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Make an entry summary declaration using the Import Control System 2

Check when you need to use this system to make an entry summary declaration for goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain, or into Northern Ireland from outside the EU.

Last updated: 24 June 2025

The Import Control System 2 (ICS2) is the new safety and security information system for movements into Northern Ireland and the European Union that 91�㽶��ɫ��Ƶs:

lodging of pre-arrival entry summary declarations, also know as safety and security declarations
notification of arrival of goods
presentation of goods
assessment of safety and security risk

This system is replacing the current Import Control System Northern Ireland (ICS NI).

If you currently use the , you can continue to do so to submit entry summary declarations. You do not need to register to use ICS2.

Your entry summary declaration must be complete, accurate, and submitted on time.

In the UK, this system is only for goods entering Northern Ireland. For goods into Great Britain, use the .

When to use

You’ll need to use this system to continue to make entry summary declarations when moving goods by air, maritime, road or rail from:

Great Britain to Northern Ireland
countries outside the EU into Northern Ireland
Great Britain to the EU

Entry summary declarations will only be needed for some parcel movements from Great Britain into Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework.

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Arrival notifications are required to be submitted into the ICS2 Shared Trader Interface.

For accompanied maritime and road movements arrival notifications are not required.  

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When you must start using it

If you do not use the Trader Support Service, you must use ICS2 to submit an entry summary declaration for all movements into Northern Ireland.

You will need to provide your:

company name
company address
EORI number
role in ICS2 process (for example, air carrier, postal operator, house level filer)
deployment window dates
date within this window that you expect to onboard

How to use

ICS2 will require you to submit the following information:

Pre-Loading Advance Cargo Information (PLACI) for air movements only
entry summary declarations
arrival notifications
presentation of goods notifications

You’ll need to submit PLACI, entry summary declarations and arrival notifications through the EU Shared Trader Interface (also known as the EU Customs Trader Portal). To access this, you’ll need to email admin.uum@hmrc.gov.uk and tell us your:

name
contact email address
address of your business
EORI number starting XI

A presentation of goods notification is a formal notification that confirms that the goods have arrived and are available for inspection. For Northern Ireland, this notification must be made after the arrival notification to finalise the movement within the ICS2 system.

A presentation of goods notification must be submitted through the HMRC Presentation of Goods API.

To do this you will need software to connect to HMRC’s Presentation of Goods API. You can:

develop this yourself
use a software developer or IT provider to do this for you

To submit a presentation of goods notification you will need to be enrolled for the Import Control System service on the Government Gateway.

This may require an activation code to enrol which will be sent to you and can take up to 10 days to arrive. You should factor this into your preparations for submitting presentation of goods notifications.

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