The New Computerized Transit System (NCTS) is a European wide system, based upon electronic declaration and processing, designed to provide better management and control of Community and Common Transit. The NCTS in each country connect to each other through a central domain in Brussels, linking approximately 3000 European customs offices and eventually replacing the existing paper based system.

The ABS-NCTS solution is a separate module to ABS2020 but utilising existing procedures and database in order to provide a cost effective system. It interfaces to NCTS via email with EDIFACT messages as attachments.

The ABS-NCTS system offers simple data-entry screens using templates which enable the easy creation of a Transit Declaration. The system then communicates with Customs and automatically prints the Transit Accompanying Document (TAD) and List of Items (LOI) which is handed to the driver of the truck to present at the border.

Similarly, there is functionality to accept the Arrival of a truck, issuing the required Arrival data to Customs before unloading. This allows NCTS to discharge the original Declaration at the Office of Origin.

The system also allows the tracking of the discharge and - more importantly - the non-discharge of transit movements, against pre-set rules for number of days taken etc.

The system is hosted by ABS as a bureau service and caters for users who use ABS2020, and also for those customers using the system for NCTS purposes only.