Import Electronic Filing (ACE, EU ICS2)

Quelle: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs-4/ics2_en

Import Electronic Filing is an electronic procedure for the pre-arrival submission of goods and associated security and customs data at the destination. In the US, it is handled through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE); in the EU, through the Import Control System 2 (ICS2).

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