UCC- Automated Import System (AIS) - inc. upcoming EUCDM and CCI upgrades

UCC – Automated Import System (AIS) V2 Future Release inc. EUCDM & CCI upgrades – Trader Guides (going live January 2026)

This page provides software providers and traders with documentation and guides on how to set up their IT systems. This will allow them to interact with Revenue’s Import System AIS V2.

UCC - Revised Annex B

The Revised Annex B (EUCDM) forms the basis for every customs declaration. It defines how to complete a declaration and outlines the specifications required for IT systems. The documentation provided below applies to AIS V2 and is based on the Union Customs Code (UCC) and primarily EUCDM V 6.2. AIS V2 will support Centralised Clearance of Import Phase 1 and Phase 2. The messages are mapped to the EUCDM with some minor deviations to allow for national requirements, these deviations are detailed in the documents below.

Technical Documents and Schemas

These are the documents and their associated schemas specifying the technical details for all XML messages to be sent to the customs import system. Find out more on ROS Web Service technical documents.

• AIS V2 (including CCI) Trader Guide
• AIS V2 (including CCI) Codelists
• AIS V2 (including CCI) Messages Exchanges
• AIS V2 (including CCI) Message Structure
• AIS V2 (including CCI) Business Rules and Conditions.

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