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Aug 16, 2023 (newstodate): From July 2, 2023, the Tallinn-based software tech company Qstep has implemented EU´s new Import Control System 2 regulation for air cargo ground handling operations at Finland´s Helsinki Airport.
   Qstep thus now supports two out of three cargo handling agents, including ASR Cargo Center and Swissport Finland at the country's main air cargo hub.
   To enhance the protection of EU´s consumers and general cargo safety, the new EU customs advance cargo information system, ICS2, is now mandatory for all types of shipments delivered by air to the EU Member States from the outside.
   The ICS2 consists of several stages of shipment risk assessment including initial or advance risk assessment, known as PLACI or Preloading Advance Cargo Information submitted by overseas freight forwarder, as well new data elements in the Entry Summary Declaration, ENS, submitted by airlines to the customs authority and Presentation Notification, PN, submitted by cargo ground handlers upon the shipments' arrival at an EU airport.
   -Another deadline is already looming around the corner, when submitting ENS on a parcel shipment level will become mandatory from October 2, 2023. No doubt that the biggest challenge will come from e-commerce as all such B2C shipments must be declared on a parcel level, with hundreds or thousands of parcels shipped under one AWB, says Haiti Arendi, Qstep CEO.
   -Basically, the inability to handle data on a parcel level can result in a stoppage of e-commerce delivery to the end consumer. As a next step, we plan to offer parcel-level data handling capability to all members of the air cargo supply chain, including freight forwarders and airlines, enabling them to comply with ICS2 in a timely and efficient manner, says Mr Arendi.