货物预登记系统（ACI）常见问题（英文）

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AClSystemQ&A

Whataretheimplementationstepsforthesystem?Whatarethetrainingprocedures?

UnderMinisterialDecreeNo.38/2021,thepilotimplementationshallcommenceon1April2021andthemandatoryimplementationshallcommenceon1July2021.Thepilotimplementationperiodshallbeextendeduntil30/9/2021inaccordancewithResolutionNo.328/2021.Therequiredproceduresare:

5TheimportershallregisteronNafezaplatform,thenobtainthedigitalsignatureMisrAlMakasaorEgyptTrustandentertheshipmentdatabeforeshipmentdeparture.TheexportershallregisterontheBlockchainCargoXplatformtouploadthe

shipmentdocumentselectronically.

TrainingmaterialsareavailableontheNafezaplatformYouTubechannelthroughthefollowinglink:

/NafezaEgypt

ShouldtheHSCodebeincludedininvoices?

Yes,accordingtoMinisterofFinanceDecreeNo.38/2021.

ForgoodsthatdonothaveaGS1barcodesuchasfreshfruit,canthepartnumbernotbementionedintheinvoice?

AccordingtoprocedureNo.6oftheMinisterofFinanceDecreeNo.222of2021"clarifythecontentsoftheshipmentintermsofthedataoftheitemsincludingtheinternationalcodeforeachitem(standardnumberingsystem(GS1)oranyotherstandardinternationalnumberingsystem(PartNumber))".

HowwilltheAClsystembeimplementedinthecaseofLCL&LCL/FCL?

AccordingtotheDecreeonProceduresNo.11ofCustomsAuthority,eachstakeholderimporterofsub-billsofladingshallapply

foraseparateACIDnumber,andthenumbersofthesub-billsofladingandtheACIDnumbershallbeincludedinthemain

consolidatedbilloflading.

Isthereanyotherexportsystem?

ThesystemappliesonlytotheseaborneimportsinaccordancewithDecreeNo.38/2021.

Whathappensinthecaseofincreaseordecreaseinthenumberofpackages?

CustomsLawNo.207of2020concerningdecreaseorincreaseshallbeapplied.

IsitpossibletochangeHSCodes?

UndertheMinisterofFinanceDecreeNo.38of2021(Article3.7),datamaybemodifiedafterissuanceoftheACIDandbeforeshipment,withtheexceptionofthedataofthetransactionparties(lmporter&Exporter),

DoesNafezasystemsubstitutefortheoriginaldocuments?

UndertheMinisterofFinanceDecreeNo.38of2021,informationanddocumentsrelatedtothegoodsshallbesubmittedelectronicallytotheCustomsAuthoritythroughNafezasystem.ThemethodofdealingwithoriginaldocumentsshallbeapprovedbyanExecutiveRegulationtobeissuedfortheCustomsLawNo.207of2020.

Whataretheproceduresifthegoodsarrivingtotheimportportareinexcessoftheoneslistedinthecommercialinvoice?

CustomsLawNo.207of2020concerningdecreaseorincreaseshallbeapplied.

lstheACIDnumberaddedinthehealthcertificate,thecertificateoforiginandEUR.1certificate,consideringthatsuchcertificateshaveastandardtemplate?AndwhathappensiftheACIDisonlyincludedinsomedocumentsandnotinalldocuments?

TheACIDnumbermustbeaddedtoalldocumentsaccordingtoArticle39oftheCustomsLawNo.39/2020.

BlockChainCargoX

Whenisthedeadlineforsubmittingdocuments?

blockchainplatform(CargoX)untilthedateofsubmissionandapplicationforform46.

Anydocumentcanbeuploadedwhenavailable.Dataanddocumentsareuploadedthroughtheforeignexporteronthe

Willtheexporterorimporterberesponsibleforuploadingthecertificatesofinspectionissuedbyexternalentities?

5Theexportermayuploadanyavailabledocumentandtheimportermayattachanyothercertificateofinspectionsentby

theimporterafterthearrivaloftheshipment.

IstheregistrationnumberfortheforeignexporteritstaxregistrationnumberoritsregistrationnumberonBlockChainCargoXplatform?

Theregistrationnumberoftheforeignexporteristhetaxregistrationnumberorthecommercialregisternumber.

Incaseofmorethanoneinvoice,howwilltheybelistedbytheexporteronBlockChainCargoXplatform?

TheforeignexporteruploadsmorethanoneinvoiceinonefileonBlockChainCargoXplatform.

Whyisthesubmissionofdocumentsbytheimporterinsteadoftheexporternotallowed?

AccordingtotheMinisterofFinance'sDecreeNo.38and222of2021,foreignexportersshallsendanduploadthedataanddocumentstoNafezasystemthroughtheBlockChainCargoXplatform.

AClSystemQ&A

NafezaE-portal

Whataretheroleandpowersofthesub-accountowner?

5Thesub-accountcanhandlecertificatesrelatedtoitsclearancelicensenumber,whilethemainaccountcanviewallcompanycertificates,definethepowersandcreatesub-accounts.

