- A new emergency procedure for the Automated Export System (AES) has been established
- The emergency procedure can be used for urgent shipments
- The procedure can be requested by an Economic operator or imposed by the government
- All declarations must still be sent through the system after the emergency procedure, with a specific code
- Declarations with the emergency code will be treated separately for risk and control purposes
- Payments will only be processed after the declarations have been processed by the system
- An Excel file with minimal information must be sent to the relevant CRC for each shipment under the emergency procedure
- Declarations under the emergency procedure do not need to be brought to the regional customs office on paper
- The emergency procedure is only for urgent shipments
- In case of technical problems preventing validation of declarations, a full emergency procedure will be followed, with the possibility of temporarily reverting to old systems in consultation with the helpdesk.
Source: financien.belgium.be
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