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View historyA new version 2.12 of the EDIFACT guide has been published, introducing two new customs status codes and two new exit documents in Annex IV for the adaptation of Cargo Manifest declarations to the start of the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom with respect to Gibraltar, which is scheduled for 15/07/2026.
Further information will be provided through this channel when the changes to the application are operational in the Pre-production environment so that the relevant tests can be carried out.
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It is recalled that the final closure of the current version 4 (web service) IE615V4 ) will take place next Monday, May 18, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
Since Monday, November 3, 2025, version 5 of EXS (web service) has been operational. IE615V5 ), adapted to the declarations A1 , A2 and A3 defined in the Union Customs Code (UCC) and implementing regulations, and specifically prepared to support PreEXS (pre-EXS declarations) which will be activated ex officio with the activation message (function 99 of the message MANREP EDIFACT ) of the DSDT dated or with the effective presentation (messages G3 + ATMNot ) of the G4 dated.
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A document from the European Commission has been published reminding users of the importance of reporting correctly in ICS2, as well as the fundamental guidelines.
It is recalled that the final closure of version 2 of said message (MensTrazaV2Sal) will occur next 18/05/2026 at 09:00h. Current recipients of this message must be adapted to version 3 because on that date version 2 xml messages will no longer be deposited in the Inbox. Instead, messages from version 3 will be recorded.
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"Following the meeting of the Council of Permanent Representatives of the 27 Member States in the EU which took place on April 1, it has been agreed to postpone the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom with respect to Gibraltar until July 15.
The possibility has been enabled for the representative of a customs clearance authorization to extend the powers that are in his favor, by signing a responsible declaration in which he declares that said powers are in force because they have not been revoked by the principal.
This new procedure is available on the Electronic Office website at the following link: Log in
Information related to customs clearance authorizations is available at the following link: Tax Agency: Customs clearance authorization.
Revision 1.24 of the AES Export Declaration Web Services guide is published for the exchange of information between Operators and Customs in the new AES (Automated Export System). This guide contains the messages of the external domain (communication between the Economic Operator and the Tax Agency) of the national component of the Automated Export Declaration System AES, as well as the adaptations that may be necessary to improve the National Export Systems in line with the Union Customs Code (UCC).
In this new review, there are changes resulting from the adaptation of the transit declaration to the EU-UK Agreement concerning Gibraltar made public on 26 February 2026.
Revision 1.18 of the Web Transit Services guide for information exchange between Operators and Customs in the new NCTS6 System (New Computerized Transit System Phase 6) is published. This guide contains the external domain messages (communication between the Economic Operator and the Tax Agency) of the national component of the Automated Transit Declaration System (NCTS6), as well as any necessary adjustments to improve the National Transit Systems in line with the Union Customs Code (UCC).
In this new revision, certain rules of some messages are changed, mainly derived from the adaptation of the transit declaration to the EU-UK Agreement in relation to Gibraltar made public on 26 February 2026.
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A new version 1.13 of the technical guide has been published G4 for the declaration of temporary storage of goods with the following new features:
- Inclusion of a new prior document 1252 to consider areas TAU in airports of countries outside the TAU in the calculation of the customs situation.
- Likewise, previous documents 1240, 1241 and 1242 are discontinued, and are replaced by their equivalents 1250, 1251 and 1252. Documents 1240, 1241 and 1241 can be declared until Monday, April 13th at 9:00 a.m., at which time their counterparts 1250, 1251 and 1252 must be declared.
- Functional rejection if it involves modifying the location after the presentation of knowledge.
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The Rules and Conditions and the Supplement to II. EE. because from April 20th it will be replaced
the supporting documents:
- 7020 by 7025 and
- 7022 for 7023.
Until April 20th, all these documents can be used interchangeably, but on April 21st they will be required.
to use the new supporting documents for H1 7025 and 7023.
A new rule for Gibraltar is also added, so the Technical Import Guide is also updated.