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Change in direct message exchange: new schema error message to be introduced

Publication date 15.2.2019 0.00
Press release

As of 2 May 2019, in situations where a company sends Customs a declaration that contains a structural error, Customs rejects those declarations with a new schema error message.

Customs asks its customers to test how their systems receive the new schema error message. Testing is to be done independently in the Customs customer testing environment. Testing can be done as of 25 February 2019.

When a company sends Customs an application message that violates the XML schema, Customs rejects it. Presently, incorrect declarations are rejected with an application-specific rejection message. In the future, Customs rejects incorrect declarations with a new schema error message in direct message exchange.

Uniform schema error messages will be taken into use in the

  • ITU import system
  • transit system
  • new customs clearance system (UTU) which will be introduced in the spring.

There will be no changes in the ELEX export system or the AREX summary declaration system.

Customs recommends that companies use the message structure defined by Customs for validating any declarations to be submitted. This allows companies to prevent the sending of structurally incorrect messages to Customs.

More information:
Technical guide for direct message exchange
By email from TH.DirectMessageExchange(at)tulli.fi

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