Setting up journey times

Customs Document Management for Drink-IT  •  Article  •  7/6/2023  •  3 min

Journey times are mandatory to report in EMCS messages. The journey time is the normal period of time necessary for the journey. The time is expressed in hours (H) or days (D). The journey time in hours should be less or equal to 24 and in days less or equal to the maximum defined per transport method code. The journey time on customs document is filled with a default value but the user can change it, dependent to the status of the document.

Maximum Journey Times in Transport Methods

  1. Select the Search icon , enter Transport Methods, and then choose the related link.
  2. On the Transport Methods page, fill in the maximum journey time in the Journey Time field, for instance 45D for 1 - Sea Transport.

Shipping Agent (Service) Journey Times

The default journey time for shipments by a shipping agent can be filled in on the shipping agent card, and if deviating from the agent, on the shipping agent service.

By default, the journey time is filled by the selected transport method. But it can be changed to another value.

See also

Setting up shipping agents for customs document management

Priority Rules for Journey Times in Customs Documents

When the system creates a customs document for outbound transactions, the following hierarchy is taken in account:

  1. Shipping Agent Service
  2. Shipping Agent
  3. Transport Method