Description
EMCS is a computerised system for monitoring movements of excise goods between Member States under duty suspension. It will replace the paper document that currently must accompany such movements (the Administrative Accompanying Document or AAD). EMCS will mean simplification of procedures, paperless administration, and effective use of modern IT tools and amounts to an important evolution for those who trade in alcohol, tobacco or oil products.

The European Commission and EU Member States are developing a trader-to-trader link called EMCS (Excise Movement and Control System) to follow the movement of excise goods between Member States for which no excise duties have yet been paid. The objective is to replace the paper document that currently has to accompany these movements (the Administrative Accompanying Document or AAD) with electronic messages from the consignor to the consignee via the administrations of the Member States.

Such a system will significantly improve the functioning of the system to monitor the movements of excise goods which have not yet been released for consumption by:
• Simplifying movements of goods under duty-suspension by an electronic transmission of the accompanying document instead of the paper document;
• Securing movements of goods by checking the traders' data before the goods are dispatched and by ensuring a quicker and safer return of the evidence that the goods arrived at their destination;
• Monitoring the movement of excisable goods by allowing real time information and checks during movements.

Related links

EMCS Roadmap (Current Situation)

EMCS in practice

LEGISLATION EU

LEGISLATION NATIONAL

SEED - Excise Authorisation Verification

EMCS NEWS Newsletters

EMCS News Letter Nº1

EMCS News Letter Nº2

EMCS News Letter Nº3

EMCS Information Papers

FESS information paper

PSS information paper

EMCS FAQs

The EMCS Business Prototype (BPR)
The EMCS Business Prototype BPRv4 is a visual tool that shows most of the important functionalities of EMCS.

(Download and save file to a folder and then unzip. Run by clicking the BPR icon). The BPR requires the installation of Macromedia Flash 7


National Excise Movement & Control System Information and EMCS Technical Documents