WhoisresponsibleforregistrationonNafezasystem?

Thestakeholderorhisdelegatedcustomsbroker,shippingagent,freightforwarderorcontainerhandlingcompanycanregisteronNafezasystem.

WhataretherequireddocumentsforregistrationNafeza?

DocumentsrequiredforregistrationonNafezasystemare(CommercialRegister-TaxCard-CustomsDealer'sCard).MoreinformationareavailableonNafezawebsitethroughthefollowinglink:https/.eg/ar/register

ElectronicSignaturee-Token

Couldtherebemorethanonee-signatureforthesamecompany?

Yes,iftherearemorethanoneelectronicaccountonNafeza(ane-signatureisissuedforeachaccountofthecompany).

Isthee-signatureofthetaxnumberused?

ItispossibleifthepersonlistingadvancecargoinformationregisteredonNafezaistheonewhosignsthetaxbill.Ifnot,ane-signaturemustbeissuedforhim.

ACIProcedures

CantheinvoicebeaddedaftertheshipmentofthegoodstoobtainACIDnumber?

Thequestionreferstouploadingtheinvoicedocumentsaftertheshipmentofthegoods.TheansweristheACIDnumbercanbeissuedonlywhentheinitialinvoicedataisavailablebeforeshipmentfromtheportofexport,toensurethatthevalidityofthenumbercanbeverifiedbeforeshipmentbytheshippingagentandincludedinthebillsofladingbythe

foreignexporter(Egyptimporter-foreignexporter-typeofgoods).

WillitemsbeaddedmanuallyorasPDF?

IntheapplicationforACIDnumber,allitemsareaddedmanuallyonNafezawebsitebeforeshipment.Itemsmayalsobeaddedelectronicallyusingtheelectronicinvoice.

Whenistheacknowledgedvaluedetermined?

TheacknowledgedvalueisdeterminedafterobtainingtheACIDnumberandbeforesubmittingthecustomscertificatetogetformnumber46directly.

Whatdatashouldbeincludedinthebilloflading?

ThedatatobeincludedinthebillofladingshallbedeterminedinaccordancewithResolutionNo.38/2021.TheinitialcustomsregistrationnumberACIDandtheidentificationnumbersofthepartiestothebillofladingshallbeincluded.

WhatisthefollowedprocedurewhentheCustomsrejecttheHSCode?

Inthiscase,theCustomsshallrejecttheapplicationforACID.Accordingly,theimportershallmakeanewapplicationandamendtherejectedHSCode.

Isthereaspecifictimewhenitisnotpossiblefordocumentstobeattachedelectronicallybythestakeholder?

Itwillbenolongerpossiblefordocumentstobeattachedelectronicallybythestakeholderwhenpackagesarebeing

preparedforcustomsinspection.

WhatisthevalidityperiodoftheACIDnumber?

periodof3months.

Thevalidityperiodoftheshipmentidentificationnumber(ACID)commencesasofthedateofitsissuanceandfora

Whataretheproceduresofimportingfromabroad?

RegisteringonNafezaandthenobtainingtheelectronicsignaturefromtheMisrforCentralClearing,DepositoryandRegistryorEgyptTrustandenteringthedatabeforethedateofshipment.TheexportershallregisterontheBlockchainCargoX

platformtouploadtheshipmentdocumentselectronically.

HowistheAClnumberaddedtoEUR.1?

ThenumberisaddedontheEUR.1electronicfile.

ShouldthemanufacturerfromwhichgoodsarereceivedberegisteredonCargoXplatform?

TheforeignexportermustregisterontheBlockChainCargoXplatformsothattheEgyptianimportercanrequestthepre-registrationoftheincomingshipmentwhenusinghisNafezaaccount.

WillthecarrierhaveanyroleintheprocessofsendingshippingdocumentsandbillsofladingfromtheexportertoNafezathroughBlockChainCargoX?

TheroleofthecarrierinaccordancewiththeCustomsDecreeNo.11of2021andtheMinisterialResolutionNo.38of2021isthatthecarrierortheshippingagentsendsane-mailtoNafezaplatformincludingacopyoftheconsolidatedbilloflading,

indicatingtheACIDnumbersofeachofimporterwhosenameissetoutinthesub-billsoflading.

AClSystemQ&A

DoCustomshavecustomers'namesinEnglish?

CustomersdataisavailableinArabicatCustoms.

Doesthecustomerdatacontainthetaxnumberforeachcustomer?

Yes

Forgrainships(wheat,corn,soybean,etc),allbillsofladingNOTIFYonecompanyandCONSIGNEE:TOORDER,andaftertheshiparrives,invoicesareareissuedbytheimporterinthenamesofothernon-listedcompaniesNOTIFY.HowdoestheAClsystemworksinceconsignees(importers)arenotidentifieduntilaftertheshiparrives?

TheACIDcanonlybeissuedwhentheshipment'sbasicdata(Egyptimporter-foreignexporter-goodstype)isavailable.

CanthequantitybeadjustedaftershipmentandobtainingtheACIDnumberandbeforethearrivaloftheship?

