Import Controls Trader Notices

What the role of the operator responsible for a consignment is

The operator responsible for the consignment is the person responsible for:

• Pre-notification of the consignments arrival at the Border Control Post (BCP) by generating the relevant Common Health Entry Documents (CHED) on TRACES
• Submission of the necessary documents to the Department’s Imports Notification Inspection System (INIS) – Imports Portal - registered users with a login can access the Imports Portal via agfood.ie: INTERMEDIARY Login (agriculture.gov.ie)
• Point of contact with the staff at the Border Control Post for any issues arising with the documents or subsequent inspections
• Informing the Border Control Post staff of decisions as to what will happen to consignments that fail the import controls check

What the importer must do

As the importer, you must decide who the operator responsible for the consignment will be.

You may decide to carry out these functions yourself, within your own business, or you may decide to engage an agent to do this on your behalf.

In either case, you must ensure that the operator responsible for the consignment registers with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in order to access our registered version of the Imports Portal to submit documents on the Imports Notification Inspection System (INIS) that are required by EU legislation for import consignments from a non-EU country.