With the exception of the entry summary declaration, the
pre-arrival/arrival phase is currently subject to rules that
are broader than the customs ones and it is the phase
where customs cannot be seen as the coordinating or
leading authority for SW development.
• Consequently, the establishment of 'customs led SW’ only
makes sense within the traditional business of customs, i.e.
for the formalities carried out after the arrival/unloading of
goods and related to the lodging of the customs declaration
with its supporting documents.
• At the same time, efforts should be taken to follow the
development in the cross-border movements of persons
and of means of transport to be able to ultimately
interconnect all SW/CBM systems already at the pre-arrival
stage.