Objective and structure of the EUCTP
The EU Customs Trader Portal (‘EUCTP’) shall provide economic operators and other persons a unique entry point to access the specific trader portals of the trans-European systems referred to in Article 6(1) of this Regulation.
Authentication and access to the EUCTP
1. The authentication and access verification of economic operators and other persons for the purposes of access to the EUCTP shall be effected using the UUM&DS system.
For customs representatives to be authenticated and be able to access the EUCTP, their empowerment to act in that capacity shall be registered in the UUM&DS system or in an identity and access management system set up by a Member State pursuant to Article 20 of this Regulation. The empowerment shall not be registered for the purpose of accessing the shared trader interface for the ICS2 as referred to in Article 45 of this Regulation.
2. The authentication and access verification of the customs authorities of the Member States for the purposes of access to the EUCTP shall be effected using the network services provided by the Commission.
3. The authentication and access verification of the Commission’s staff for the purposes of access to the EUCTP shall be effected using the UUM&DS system or the network services provided by the Commission.
Use of the EUCTP
1. The EUCTP shall provide access to the specific trader portals of the trans-European systems EBTI, AEO, INF, REX, and PoUS referred to in Articles 24, 38, 68, 83 and 96 of this Regulation, respectively, as well as to the shared trader interface for the ICS2 referred to in Article 45 of this Regulation.
2. The EUCTP shall be used for the exchange of information between the customs authorities of the Member States and economic operators and other persons on the requests, applications, authorisations, and decisions related to EBTI, AEO, INF, the REX system and PoUS.
3. The EUCTP may be used for the exchange of information between the customs authorities of the Member States and economic operators and other persons, on entry summary declarations and where applicable, on their amendments, issued referrals, and invalidation related to the ICS2.