The UK landbridge remains a vital access route to and from continental Europe for Irish exporters, importers and transporters. It is the fastest and most efficient route to move goods between Ireland and continental Europe. SGS TransitNet provides a complete customs service covering all the necessary customs requirements including Comprehensive Guarantee, GVMS, EXS and ENS with possible departures from all the major exit points of Ireland as well as from the Netherlands, France and Belgium for the return journey.
SGS e-Customs also offers Irish companies a complete customs process between the island of Ireland and Great Britain. The service includes export declarations, transit declarations from Ireland, import declarations in Great Britain as well as being able to provide GVMS and GB ENS service. With our partners in France SGS Ireland can Open and Close Transits in Calais and also support our clients through our Landbridge package with POAO goods requiring CHEDs into France.
Our team
We are a team of customs experts who are here to assist you with all your transit needs and requirements. Our team is readily available to help with any query you may have.
SGS Ireland Ltd
Willow House, Millennium Park,
Naas, Co. Kildare
Phone: +353-87-45454545
transitnet.ireland@sgs.com
SGS e-Customs Services in Ireland
We have a variety of different services available to a large range of countries. Our services offer simplicity to our clients, as they are easy to use and they can trust us to assist them in any capacity along the process.
The TransitNet network enables you to open transit documents covered by SGSā guarantees in 25 European countries, including Ireland, the UK, France and the Netherlands. SGS is an approved Authorised Consignor in these countries and many more offering approved clients the ability to submit transits under the simplified procedure.
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SGS e-Customs also offers Irish export declarations submitted via our customs software, TransitNet. Export declarations are available in all modes including road, sea and air. Export declarations followed by a transit declaration are subject to special discounts.
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TransitNet is connected to the UKās Goods Vehicle Movements System, meaning that once a transit has been submitted and processed by the local NCTS system, the customs declarations will automatically be registered on GVMS and a Goods Movement Reference (GMR) will be provided via TransitNet.
Movements of certain goods (fish, meat, live animals, etc.,) either into Ireland from Great Britain or into France after crossing the UK land bridge under a transit document require a pre-notification in Traces NT. This pre-notification is know as a CHED declaration (Common Health Entry Declaration). SGS e-Customs can provide CHED declarations.
For any trucks that will enter the EU via France and Ireland, a separate ICS/ENS declaration is required to be submitted to the French and Irish ICS systems. TransitNet has developed a connection to both ICS systems, allowing you to submit your transits to the NCTS system and your ICS/ENS declarations to the French and Irish ICS systems at the click of a button.
SGS e-Customs also offers a complete UK brokerage service including UK export and import declarations giving Irish companies to possibility to complete all their customs formalities with one trusted and experienced operator.
The UK landbridge is a vital access route for companies who export and import between the island of Ireland and Continental Europe and remains the fastest and most efficient route. The SGS and Eurotunnel UK Landbridge package seeks to provide a complex and comprehensive solution made easy for companies looking to use the UK Landbridge. Exporters, transporters and importers can relax in the knowledge that SGS and Eurotunnel provide a full range of services to cover the journey and ensure that the goods reach their destination without delay. On-site customer support is available 24/7.
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Brexit is a fact. As of January 1, 2021, customs declarations have had to be filled for all shipments between the UK and the EU. This new obligation can create additional risks, costs and delays for your company. We are the only customs partner you need to transform Brexit from a burden into a competitive advantage.
From the 1st October 2021 trucks travelling the UK landbridge under a transit declaration to and from Ireland, will require an EXS (Exit Summary Declaration) declaration submitted to the UK customs system. SGS e-customs can provide EXS declarations to meet these new requirements. EXS is also needed for empty pallets, containers and vehicles being moved under a transport contract to the EU.
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Great Britain: Safety and Security requirements – EXS – SGS E-Customs
From the 1st October 2021 trucks travelling the UK landbridge under a transit declaration to and from Ireland, will require an EXS (Exit Summary Declaration) declaration submitted to the UK customs system. SGS e-customs can provide EXS declarations to meet these new requirements. EXS is also needed for empty pallets, containers and vehicles being moved under a transport contract to the EU.
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Great Britain: Safety and Security requirements – EXS – SGS E-Customs
TransitNet is connected to multiple customs systems including NCTS connections in countries such as the UK, Turkey, Switzerland and Romania.
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Users of TransitNet can submit Transit declarations under different modes of transport (road, rail, river and air). SGS is also eligible for various Customs simplification procedures across many countries which ensure a smoother logistics flow of goods.
Clients of TransitNet do not need to own their own Customs guarantees. All Transit declarations created via TransitNet are submitted using SGSās own Customs guarantees in accordance with Customs Territory Regulations.
Coverage
Around 1 million operations are started via TransitNet each year from 25 countries, including 23 countries using NCTS (New Computerized Transit System), Moldova and Belarus, which is a member of the Euro Asia Economic Union. TransitNet also offers export services from Switzerland, Ireland and Poland. SGSās brokerage services are currently available in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
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Mary Mullins
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
BAKU GLS
We are using TransitNet for our UK Landbridge movements from and to Ireland. We have had a seamless experience from the start with minimal delays if any. It took a few days to adjust to the new customs procedures but this is part of the norm now.
John Jordan
TRANSZONE
Post Brexit, transiting the UK landbridge is still the quickest and most efficient way for us to travel to and from mainland Europe. The new customs procedures were simplified with the help of SGS.
Michael Donnelly
Brexit and Customs Manager
We have been working with SGS since the start of the year and they have helped us greatly in the Brexit transition. More recently we have tried their Landbridge package which they operate in cooperation with Eurotunnel. The service was first class and it made the whole process much smoother than it had been before. The package really has every angle covered. We will definitely be using the Landbridge package with SGS and Eurotunnel going forward to ensure our trucks make it to their destination without delay.
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Contact information
For all enquiries, please e-mail us using the formĀ below.
SGS Ireland Ltd
Hazel House,
Millennium Park,
Naas, Co. Kildare
t: +353-87-2659521
Email: transitnet.ireland@sgs.com
