Update of the New Computerised Transit System, NCTS

Our current transit procedures are being adapted to the requirements in the Union Customs Code. Release 5 with transitional rules of the NCTS will apply throughout 2024. By the end of 2024, all countries should have moved to Release 5 of the NCTS.

During the transitional period of Release 5 of the NCTS, a Transit Accompanying Document (TAD/TSAD) with the same layout as a TAD for Release 4 of the NCTS should be used.

The specifications in the following document provide guidelines for the TAD during the transition period. As a transit declaration in Release 5 of the NCTS contains more data than a declaration in Release 4, all data will not be printed during the transition period.

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NCTS, Release 5

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