PursuanttotheMinisterofFinanceResolutionNo.38of2021,amendmentsareallowedafterissuanceoftheACIDnumber,exceptforthedataofpartiestothetransaction,beforeshipment,inaccordancewithArticle3Item7,andthedatalisted

maybeamendedaftershipmentbysubmittingarequesttotheCustomsuponobtainingthecustomscertificatenumberasfollowedandrecognizedbytheCustomsAuthority.

WherecanIgetthee-signatureandthenamesofthecompaniesthatdealwithit?

FromMisrforCentralClearingandEgyptTrust.

Iftheexportcompanyonlyissuestheinitialinvoiceandthefinalinvoice,whiletheremaining

documents(thebilloflading,certificateoforigin,healthcertificates,packinglist)areinthenameoftheproduct;whichnameshouldberegisteredontheAClsystem?

Thepersonwhohaveissuedtheinvoiceandnottheproduct,asalldocumentsaresenttothepersonwhoissuedtheinvoicetosendthemtoNafezasystemthroughtheBlockchainCargoXplatform.

Whathappensifthecustomernumber(companynumber)isnotverified,eventhoughthenumberis

correct?

YoumustvisittheCustomersDepartmentattheCustomsAuthoritytoverifydataandcompleteregistrationonNafeza.

HowmanydigitsdoesACIDnumberinclude?

19digits(numbersonly).

Cantheinvoicenumberbechanged?

Theinvoicenumbercanchangedbeforeshipment.

HowcanNafezasystembeaccessed?

-BycreatinganaccountonNafezaplatform,formoreinformationpleasevisitthewebsite:https/.eg.

IstheACIDnumberthesameforallshipmentsiftheyhaveonetotalproformainvoicethatwassplitformorethanoneshipment?

ACIDnumberisissuedforeachshipmentseparately.

Canthebrokeradddataforthestakeholder?

Yes,pursuanttoadelegationbythestakeholdertothebroker.

Whoentersdataforshipmentssenttoministries?

Thepersonwhoentersdataoftheshipmentssenttoministriesorgovernmententitiesistherepresentativeofthe

stakeholderorabrokerbeauthorizedelectronically.

Whoentersdataforpersonalshipments?

PersonalbaggageshipmentsareexcludedfromtheAClsystemaccordingtoDecreeNo.38.

IsthereamaximumlimitforACIDnumbersthatcanbeissued?

Thereisnolimit.

HowcantheforeignexporterregisteronBlockChainCargoXplatform,andwhatisthenumberofregistrationsallowed?

TheforeignexporterregistersitsdataanditscompanydataonBlockChainCargoXplatformforonetimeonlyatthefollowingregistrationlink:<a>https/cargox.io.

Ifashipmentarriveson1/10,doesithavetobeartheACIDnumber?

AClwillbeappliedtoshipmentstobeshippedfromabroadasof1/10/2021inaccordancewithResolutionNo.38of2021andResolutionNo.328of2021.

Isitmandatorytofillouttheapplicantfieldaswelloronlythedeclarationapplicantfield?

Thefieldoftheapplicantshallbefilledautomaticallyaccordingtotheaccountfillingtheapplication.Thedeclarationapplicantshallbeadded.

CantheoriginaldocumentsbesubmittedtotheLogisticCenterthroughacustomsbrokerotherthanthedeclarationapplicantwhohasanauthorizationfromthestakeholderregisteredonthecertificate?

shipment.ThedeclarationapplicantsubmitstheoriginaldocumentstotheLogisticsCenter.

Theshipmentoriginaldocumentscannotbesubmittedbyabrokerotherthanthedeclaraionapplicantmentionedonthe

AClSystemQ&A

IsitpossiblefortheimportertocreateanaccountonbehalfoftheexporteronBlockChainCargoXplatform?

No

WhatiftheforeignexporterdoesnothavetheGS1numbersfortheitems?

5Thepartnumberoritemcodeavailablefortheforeignexportershallbeused.

WhatiftheexporterdoesnotsubmittheelectronicinvoiceandonlysubmitsthepaperinvoiceandthedatalistedbytheEgyptianimporter?

5AccordingtotheMinisterofFinance'sResolutionNo.222of2021,theforeignexportershallsendtheshipmentdataanddocumentselectronicallytoNafezasystemthroughtheBlockChainCargoXplatform.Incaseofnotsubmittingtheinvoiceelectronically,itemsshallbeaddedmanually.

WhowilluploadthebillofladingbearingtheACIDnumberonNafeza;theshippingagent,theexporter,ortheimporter?

TheforeignexporteruploadstheshipmentdocumentsthroughtheBlockchainCargoXplatform.

WhataretheprocedureforissuingtheAClnumber?

AllinformationisavailableonNafezawebsite:.eg

Whatisthebroker'sroleintheAClsystem?

InaccordancewiththetheMinisterofFinance'sResolutionsNo.38andNo.222of2021,thecustomsbrokercanapplyfortheACIDnumberandcompletethepre-clearanceproceduresafterobtainingtherequirede-authorizationfromthe

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