December 1, 2010

European Union Regulation 1875/2006 - Advance manifest - Update

Further to our previous customer advisories about the EU regulation 1875/2006, effective January 1st 2011, all ocean carriers are required to submit a list of legislation-defined data elements to EU Customs at a vessel's first EU port of call, at least 24 hours prior to cargo loading onboard the european union bound vessel. The regulation is applicable to all import cargo to or via any EU Port.

To comply with the EU regulation, customers are requested to provide complete and accurate shipping instruction before the shipping instruction closing time which will be announced and published on our website, as well as included in our booking acknowledgements/confirmations.

The mandatory data elements for an Entry Summary Declaration which must be included in your shipping instruction are:

• Full name and address (including postal code) of shippers and consignee
• Full name and address (including postal code) of notify party where the goods are carried under a negotiable "to order" bl
• container number
• Acceptable goods description in line with the EU guidelines on acceptable and unacceptable terms for the description of goods for exit and entry summary declaration (not necessary if the 4 digits HS code is provided)
• Preferably the first four digits of the HS code for each goods item. 6 Digit HS Code is recommended
• Cargo gross weight
• UN and Dangerous goods code where applicable
• Seal Number

To familiarize our customers with the new submission process, and to ensure the smooth transition before the official launch of the EU regulation effective from January 1st 2011, we would like to inform our customers about the following vessel voyage ENS requirements will be applicable under the EU regulation:

With the formal implementation of the EU Regulation, we would also like to advise that following ENS filing and amendment charge will be applied effective 1st January 2011: