European Union (EU) Regulation 1875/2006 –Advance Manifest – Implementation Update

Since the implementation of the EU Security Advance Manifest regulation from 1 January, 2011, OOCL has devoted our best effort to communicate with the EU customs authorities as well as our customers to ensure our compliance to the EU regulatory requirements while providing a smooth shipment process for our customers.  With the support from our valued customers, we are pleased to advise that during the first 2 months of the EU Security Advance Manifest operation, OOCL has achieved an overall acceptance ratio of over 99% from its relevant EU customs offices for our customs submissions. 

As it is expected that the EU regulation will be strictly enforced in the very near future, customers are reminded to provide complete and correct shipping instruction before documentation cutoff times as published on our website.  OOCL will not accept any incomplete or incorrect shipping instruction for customs submission.  We would like to advise that any late shipping instruction submissions may result in cargo not being loaded, cargo hold or potential levy of penalties.

Please visit the EU website at http://ec.europa.eu/ecip/security_amendment/procedures/index_en.htm and the FAQ posted on OOCL.COM for more information about the EU requirement.

If you would like to get more information about the EU customs regulation, please feel free to contact our local customer service representative.