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Customs and Excise

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 October 2021

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Ceisteanna (363)

Cormac Devlin

Ceist:

363. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the status of the new automated import system; the number of users registered across Dublin city and county; the benefits it is bringing to businesses across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50591/21]

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I am advised by Revenue that the Automated Import System (AIS), Revenue’s new import system, is fully operational since 23 November 2020. The system has handled over 13 million import declarations since it went live in November. 

There are currently 94,528 businesses who have registered for Customs and have an active Irish Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number. Any such business or an agent operating on behalf of the business can use AIS for the purposes of making a customs declaration in respect of a goods import. 14,948 of the business’ registered for Customs have an address in Dublin City and 12,027 have an address in Dublin County.

I am advised by Revenue that AIS is built using the latest technology and provides businesses with real-time Customs responses which is very important for those importing particularly those with “just-in-time” business models, for example food deliveries. It incorporates the latest EU specifications thus enabling businesses that import goods from outside the EU to meet all the legal requirements of the EU Union Customs Code (UCC). This also ensures that businesses who trade in more than one Member State benefit as AIS implements the UCC compliant import declaration which is standardised throughout the EU.

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