Change to French Transit Downtime – October to November 2024: Impact to UK Goods Under Transit Procedure

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Niamh O'Connor
25 October 2024

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The French Delta-T system will be taken down from Friday 22nd November to Monday 25th November to enable the French Transit system to complete the change from Phase 4 to Phase 5 in line with other international Transit systems.  This is a change to the previously published down time scheduled for the weekend of 25th October. 

Goods moving under Transit procedures must stop upon arrival into France for the Office of Transit function to be completed manually by French customs officers. 


French authorities will be mobilising all their services to support goods movement during this downtime to offer the smoothest possible flow of freight traffic while the manual process is in operation 


Previous published dates:  Friday 25th October to Monday 28th October. 

Revised dates and times: Friday 22nd November at 18:00 until Monday 25th  November at 10:00 (Central European Time) 

This downtime does not affect GB systems and no change in process will be required by UK operators who will continue to complete the SI BREXIT system. 


HMRC have advised that they will be unable to answer any questions as to the French outage time and direct users to the following link to the French authorities’ website: 


https://www.douane.gouv.fr/meteo/prodouane/pages/apercu?msg=26055 


Further information on the UK Transitioning from NCTS4 to NCTS5 can be found on the S&H website: 


Transitioning from NCTS4 to NCTS5: Key Changes and Action Steps 

Focus On: NCTS What you need to know

Since the UK left the customs union of the EU, there has been an increased need for companies to use transit to move goods into or through the EU Member States. This workshop takes you from a basic review of what transit / NCTS are to the application process to become an authorised consignee/ consignor. It also illustrates how to apply for and use a transit guarantee. With tips on making transit declarations, the role of the Transit Accompanying Document (TAD) and discharging a transit movement.

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