the related customs offices. It concerns a trans-European system containing components developed centrally and nationally.

The project will be implemented in two phases.

Phase 1: this phase will cover the combination of centralised clearance with standard customs declarations and with simplified customs declarations and the respective supplementary declarations (regularising one simplified customs declaration). In addition it will cover the placing of goods under the following customs procedures: release for free circulation, customs warehousing, inward processing and end-use. Finally, for the type of goods this phase will cover all types of goods with the exception of excise goods and goods subject to common agricultural policy measures.

Phase 2: this phase will cover everything that is not covered by phase 1, namely the combination of centralised clearance with customs declarations through an entry in the declarant’s records and the respective supplementary declarations, supplementary declarations regularising more than one simplified customs declaration, the placing of goods under the temporary admission procedure, and excise goods and goods subject to common agricultural policy measures.

16.UCC Guarantee Management (GUM)

This project aims to ensure the effective and efficient management of the different types of guarantees.

Component 1 —‘GUM’: The trans-European system will cover the management of the comprehensive guarantees that may be used in more than one Member State, and the monitoring of the reference amount for each customs declaration, supplementary declaration or appropriate information on the particulars needed for the entry in the accounts of existing customs debts for all customs procedures as provided for in the Union Customs Code, except Transit, which is handled as part of the NCTS project.

Component 2 —‘National Guarantee Management’: In addition, the electronic systems existing at national level to manage the guarantees valid in one Member State are to be upgraded.

17.UCC Import Control System 2 (ICS2)

The aim of this programme is to strengthen pre-arrival safety and security of goods entering the Union by implementing the new UCC requirements regarding the lodging and treatment of entry summary declarations (ENS), namely the provision of ENS data in more than one submission and/or by different persons and the exchange of that data and the risk analysis results among the customs authorities. The ICS2 will lead to a complete new architecture and phased replacement of the existing trans-European ICS system.

The programme will be implemented in three releases.

Release 1: as a first phase, this release will cover the obligation on the relevant economic operators (postal operators and express carriers in air transport) to provide the minimum data, i.e. ENS pre-loading dataset.

Release 2: as a second phase, this release will cover the implementation of complete new ENS obligations, related business and risk management processes for all the goods in air traffic.

Release 3: as a third phase, this release will cover the implementation of complete new ENS obligations, related business and risk management processes for all goods in maritime and inland waterways and road and rail traffic (this includes goods in postal consignments transported in these means of transport).