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How will the Automated Import System (AIS) impact your business?

  1. Overview
  2. Importers
  3. Express carriers
  4. Air and sea carriers
  5. Customs agents
  6. Temporary Storage Facility (TSF) operators
  7. Information for software providers

Air and sea carriers

You must use AIS to submit the following electronic customs declarations to Revenue in respect of non-European Union (EU) goods:

  • Presentation Notification (PN/G3)
  • and
  • Temporary Storage Declaration (TSD/G4).

These declarations can be combined into one declaration.

The example below shows how air and sea carriers should manage their customs formalities.

  • Example

    A carrier transports goods from the United States to Ireland (which is the first point of entry into the EU).

    The following steps and systems should be used to complete the necessary customs formalities:

    Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) 

    The carrier lodges the ENS in the Import Control System within the required timelines. On acceptance of this ENS, the carrier will receive an MRN (Master Reference Number).

    PN and TSD (This has replaced the eManifest that was previously submitted) 

    The carrier lodges a combined PN and TSD message in the AIS referencing the MRN of the ENS. This will inform the Customs authorities that the goods are available for inspection and are in temporary storage.

    On acceptance of this message, the carrier will receive an MRN for this combined message. A copy of the combined message and its MRN should be provided to the temporary storage operator.

The following presentations provide useful information for carriers:

If you have any queries in relation to these presentations, please contact Revenue at ucc-cmu@revenue.ie.

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Published: 31 January 2024 Print this page

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