IES, Traxon roll out EU compliance data hub

IES, Traxon roll out EU compliance data hub    Software and electronic communication providers IES Ltd. and Traxon Europe are cooperating to provide seamless electronic data exchange between freight forwarders and airlines within the European Union.
   This has become especially important since many airlines require master and house air waybill information in electronic format from forwarders to comply with EU customs regulations implemented earlier this year.
   'IES and Traxon Europe have created an extensive data-driven network for EU ICS (Import Control System) compliance,” said Andrew Bullen, IES president and chief executive officer, in a statement. 'In this scenario, the combined IES-Traxon network acts as a 'data hub' at the center of ICS connectivity.
   'Users interface with the IES Air Export software product that guides them through the data entry process. Next, the data is automatically routed to Traxon and then on to the carriers,' Bullen said.

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   ICS is the mandatory electronic customs procedure for import shipments into the European Union designed to improve security by providing advance cargo information. It requires detailed data on goods to be submitted electronically and prior to arrival. The new regulations have come into effect in all 27 EU member states, Norway and Switzerland in order to facilitate risk analysis by local customs authorities.
   'Traxon provides a single gateway to all European customs authorities supporting electronic customs,' said Felix Keck, managing director for Traxon Europe. 'Our service facilitates the automatic handling of all messages to and from local customs via one EDI interface.'
   Traxon Air Cargo Customs (ACC) Europe creates the entry summary declaration (ENS), arrival notification and diversion request based on standard EDI (electronic-data-interchange) messages. Traxon validates the information, translates and maps it according to local requirements. 'When the declaration is thus completed it is sent to the relevant customs office,' Keck said.
   'In addition to compliance, the partnership will serve as a powerful foundation for our clients to reduce costs with the carriers and offer additional services to their customer base,' Bullen added.