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EU customs outages postponed to 6-9 November across ten systems
The joint outage for REX, ICS2, EBTI, PoUS-STP and six other EU customs systems no longer starts 30 October; it runs 6 November 20:00 to 9 November 00:59.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 29 October 2026
Industry: Across industries
A planned unavailability affecting ten European Union customs systemsEmta has been postponed by one week. The outage now runs from 6 November at 20:00
Emta until 9 November at 00:59
Emta, instead of the previously scheduled 30 October at 20:00
Emta to 2 November at 00:59
Emta. Declarations, applications and status proofs falling inside the new window cannot be processed normally.
Emta
The affected systems are REX, REX-STP, INF STP, EBTI, EBTI-STP, UUM&DS, ICS2, EU CSW-CERTEX, PoUS-STP and ieCA.Emta During the window, use of a REX number in customs clearance is blocked
Emta, and applying for a REX number through REX-STP is blocked
Emta. No separate clearance impact is stated for INF STP, EBTI or EBTI-STP beyond their inclusion in the outage window.
Authentication to European Union customs and tax systems, including PoUS, REX, INF, EBTI and ICS2, may be disturbed through UUM&DS for the duration.Emta In ICS2, submission of entry summary declaration (ENS) data, including from the user interface
Emta, notification of arrival of the means of transport (AN)
Emta and data processing are blocked
Emta. In EU CSW-CERTEX, declaration in Impulss of goods covered by ODS, CHED-D, CHED-PP and CHED-P certificates is blocked.
Emta
For PoUS-STP, submission of applications for T2L and T2LF endorsements and registration as proof of Union statusEmta, and the use of T2L and T2LF as proof of Union status through a presentation notification (PN), fall inside the outage
Emta. For ieCA, the central message-conversion service used in export and transit procedures, message exchange is disturbed with countries using ECS (Export Control System) and where a transit declaration with ENS data has been lodged in NCTS
Emta; in countries using AES there is no impact on customs clearance.
CDS, EORI and VIES carry no new outage times in this change. Practically, this means bringing forward or deferring REX applications, ENS filings, arrival notifications, T2L and T2LF requests, and certificate-linked Impulss declarations so they do not fall between 6 November at 20:00 and 9 November at 00:59, and the outage table links the operating instructions for customs-systems outages ("Tegevusjuhised tolliinfosüsteemide katkestuste korral" / "Instructions in the case of failure of information systems").
The outage windows are those in EMTA's "Euroopa Liidu tolliinfosüsteemide katkestused", last updated 29.10.2026.
Move REX, ENS, T2L/T2LF and certificate-linked Impulss filings outside the 6 November 20:00–9 November 00:59 window, and follow the linked outage operating instructions for anything that cannot wait.