New regulation requires information on its freight 24 hours before it is sent.

The big European shipping lineshave already warned their clients thatthey have to comply with the new European regulations otherwise they may face fines or find that their freight remains on land.

In terms of the new law introduced on 1 January of this year, the new European regulations demand that all the information relating to the freight be received at least 24 hours before the ship departs.

Since the introduction of the law a leniency period of six months was given to clients so that they could adapt themselves, however, from 1 July the clients shall have to fully comply with the law seeing that the Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) comes into force.
The IFW reported that the 24 hour period will allow the customs officials of the EU to make a complete assessment of the security risk before the goods enter the continent.

The compulsory ENS is applicable to all goods that enter the EU territory including freight which is transhipped through an EU port and even ships which do not have the EU as its final destination.