The timeframe for the implementation of DMS 4.0 and 4.1 for declarations for import, storage, and export
The Customs Declaration Management System (DMS) 4.0 is going to replace AGS for the purpose of filing customs declarations. This will be done in phases. First, a small number of declarants will test it and gain experience with DMS. These experiences will then be discussed during meetings of the Overleg Douane Bedrijfsleven (ODB). After the evaluation has taken place other groups of declarants will gradually switch to DMS 4.0.
This page contains our timeframe for the transition to DMS 4.0 and DMS 4.1. The planning is based on current insights and capacity. Unforeseen circumstances may affect this.
Timeframe DMS 4.0
Starting points timeframe DMS 4.0
The planning is based on the following assumptions:
- Declarants who have not yet migrated can continue to file declarations in AGS until 30 November 2023 at the latest.
- Declarants can file e-commerce declarations, including express export declarations, in Venue until 30 November 2023 at the latest.
- The Business Test Environment (BTO) for DMS Export will be available in mid-November with the latest software version.
The planning has 7 phases:
- Phase 1 Pilot storage - from 18 July 2022 to 12 August 2022
Connection to DMS of 2 declarants filing storage declarations in AGS according to the normal procedure.
Evaluation date: 9 August 2022.
Phase 1 has been successfully completed.
- Phase 2 Storage - from 22 August 2022 to 16 September 2022
Connection to DMS of the remaining 5 declarants filing storage declarations in AGS according to the normal procedure.
Evaluation date: 6 September 2022.
Phase 2 has been successfully completed.
- Phase 3 Pilot Entry - from 1 March 2023 to 24 March 2023
Connecting to DMS of 4 declarants who only file import declarations in AGS using the normal procedure.
Evaluation date: 21 March 2023.
- Phase 4 Entry - from 27 March 2023 to 28 April 2023
Connection to DMS of the approximately 90 remaining declarants who only file import and storage declarations in AGS under the normal procedure.
Evaluation date: 25 April 2023.
Finalising uncompleted tasks: 1 May 2023 to 5 May 2023.
- Phase 5 Pilot Export - from 8 May 2023 to 26 May 2023
Connection to DMS of 4 declarants who only file export declarations or a combination of storage, import and export declarations in AGS according to the normal procedure.
Evaluation date: 23 May 2023.
- Phase 6 Export - from 29 May 2023 to 29 September 2023
Connection to DMS of the approximately 3,500 remaining declarants who file storage, import and export declarations in 4 sub-phases.
Subphase 6A - from 29 May 2023 to 16 June 2023
Connection to DMS of approximately 440 declarants filing on average between 101 and 1,000 storage, import and export declarations per month.
Evaluation date: 14 June 2023.
Finalising uncompleted tasks: 19 June 2023 to 23 June 2023.
Subphase 6B - from 26 June 2023 to 30 June 2023
Connection to DMS of approximately 40 plus declarants filing on average more than 10,000 storage, import and export declarations per month.
Evaluation date: 29 June 2023.
Finalising uncompleted tasks: 3 July 2023 to 7 July 2023.
Holiday period - from 8 July 2023 to 21 August 2023
Subphase 6C - from 21 August 2023 to 25 August 2023
Connection to DMS of approximately 200 declarants filing on average between 1,001 and 10,000 storage, import and export declarations per month.
Evaluation date: 25 August 2023.
Finalising uncompleted tasks: 28 August 2023 to 1 September 2023.
Subphase 6D - from 4 September 2023 to 29 September 2023
Connection to DMS of approximately 2,800 declarants filing on average between 1 and 100 storage, import and export declarations per month.
Evaluation date: 26 September 2023.
- Phase 7 Finalisation – from 2 October 2023 to 26 October 2023
Review and finalise outstanding actions.
Timeline DMS 4.1
The timeline for the transition to DMS 4.1 for application holders IIAA (bonded warehousing, GPA, SPA, temporary import, inward processing and end-use) has been changed. According to the old planning all application holders would be connected to DMS 4.1 by 1 July 2023 at the latest. In the new planning, this is no later than 31 December 2023. All application holders will receive a letter informing them further about the planning.
The new planning has 5 phases:
- Phase 1 - from December 2022 to July 2023
Authorisation holders IIAA warehouse, who will terminate their authorisation and move to the normal procedure.
- Phase 2 - from February 2023 to July 2023
IIAA bonded warehouse authorisation holders who wish to retain their authorisation and start working with presentation notifications.
- Phase 3 - from March 2023 to June 2023
Authorisation holders IIAA imports, temporary imports, inward processing and end-use, terminating their authorisation and moving to the normal procedure.
- Phase 4 - from May 2023 to December 2023
Authorisation holders IIAA imports, temporary imports, inward processing and end-use, who will keep their authorisation IIAA-GPA and start working with a supplementary declaration.
- Phase 5 - from June 2023 to January 2024
Authorisation holders IIAA imports, temporary imports, inward processing and end-use, who wish to retain their authorisation IIAA-GPA and start working with supplementary declarations, with goods covered by CERTEX.