Port community system
Also called: PCS
An electronic platform that connects the parties operating in a port, such as shipping lines, terminals, forwarders, hauliers and customs, so that cargo and release information can be exchanged once and reused. Many PCSs link to the national customs system and single window.
In practice
Customs release often only becomes effective at the terminal gate once it is reflected in the port community system.
EU
Türkiye
UK
USARelated terms
- Single window
- A facility letting traders submit all import, export and transit information once, to be shared among customs and other government agencies…
- Release of goods
- The act by which customs makes goods available for the purposes of the procedure they were declared for. Release follows acceptance of the…
- Cargo manifest
- A list of all goods carried on a vessel, aircraft or vehicle, prepared by the carrier and submitted to customs. It links each consignment to its…