New ENS Rules: ASM Guides Users with Sequoia Training

Published: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Agency Sector Management (ASM) will provide guidance on Thursday, 5th December 2024, to support its users in completing Safety & Security Entry Summary (ENS) declarations for imports, a requirement for goods coming from the European Union (EU) to Great Britain (GB) from 31st January 2025.

The online session will provide an overview of Safety & Security GB functionality in ASM’s Customs software, Sequoia, guiding users through the transmission of Entry Summary declarations and sharing insight into what else businesses need to do to prepare for this important deadline.

“Whilst the legal responsibility for ensuring ENS declarations are submitted lies with the haulier, HMRC announced last month that it no longer intends to provide an online portal to submit these declarations,” said Simon Adams, Program Manager, ASM.

“Therefore, the requirement will likely significantly impact forwarders, who will have to submit Safety & Security declarations on the haulier’s behalf”.

“We have integrated Safety & Security functionality into our Sequoia software to ensure our users can comply with these new rules as easily as possible, but we recommend businesses take time to learn how to use it and what the implications are for their operations, particularly since the Government paused the Single Trade Window program and the Safety & Security portal that was part of it.

Currently, the UK applies a waiver for goods coming from the EU from Safety & Security Entry Summary declarations, but, as part of post-Brexit arrangements set out in the Border Target Operating Model, this will change from the end of January 2025.

ASM has added functionality to its Sequoia software to cover these additional requirements. The service is free of charge to existing ASM customers.

ASM customers can create, transmit, and amend ENS declarations in Sequoia. While the functionality is primarily aimed at road importers, it will be available for all import job modes (air, ocean, and road) and extend beyond imports from the EU.