{"id":2659,"date":"2023-10-09T09:34:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T07:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nl-en.seabournelogistics.com\/leading-the-way-with-customer-centric-growth-and-streamlined-solutions-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:31:13","slug":"leading-the-way-with-customer-centric-growth-and-streamlined-solutions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seabournelogistics.com\/nl-en\/leading-the-way-with-customer-centric-growth-and-streamlined-solutions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes for EU bookings on Seabourne Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2659\" data-postid=\"2659\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2659 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_0kbp706 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_z4kh094 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_u2yb704   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Do you ship parcels to or from the EU? And do you book your shipments via Seabourne online? Then the change in the customs system may have consequences for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As you may have heard, the European Union has started the roll-out of the Import Control System 2 (ICS2). A new customs security model for transporting parcels to or through the EU. What does that mean for you?<\/p>\n<p>With the large volume of goods imported into the European Union, accounting for around 15% of world trade, the EU has decided to step up its security protocols with the ICS2, which is split into three phases.<\/p>\n<p>The implementation of this concerns customs-mandated shipments that you book via Seabourne online. The ICS2 requires that your carrier, who transports packages for you to or from the EU, can provide all information about your goods in advance. This new customs security model also affects you. All documentation must be clear on all your goods that are sent to the EU and non-Union, or on goods you receive from third countries. These changes mainly concern the required HS codes and clear article descriptions.<\/p>\n<p>Below you will find an overview of the mandatory fields as of September 4th when registering customs-mandated shipments. If you would like more information, we will be happy to help you or view the website of the <a href=\"https:\/\/taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu\/customs-4\/customs-security\/import-control-system-2-ics2-0_en\">European Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As of September 4, mandatory entry fields for customs-mandated shipments via Seabourne online.<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"604\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"302\">\n<p><strong>Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"302\">\n<p>Explanation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"302\">\n<p>EORI number<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"302\">\n<p>EORI number For shipments with a destination outside the EU or import shipments with an origin outside the EU, you must enter your VAT and EORI number. If we already have these numbers, they will be entered automatically.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"302\">\n<p>VAT number<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"302\">\n<p>For shipments with a destination outside the EU or import shipments with an origin outside the EU, you must enter your VAT and EORI number. 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And do you book your shipments via Seabourne online? Then the change in the customs system may have consequences for you.<\/strong><\/p> <p>As you may have heard, the European Union has started the roll-out of the Import Control System 2 (ICS2). A new customs security model for transporting parcels to or through the EU. What does that mean for you?<\/p> <p>With the large volume of goods imported into the European Union, accounting for around 15% of world trade, the EU has decided to step up its security protocols with the ICS2, which is split into three phases.<\/p> <p>The implementation of this concerns customs-mandated shipments that you book via Seabourne online. The ICS2 requires that your carrier, who transports packages for you to or from the EU, can provide all information about your goods in advance. This new customs security model also affects you. All documentation must be clear on all your goods that are sent to the EU and non-Union, or on goods you receive from third countries. These changes mainly concern the required HS codes and clear article descriptions.<\/p> <p>Below you will find an overview of the mandatory fields as of September 4th when registering customs-mandated shipments. If you would like more information, we will be happy to help you or view the website of the <a href=\"https:\/\/taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu\/customs-4\/customs-security\/import-control-system-2-ics2-0_en\">European Union<\/a>.<\/p> <p><strong>As of September 4, mandatory entry fields for customs-mandated shipments via Seabourne online.<\/strong><\/p> <table width=\"604\"> <tbody> <tr> <td width=\"302\"> <p><strong>Data<\/strong><\/p> <\/td> <td width=\"302\"> <p>Explanation<\/p> <\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td width=\"302\"> <p>EORI number<\/p> <\/td> <td width=\"302\"> <p>EORI number For shipments with a destination outside the EU or import shipments with an origin outside the EU, you must enter your VAT and EORI number. If we already have these numbers, they will be entered automatically.<\/p> <\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td width=\"302\"> <p>VAT number<\/p> <\/td> <td width=\"302\"> <p>For shipments with a destination outside the EU or import shipments with an origin outside the EU, you must enter your VAT and EORI number. If we already have these numbers, they will be entered automatically.<\/p> <\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td width=\"302\"> <p>Shipment type<\/p> <\/td> <td width=\"302\"> <p>B2B, B2C, C2B (import)<\/p> <\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td width=\"302\"> <p>Unit of measure<\/p> <\/td> <td width=\"302\"> <p>Pieces, Pairs, Liters, KG, Meters, M2, M3<\/p> <\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td width=\"302\"> <p>Gross weight<\/p> <\/td> <td width=\"302\"> <p>Total weight of the items on the invoice line, <strong>including<\/strong> packaging<\/p> <\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td width=\"302\"> <p>Net weight<\/p> <\/td> <td width=\"302\"> <p>Total weight of the items on the invoice line <strong>excluding <\/strong>packaging<\/p> <\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td width=\"302\"> <p>Reason for export<\/p> <\/td> <td width=\"302\"> <p>Gift, Intercompany data, Sale, Sample, Repair, Return, Other<\/p> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Contact\u00a0Team Customer Service for more information:<br \/><a href=\"mailto:nlcs@seabournelogistics.com\">nlcs@seabournelogistics.com<\/a><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seabournelogistics.com\/nl-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seabournelogistics.com\/nl-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seabournelogistics.com\/nl-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seabournelogistics.com\/nl-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seabournelogistics.com\/nl-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2659"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/seabournelogistics.com\/nl-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4844,"href":"https:\/\/seabournelogistics.com\/nl-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions\/4844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seabournelogistics.com\/nl-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seabournelogistics.com\/nl-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seabournelogistics.com\/nl-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seabournelogistics.com\/nl-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}