Customs Software
If you or your company find yourself in the position where you need to submit a customs declaration then you will need to use specific customs software online.
Firstly, in Ireland it is impossible to go to the ROS website, and start entering data and make a declaration to Revenue. The facility to do so, simply does not exist. Instead Revenue outsource the facilitation of software declarations to third party software companies that offer customs clearance software online.
There are about 4 or 5 of these companies in Ireland and about a dozen operating in the UK who offer customs clearance software. These companies have a direct and secure connection with all of the various systems used by Revenue. Custran is one such company.
Online Customs Software Declarations
Many of these platforms have changed little over the last 20 years and some can best be described as legacy systems in the current market. They are all predicated on a transaction-based model whereby the declarant makes the declaration and has quite basic system options to support that transaction.
Custran offers a series of innovative functionality that makes the task of processing online customs declarations simpler. Our Software-as-a -service (SaaS) model offers customers a full customs software service with the functionality of making declarations easy, including:
- Customs support
- IT Support
- Explanation of ROS errors
- TARIC code availability through link to EU Commission information
- Reporting
- Archiving
- Document upload
- Internal file transfer
- Wrapping files (docs, photos etc), and transferring to other user.
- Adding authorised signatures
- Adding digital certificates
Custran has combined functionality for the freight industry and for the customs industry so SMEs, freight forwarders and hauliers can enter data once and then decide when and how to use it, easily. Declarants are obliged by law to submit declarations digitally.
More details on how to begin processing online customs declarations online can be found on the Custran website here.
It is important to note that there is a specific process involved when interacting with Revenue in relation to customs. SMEs are encouraged to coordinate with their logistics partners to plan for the post-Brexit environment.
Revenue in Ireland have a website for help with AEP (Automaterd Entry Processing) which is available at this link.
