EU Customs Data Hub · Phase 2 · Air express distance sale
ECDH Shipment Flow
One IOSS distance sale, flown in by an express carrier and released to free circulation through the Hub, built from the Commission's ECDH tender (Annex A) and Regulation (EU) 2026/2108. Steps can happen in a different order: the Hub reconciles events as they arrive. Select a row for the detail, or pick a role to see where it acts.
Your role
Release
ActsReceives or is affected
Legal event
Platform / importer
Representative
Carrier / handler
EU Customs Data Hub
Competent MS / EUCA
Other authorities
Release gate
The Hub does not release while any of these is open (Annex A, App 6, CUST-PROC-RELEASE; Art. 77(3)).
- All required data givenImporter, representative
- No amendment still openImporter, representative
- Arrival and availability notified and linkedCarrier, representative
- IOSS covered (token from 1 Oct 2028)Platform
- Charges calculatedHub, from your data
- No open risk event, including ICS2Importer, carrier
- No open P&R eventImporter, manufacturer
- Guarantee sufficientImporter, representative
- Payment made where required (non-IOSS VAT)Importer, representative
Test this against your own flowsCarriers, platforms, representatives and software houses are invited to challenge and correct this model, in particular the reference links between ICS2 and Hub data. Send comments and case evidence through gctforum.org.
