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Traxon Europe offers EDI link to South African customs
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Source: Traxon Europe
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29/07/2010
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Following the lead set by the USA, Canada, India, China and the European Commission South Africa requires advanced electronic reporting for security reasons effective July 1. Airlines flying freight to South Africa have to declare all shipments onboard prior to arrival in South Africa by means of certain EDI messages to the South African Revenue Services (SARS).
Traxon Europe has an interface to SARS through a local partner. The e-communication service provider can thus offer airlines a 100% reliable EDI link to SARS’s Manifest Acquittal System (MAS). Based on airline supplied data Traxon Europe sends flight manifest data on House Waybill level to MAS. On request it also conveys customs status messages from SARS back to the airlines. Two airlines are already using the new TRAXON ACC South Africa solution.
Customs services all over the world have set themselves the goal to implement an electronic customs environment to make international trade easier, faster, and safer. This development is strongly driven by the United States and the European Commission. In the EU countries advanced reporting of export data for customs has been in force since July 2009. The next phase to cover imports will become mandatory effective January 1, 2011. Many other countries have adopted similar measures or will introduce them in the near future. Parallel to this, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is working towards achieving a paperless air cargo industry.
“Our TRAXON Air Cargo Customs (ACC) portfolio covers a wide variety of country specific solutions. Apart from TRAXON ACC South Africa one of our latest additions is ACC Europe, our solution for European customs. TRAXON ACC Europe ECS was launched in May 2009 to comply with EU export requirements. TRAXON ACC Europe ICS was introduced in May of this year to support the new EU import regulations coming into force January 1, 2011. It offers airlines a single gateway to 27 European countries. The new product is of particular interest to airlines and forwarders that import freight to a number of stations in different countries in the European Union”, explains Cyril Collin, Area Manager Sales for France, Benelux & Africa.
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» António Gomes de Menezes, President of the Board of Directors and CEO – Grupo SATA
