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ICS 2 – Next group of countries to require mandatory ICS 2 declarations

 

The rollout of phase 3 of ICS 2 (road/rail) continues.

 

Many countries applied for a derogation from the original September 1^st deadline, however several countries required mandatory ICS 2 from September 1^st 2025.

From January 1^st 2026, a number of new countries will require mandatory ICS 2 declarations for road and rail movements, including;

 

– Hungary

– France

– Ireland

– Greece

–  Spain

– Finland

– Italy

– Lithuania

 

SGS TransitNet offers a full ICS 2 service including;

 

– ICS 2 as part of a transit where TransitNet reuses the data of the transit declaration to create the ICS 2 declarations.

– ICS 2 standalone service where users can create ICS 2 declarations separate to transit declarations.

 

Contact your local client centre for more details.