Changeover to NCTS 5 in Austria

All EU member states and all non-EU countries participating in the NCTS procedure (Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom) will gradually switch from NCTS phase 4 to phase 5 by 2025.

In Austria, the changeover date of 2 December 2024 is imminent. As of this date, it will no longer be possible to use the "simplified transit procedure (SPR), in which the rail consignment note (CIM) is the customs document. In future, all consignments leaving Austria that are transported under customs supervision must therefore be processed using the formal NCTS transit procedure.

How it works

In future, Rail Cargo Group (RCG) customers will send an order to open a transit procedure with the "Checklist/order for NCTS procedure (customer)" by e-mail to their responsible Customer Success Manager and at the same time send the necessary documents (e.g. invoice, export accompanying document if applicable, etc.). The information and documents are then checked by RCG and all further steps are initiated.

Less administrative work thanks to MIKE

Customers with access to MIKE, the digital logistics platform, can also apply for the NCTS procedure with just a few additional details, such as the HS code, as part of the transport order. The data is processed automatically and converted directly into a customs declaration, which avoids duplicate entries and reduces effort and costs.

RCG customs experts are available to answer questions

NCTS openings for consignments that are not organised or transported by the RCG and therefore do not have a transport order can still be carried out at any time via the RCG customs service points throughout Austria. For detailed questions or support, the customs experts are available by e-mail at NCTS_support@railcargo.com.

26.11.2024