Automating T1 and T2 Declarations at Scale

Description and use

Automating T1 and T2 declarations improves efficiency, reduces manual intervention, and speeds processing, while still requiring manual review for edge cases.

Problem

Manual handling of T1 and T2 transit declarations is time‑consuming and error‑prone, especially at high volumes.

Outcome

Automation increased the proportion of declarations lodged without manual intervention, lowered audit adjustments, and shortened processing time.

Workflow

• Read customs history
• Apply Union/non‑Union rule set
• Attach guarantee reference
• Lodge declaration through NCTS
• Retrieve proof of arrival

Evidence

Automation handles the deterministic parts of the transit decision. Reading customs history. Applying the rule set for Union and non-Union status. Attaching the guarantee reference. Lodging the declaration through NCTS. Retrieving proof of arrival.

Source

Automation does not remove judgement. Edge cases such as inward processing goods returning under specific reliefs, or mixed origin groupage where the customs history is thin, still need a customs specialist.

Source

Track three numbers. The proportion of declarations lodged without manual intervention. The number of audit adjustments per quarter. The time from booking to lodgement.

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