CUSTOMS WORKFLOW · ENS / ICS2 · OPERATOR HANDOFF
Choose the ENS system from the movement—not the habit.
Great Britain and Northern Ireland movements use different safety-and-security routes. Start with where the goods enter, then lock responsibility, timing, data and amendment ownership.
Use S&S GB for relevant imports into Great Britain and ICS2 for goods brought into Northern Ireland; submit the complete ENS on time and keep amendment and arrival responsibility explicit.
Move the job in order.
Each checkpoint produces evidence for the next person or system. A failed checkpoint stays visible.
- 01Choose the jurisdiction and system
Map the first place of entry and whether S&S GB or ICS2 applies.
- 02Name the responsible party
Carrier responsibility remains clear even when a third party prepares the declaration.
- 03Work backwards from arrival
Use the current mode-specific time limit and preserve the transport schedule.
- 04Submit and retain the MRN
Resolve validation failures and pass the accepted reference into the movement pack.
- 05Own amendments and arrival
Update material changes before arrival and complete the required ICS2 arrival/presentation notifications.
Inputs
- First place of entry
- Mode and route
- Carrier and filer
- Consignment/transport data
- Arrival schedule
Do not hand off green
- System choice is unclear
- Carrier has not authorised the filer
- Timing window is missed
- Diversion or material data changed
Six connected customs workflows.
Move between border, VAT, product-control, safety-and-security, payment and transit handoffs without losing the source trail.